I was supposed to write the last post on my ‘toxic’ character design series, but I've been deep cleaning the house all day and I'm exhausted. My brain refuses to think so that post will need to wait till next time. Instead, I'd like to talk about ...
How it all began
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2023Quackcast 623 - Arrogance vs humility
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 21, 2023 LISTEN on our new player!
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Arrogance is a fun subject. Related to cockiness, hubris, assertiveness, self confidence and pride.
It's a fantastic trait for a villain and it's really fun ...
Tough Love vs. Abuse
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 18, 2023
Tough love is so cool, eh? It's going to magic the “whining” right out of you, won't it? You just need to stick out through the harshness, and then when you reap the benefits, you'll realize your tough loving benefactor had the right idea. You'll be ...
Quackcast 622 - Whaddaya take me for?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 14, 2023 LISTEN on our new player!
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This is when the writer leads you to think something big has happened in the story, like a character dying or falling in love or winning a ...
Shmuck Bait
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 9, 2023
Shmuck Bait is the name, I think coined by one of the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul writers, where a cliffhanger or shocking ending leads the audience to believe something major has changed. For example, the appearance that a major character has died. But when the next episode/issue/book ...
Quackcast 621 - Live Laugh Love
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 7, 2023 LISTEN on our new player!
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Toxic positivity can take all sorts of forms, but I think it's most easily recognised by someone telling you to be happy about something when you ...
Quackcast 620 - losers are human too
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 31, 2023 LISTEN on our new player!
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My idea was to talk about social pariah characters, people who it's socially acceptable to laugh at, despise, or even hate. They can be the uncool ...
Quackcast 619 - Artificial culture
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 24, 2023 LISTEN on our new player!
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Talking about AI again but this time our subject is different: Does it have a negative influence on culture?
AI creative tools in the hands of an ...
21 years Drunk Duck has been around. Finally old enough to drink in the USA!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Jan. 20, 2023Quackcast 618 - The grass is always Greener
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The Saying goes that The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence. Envy and jealously are destructive, negative feelings that either lead to ...