Finally! It's time for yet another Creator Interview, and as usual, I have the pleasure of interviewing one more fantastic DDer! This time it's Paul Eberhadt, a wonderful artist and comic creator with a unique style I could discern among many!
Paul already has a bio on his ...
Creator Interview: Paul Eberhardt
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 29, 2024The use of descriptive names. Playing with words.
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, June 23, 2024
Hello everyone!
It’s Sunday again and I once again feel like talking about writing, particularly the art of naming things and the wordplay that may be used to do so. Me, I’m an obsessive player of words. When I name a certain element or group or a single ...
When Things Happen
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 22, 2024
I was going to do a Character Deep Dive yesterday, for you to read today. However it wasn't meant to be, because while I was making my analysis, my house alarm went off because some decided to try to break in. So enthusiastically that my shutters were shattered and ...
You Can't Get What You Want til You Know What You Want
Banes at 12:00AM, June 20, 2024
Characters want something - this is a basic building block of storytelling. Identifying what a main character wants is a big step in defining that character. Figure out how they go about trying to get it - that's the beginning of a story. Figure out what's stopping them from getting ...
Quackcast 692 - Benevolent racism and other isms!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 18, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Benevolent racism, sexism, ableism, and whatever other “isim” is an interesting aspect of those otherwise negative things. It's not as obvious in its negativity, it's well-meaning and yet quite misguided. So what is it? The ...
Are We The Baddies?
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 15, 2024
Last time I wrote about villains making amends, after they decide to change their ways, flip sides, or generally become support to the protagonist, rather than the antagonist.
But for them to get there, there has to first come the realization that they are the villain of their story. And ...
Comic stories as written fics or novels
Andreas_Helixfinger at 12:00AM, June 9, 2024
Hi there, Ducks!
Recently I’ve been utterly immersed in writing this story that is building up to be a serial story taking place in the same setting as my comics. It is set up to be sort of a prequel to one of the comics, exploring and showcasing the ...
Drawing details or drawing faster?
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, June 8, 2024
Hello there fellow Quackateers! I’ve been trying to get back into the swing of comic making but life has been hectic! As I was sitting down to work on some panels I found myself becoming frustrated at how long it was taking which got me thinking. So I thought ...