The breaking point of a story is where the protagonist has been beaten down so many times that they throw life to the ground and yell, “Enough of this shit!”. Keep in mind that the breaking point does not necessarily mean it’s the climax, more it is a pivotal ...
Reaching the breaking point
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 29, 2019It's All You
Banes at 12:00AM, March 28, 2019
You
Creating something new is daunting. Where do you start? I know if I'm putting something together, at some point I get anxious about how it will be received by people who read it. Will it make any sense? Is it good enough? Is it just terrible? Irrelevant? Boring ...
Rating your comic
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 22, 2019
An important, but often overlooked aspect of creating a webcomic is what rating it will have, ie whether your comic is adult, young adult, children or x-rated. This question, whilst not always thought about at the conceptual stage, is by no means any less important. It is a critical way ...
Stuck in the Middle
Banes at 4:43AM, March 21, 2019
Stuck in the Middle - Midpoints
I've often found the Midpoint of a story difficult to find and difficult to write.
It's one of the big three pillars in story structure, and it's the
most subtle.
The Midpoint doesn't have the “dragged into a new world” of ...
QUACKCAST 418 - Many kinds of love
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 19, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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There are many kinds love. Love is a great thing to include in your story for all sorts of reasons: it's an easy way to develop ...
An Unexpected Audience
Amelius at 12:52PM, March 10, 2019
Sometimes you aim for a target and you miss– but you end up with a hit anyway in an unexpected place.
When starting a new project usually the target audience is clear, people like ourselves. After all, an author usually likes their own work and has a target reader similar ...
Building Platonic Friendships (Part 2)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 9, 2019
Building a platonic friendship has its challenges, not only because as an author or creator of your webcomic you will need to handle the audience's propensity to assume your male and female lead will be romantically involved, but because of the demands you'll need to meet to make ...
Platonic Friendship (Part 1)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 2, 2019
Writing good romance is hard- it has so many pitfalls to avoid, so many tropes to grapple with and principles to keep in mind, that experience is necessary.
Writing actual platonic friendships between a male and female character is even harder.
The basic reason why it is harder is because ...
Writing healthy romance
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, March 1, 2019
After the string of romance novels such as Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey, there was a focus on unhealthy romantic relationships. This was further amplified after the release of Suicide Squad where throngs of girls and women began lusting after a relationship much like The Joker’s and Harley ...
QUACKCAST 415 - lazy solutions cause plot-holes!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 26, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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This Quackcast expands on my newspost from Friday about forgotten abilities causing plot holes, but now bunny Banes and Lady Tantz wade in to lend their genius ...