Photo: “The Future is Not Set” -Kyle Reese quoting John Connor from The Terminator (1984)
A folded document fell on my lap while turning through the pages of a book I had not glanced through in a year. It was a test print for a brand new printer and the ...

A T-1000 December
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 6, 2021The Problem With Kid Dialogue
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 4, 2021
Often when there are children in a cast of characters, especially in sitcoms or certain types of movies, audiences groan because they tend to be immensely annoying. They are a very special type of uncanny valley in the way they are written to talk and react. Usually, we get one ...
The Lull
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 27, 2021
So you've just written a kick-ass, exciting sequence, and you are already looking forward to the next awesome, kick-ass exciting sequence that is coming right up…
…after the dreaded lull: the scenes in a story that have to take place between the exciting sequences. The scenes where technically plot-wise ...
My Life as an American Hero 2 Reaches 700-Page Milestone!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 22, 2021A Time to be Thankful
damehelsing at 12:00AM, Nov. 21, 2021
so I have nothing planned, what else is new? :D
but what I do know and can plan, is my thank you to this community.
Seriously.
I am so happy to have found this community of amazing and gorgeous writers, artists, creators and readers alike. I am thankful for each ...
Your Character's Politics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 20, 2021
So there's an art to writing characters with strong political agendas when you also happen to be a creator that has a strong political stance. I happen to be a person with very strong political views and ideology and ironically in my comic Without Moonlight absolutely nobody shares my ...