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At the beginning of a story how do you grab and KEEP your readers? This comes from the Friday newspost by Emma Clare. Her advice was pretty ...

QUACKCAST 430 - Good beginnings!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 11, 2019That Moment a Children’s Movie Introduces Serious Topics that Adults Find Relatable
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 10, 2019
Last week, I was in a classroom and the plans on the desk were to show a DVD. “Oh good, Zootopia it is!” I said as I happily loaded the disc into the computer. I had already seen the movie three years ago when it came out in theaters, so ...
Starting your story
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 7, 2019
You’ve got your amazing idea down for a story but how do you begin? You want to make your first chapter amazing! This is where you need to lay down some concrete foundations to get your audience main character and why they care about what is happening to them ...
Sword of Kings Returns with New Format
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, June 3, 2019
Bravo is known around here for his photo comics featuring detailed set designs and customized character figures, he is about bring back his comic while trying a hand at hand-sketching!! We are living in exciting times.
bravo1102 writes:
Hi, I'm ending the “indefinite hiatus ” of the comic Sword of ...
The Oversimplification of a Child Hero's World
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 1, 2019
Happy June 1st everyone!
I have been youtube-crawling today around the cinema pop-culture side. And as I was watching assorted comments and commentary on a whole lot of YA (i.e. Young Adult) and children's books and TV/film/animation series, from Harry Potter to The Last Airbender to ...
Passive Characters
Banes at 12:00AM, May 30, 2019
Didn't Do Nothin'
During the making of the movie Cast Away, Tom Hanks and the screenwriter were developing the story, and
it was going well - other than the ending. In the end, the character was rescued.
Robert Zemeckis, the eventual director of the movie told them that the character ...
Indiegogo Comic Campaign for "The Last Pick Up Arist"
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 27, 2019
From DarioCOMICS:
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/DarioCOMICS/
I'm reaching out to you because I launched an Indiegogo Comic Campaign for my Comic “The Last Pick Up Arist”. Yes I put in my heart and soul in this comic, but after this I return to more Action.
I dont ...
Guilt
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 25, 2019
Guilt is a powerful tool in the creative process.
No, I'm not talking about the guilt you feel because you haven't updated in six months which pushes you to sit down and finish that darn page (though that helps too, we've all been there).
Guilt is very ...