When designing a character's appearance, we want to come up with cool, original elements that make an impression and distinguish that character from all others. So it's tempting to give them a gazillion cool belts with buckles running up their legs and arms, chains hanging off them, high ...

Practical Things to Consider When Designing a Character's Look
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 30, 2022The Manchild
Banes at 12:00AM, July 28, 2022
The manchild is a very comic trope in fiction over the years. It's the kind of person who is an adult physically, but have not accepted adult responsibilities in some parts of life…or maybe any part of life. They are irresponsible in relationships or work or life in ...
Drama of the Historical
Banes at 12:00AM, July 21, 2022
Historical Drama/period pieces present multiple issues for the writer/creator to deal with.
In talking about the drama in his movie “Cinderella Man”, Ron Howard said that the drama was built into the story itself. Meaning the actual true events. The moving radio broadcast where the Depression-Era boxer Jimmy ...
You Call That a Period Piece?
Banes at 12:00AM, July 14, 2022
It was only a little over ten years ago that everyone seemed to be talking about the dustup in the late night talkshow world with the Conan O'Brien/Jay Leno transfer at NBC. It hinged on the (forced) retirement of Jay Leno, and Conan taking over the coveted Tonight ...
How Ya Gonna Pay For That?
Banes at 12:00AM, July 7, 2022
The dream of money has to show up in fiction, at least to some degree - it's a very human driver/motivator.
Last week i talked about characters who are motivated by money. Here are some more thoughts on money and some of the different ways it's handled in ...
Sleeping_Gorilla has a Summer Games Event; M.Organ is Celebrating Two Comic-Related Anniversaries; ORIGIN by David Abiola Olukoga Reaches a 50-Page Milestone; and the FINAL WEEK of Voting in the DD Awards
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, July 4, 2022
Photo: Original Artwork by M.Organ
SUMMER GAMES EVENT
Sender: Sleeping_Gorilla
Subject: Summer Games Event
Hello,
I hope that I am not bothering you. We're doing a Summer Event, artists draw their characters playing volleyball, then all the entries are put into a group picture. We have 18 slots ...
Poetry Time 2: Sunout
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, July 3, 2022
Poetry number 2: Sunout:
Til’ sunset we make
A scene to set a void ablaze. Unemployed power on the aftertaste.
Til’ sunset we take
The primal cant to ring about. Alibied beuty for ears aloud.
Til’ sunset we shake
For hundreds of days of darkness sake. Shake and shake til ...
Struck Sure
Banes at 12:00AM, June 30, 2022
Changing structure of…structure.
*note to self: come up with better title before upload time. don't look like a FOOL again!
Wait!
First, remember to vote in the Drunk Duck Awards! There's only a week and a bit remaining before the voting booth is closed. Remember, you can ...
QUACKCAST 589 - AB positive
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 28, 2022 LISTEN on our new player!
Listen on Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/drunkduck-quackcast
Or TuneinRadio - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Books–Literature/Drunkduck-Quackcast-p1150194/
A and B stories… And C, and D etc. It seems that it's more popular than ever to have stories with multiple concurrent threads. This is ...