Anyone who ever dabbled in creative writing or any sort of narrative work, had the phrase “show, don't tell” hammered into them. The sheer anxiety of being caught ‘telling’ rather than ‘showing’ made us all think in terms I assume only exhibitionists do.

The truth though is, that sometimes ...

Does anyone remember the early days of the Internet in the mid-nineties, where a majority of online interactions took place on and Internet Relay Chat (IRC)? I was only ten years old when I was first connected, and it did not take me long to learn that saying 10/f ...

SINGLE PAGES vs. The GREATER WHOLE

I'm at a nice place in my webcomic right now. Well, it's nice as the writer, at least.
The characters have a nice history now, with some adventures behind them, some established relationships, and a stable of supporting characters who can be ...

FYC Examples by usedbooks and Whirlwynd

In less than one week, voting will open for the 2017 Drunk Duck Awards. In the past, the initial voting comes in the form of a Google Doc where you fill in nominations for comics that are the best fit for each category. Once ...

It is spring time (in the northern hemisphere). The rain is starting to fall. The flowers are starting to bloom. Many people have set their clock ahead by one hour. But the most magical part of spring is the animals coming out of hibernation. One of the most fantastic animals ...

Make sure you've read all the previous issues!

I'm at a nice place in my webcomic right now. Well, it's nice as the writer, at least.
The characters have a nice history now, with some adventures behind them, some established relationships, and a stable of supporting characters ...

THE RETURN OF DRUNKDUCK.COM
As of last weekend, The Duck Webcomics has finally reacquired the URL for DrunkDuck.com. What this means is that any broken links leading to DrunkDuck.com will automatically redirect to TheDuckWebcomics.com.

This is beneficial for any users that have been unaware the site ...

It was, as we suspected, related to the server changes going on. They were trying to turn off the old database, but things here and there were still referencing the old server. So, while the servers re-synched, brief timespans of changes weren't saved. Platinum has been very apologetic and ...

We got a lot of news items today! To all those who sent me news: Sorry for the long wait. :(

Did you know that Wizard Magazine did a write-up about DJ Coffman's Hero By Night? Well they did! :D And you can see a scan of it in this ...

The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards finalists have been announced in their forum so take a few minutes to head over and check the list out! I'm a bit fuzzy on the rules, but I think if you are a writer/artist of a webcomic you can register to vote ...