It is midsummer, somewhere in the British Midlands and sometime in the mid seventies. It is almost midnight. In a suburban semi-detached house, a teenage girl and her young brother are awaiting the return of their parents. A young man of impressionable age waits with them as they bathe in ...
Guest Post by Ironscarf - How To Scupper Your Life
HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 17, 2015QUACKCAST 214 - Good character, Bad character? Part 2
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Continuing our theme from last week, Bravo1102 joins us to discuss good and bad character creation, along with two very well written characters; PitFace and Tantz Aerine! We use our best silly voices to read out the words of the smart people who had something ...
Spring Cleaning!
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, March 30, 2015
It is finally Spring in many parts of the world. It is actually Summer in some of the luckier parts and it is still snowing in certain regions (apologies Northeastern United States). Whatever the case, this is the time of year that people like to throw away old stuff and ...
Avoiding the Mary Sue (+ a contest!)
HippieVan at 12:00AM, March 6, 2015
This newspost was inspired by this week's Quackcast on testing your writing and knowing your characters. In the comments, KimLuster posted a Mary Sue test and discussed her annoyance in finding that one of her characters scored highly.
So what is a Mary Sue? Everyone sort of knows one ...
'Tis the Season! Art-based charities
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Dec. 19, 2014
Since it’s the holiday season, I thought I would take the opportunity to suggest a way that we can all express some generosity in a way that matters to us. I imagine most of us understand how valuable art can be as a way of escaping a bad situation ...
An Ode to Sidekicks
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Nov. 17, 2014
I have been slowly lamenting over the end of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson ever since he announced that he was stepping down from hosting late night television in April. Needless to say, the jokes from his show have been a welcome distraction from the daily grind and ...
A Very Scary FRIDAY NEWSPOST
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Oct. 31, 2014
Happy Halloween, DDers!
For this spOOOOoooOOOky newspost, I've done a roundup of some of the most intriguing comics in the “Horror” genre currently updating on DD!
Preteen Demon
This one is brand new! It’s about a preteen demon with a (predictably) bad attitude. Also, he's really good ...