Quackcast 382 - Suspension of disbelief

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 10, 2018

LISTEN!

This week we talk about maintaining suspension of disbelief: the way you have to convince people of the world your story is set in and keep them there. Everything you do is done for that, to convince them your characters make sense and the world works. There's a ...

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Week Two: The 2018 Drunk Duck Award Ballots are Still Open!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 9, 2018



The voting ballot is now open!

Ballot will be open from July 1st, 2018 until July 28th, 2018.

~One ballot per person. (Must have a valid Drunk Duck Account)

~No voting for yourself. (That means comics you work on)

~Drunk Duck hosted (or mirrored) comics only.

~Comics must be actively ...








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When Feedback Doesn't Come

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 7, 2018



A couple of days ago Banes gave us a wonderful article on the issue of who to please- yourself or the audience, and how that can go very right or very wrong.

So that got me thinking that we should also talk about the dreaded silence. You update a page ...



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What's in a theme

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 6, 2018



A narrative theme is, in essence, the meaning behind your story. It also serves to tell your audience what your story is about. Establishing it’s core early on enables you to keep it grounded and focused as you begin to unfold your characters and plots.

Despite a longer piece ...



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Please Yourself? Or Please the Crowd?

Banes at 12:00AM, July 5, 2018



May the Forcefulness Be With You


I've been fascinated to watch the unfolding of the “battle” between Disney's Lucasfilm and the fandom playing out over the past few months.

If you haven't been looking at the fallout, there's too much for me to cover here; I ...






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The 2018 Drunk Duck Award Ballots are Now Open!

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 2, 2018



The voting ballot is now open!

Ballot will be open from July 1st, 2018 until July 28th, 2018.

~One ballot per person. (Must have a valid Drunk Duck Account)

~No voting for yourself. (That means comics you work on)

~Drunk Duck hosted (or mirrored) comics only.

~Comics must be actively ...








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Proving Your Progressiveness?

Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 30, 2018



Yesterday, Mks_Monsters asked me to talk about an experience of hers, which I have seen being shared with a range of creators belonging to certain social groups (female, LGBTQ, POC, etc) if their occasional tweets on the matter are to be believed: That support for them on the basis of ...

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Yes! We can take shortcuts!

Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 29, 2018



Did you know as an comic creator you are more than allowed to take a shortcut here and there? It’s true! You want to know something else? Everyone does it! So this week I want to share some shortcuts I have found immensely helpful when trying to speed up ...

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UPGRADES

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 28, 2018
tags: Issues, news, upgrades



DD has been upgraded to HTTPS so you will need to log into the site again.
If you can’t remember your password or find it in your browser settings please send an email to ozoneocean AT gmail DOT com!
Or contact us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com ...



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HELP US TEST!

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 24, 2018
tags: comment, replies



Alexay has almost finished out comment reply system!
It's up on the test site now, please go and check it out. There's now a counter that tells you you have a new comment or reply, just like with PQs, in the right hand control panel thingo. http://next ...


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