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Starwars, Ender's game, Captain America… All these are great examples (or bad ones) of “retcons”. But what IS a “retcon”?
What it means is that you go back and change an established work by adding new information that has the effect of changing it in a small or ...

To me this is one of the most fascinating elements of storytelling. The idea behind Chekhov’s Gun is to employ parsimony in the information comprising a plot and content: If something isn’t essential to the story, just don’t include it. Little by little, it became more “if ...

I’ve been going through a bit of a rough patch lately in terms of my mental health. I don’t talk about it that often, but I don’t keep it a secret that I’ve always struggled with anxiety. Recently I started on medication for it for the ...

Here's a little Drunk Duck Halloween roundup!

Okay, this isn't really Halloween related, but your vote for the DD Awards' best presenter is due October 31st! Also check out the awards for ongoing extras.

There's still time to submit your character in their awesome Halloween costume for ...

Banes is deathly ill with the canceraids today so I'm having a go at newsposting instead.
So I want to chat about developing a sketch idea… Sometimes it can be a long and twisty road, but it's worth it to see what you end up with. Sticking with ...

I hope everyone had a lovely time over the holidays! I know I did. I'm rested and ready for another year of… everything!


The long-running and beloved Culture Shock by ace pro DDer Hawk has reached 300 pages! WooOOOOOOOoooo (that's an encouraging ghost noise)


Elsewhere by joe5art has ...

Hi all, I just thought I'd post here what Lawrence posted over on the Get Satisfaction Updates. It's just a bit more info about the “on hold” status of the site, and there's an interesting bit of info in there, see if you can spot it:

LeachyPeachy ...

This is the email I've just sent to Platinum, asking them to fix:

(Unfortunately, I don't have a workaround for any of these problems. Sorry…)

1. PQ inboxes - at some point they seem to had been reset to 0, regardless of how many PQs were in them. This ...

My PQ box is full and I haven't read any of them yet, so it may be that people have pre-empted me on these:

1. Anyone who sent me a PQ on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (but not Monday, when the site was back up) will need to re-send ...