QUACKCAST 213 - What makes a good character? Part one

Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 7, 2015

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After several interesting discussions about Mary Sues, we'd like to talk about characters a little more.
We asked people to let us know their thoughts on what makes a well written character VS a poorly written one. People talked about their favourite and least ...





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Guest Post by Kroatz - How I'll Spend my Weekend

HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 3, 2015



I’m going to wake up, I’m quite sure of that. I’ve woken up many times before, and I currently have no real interest in changing that habit. So, first I am going to sleep, have some dangerous and weird adventures that I will either forget or repress ...

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Monthly art contests? Input needed!

HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 27, 2015



First of all - I'm going to be taking about three weeks off so that I can finish my course work for this year. (Anyone want to write a historiography paper for me? Please? No? Okay.) It would be great to have some guest newsposts to fill my Friday newspost ...

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When There Are Not Enough Hours in a Day...

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 23, 2015


-Art by Gunwallace

I discovered a sketchbook sitting to the left of the counter during my last visit to my favourite tea lounge. The words “Before I Die…” were scrawled across the black cover, so curiosity got the best of me and I thumbed through the pages. Each page had ...


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Mary Sue Contest Submissions

HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 20, 2015



Hilarious image courtesy of Banes! Might have Fonzie introduce all my newsposts from now on.

I only got two submissions for my contest (thanks a bunch, guys :P) so I figured I would just declare both of these awesome participants my winners!**


Submission 1: from KimLuster (click to see larger ...






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Forum Restructure and Fashion Free-For-All

HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 13, 2015



The DD forums have been pretty unwieldy for ages now - we have WAY more sub-forums than we need. JustNoPoint made an excellent suggestion to consolidate them into a smaller number of broader forums. We've been discussing the change in this thread without any objections so far, so I went ...

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Celebrating Black History Month - The First Black Superhero

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 27, 2015



In 1966, in the midst of the American Civil Rights Movement, Marvel Comics introduced the first black superhero - Black Panther.

Black Panther, real name T'Challa, was the King of vibranium-rich Wakanda, a fictional African country (the first African-American superhero would be Marvel's Falcon). A special herb and his ...



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Say It Straight, Simple and With a Smile

kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Feb. 23, 2015


-Art by Gunwallace

Hello Ducks! I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Last week was filled with big holidays like Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday/Carnival, Ash Wednesday, the Lunar New Year (Gung Hay Fat Choy!) it is now the year of the Ram! I think I spent Sunday watching the Oscars ...


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'Tis the Season! Art-based charities

HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 19, 2014
tags: art, based, charities



Since it’s the holiday season, I thought I would take the opportunity to suggest a way that we can all express some generosity in a way that matters to us. I imagine most of us understand how valuable art can be as a way of escaping a bad situation ...

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Could Dr. House Have Been Inspired By Dr. Black Jack?

drunkducknews at 12:00AM, Oct. 26, 2014
tags: Guest, Post



Television lovers will certainly have heard of the hugely popular House television series that was run between 2004 and 2012 over on Fox, with Hugh Laurie being the lead actor with his character Dr. House. The medical genius, who uses rather unique and unconventional methods at treating his patients and ...

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