So you have your kick ass story ready, you’ve researched your world well and feel comfortable in it, and you have an awesome set of personalities to equip your characters that will propagate your story (or complement it if the plot is story driven).
The only thing left to ...
Designing your Characters
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2017Your Emotions in Motion
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 24, 2017I was a big fan of all the Indiana Jones movies back in the day. When the fourth one, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, finally came out, it was exciting times! Harrison Ford only seemed to get cooler with age, and what a treat it would be to see ...
Mega Milestone: The Godstrain Brings Down the Final Curtain
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 31, 2017
What goes up must fall down; Where there is a beginning must also have an end; Every opening must have a closing. KimLuster's 437 page masterful comic, The Godstrain, has been a Drunk Duck staple since 2012 when it first started and eventually earning a Feature recognition at the ...
Where's Chuck?
Banes at 12:00AM, July 13, 2017
Where's Chuck? - Retcons
Hello again!
On the previous Quackcast we talked about retcons - here's that episode if you care to listen:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2017/jul/08/quackcast-331-retconning-your-work/
A retcon is a little tricky to define perfectly, but I guess it boils down to an alteration ...
Fantasy Is Hard Work
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 8, 2017
art by yours truly
It is no secret that as an artist, it is prose that I’m professional at rather than painting/drawing. And historical fiction aside, what I’m told I write quite well is fantasy. So, for a long time I have wanted to talk about writing ...
An Attractive Fantasy
Banes at 12:00AM, July 6, 2017There are several ways to make a series interesting. I've been working on a new one for the past few months and endeavoring to make it something people will be compelled to read (or watch, if it ends up being animated).
To hook people in, you know? How does ...
The Character Archetypes (Jungian Archetypes Part 5)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 17, 2017
So we come to the end of this long litany of presentations on Jung’s assorted archetypes that craftsmen of the narrative arts have used since time immemorial to weave their yarns.
And what better way to end with the crowning jewel in every story, from books to movies to ...
Is this the real life, is this just fantasy, caught in a landslide...
Genejoke at 12:00AM, June 10, 2017Guest Saturday news post.
Hello Drunkduckers, Genejoke here with a guest news post for you. Well let me be honest, there won't be much news. Guest article would be more accurate.
Many of us regulars here on the duck are ageing a bit, we're no longer young whipper ...