Last time we talked about motivation in people, and its relationship to behavior. And I must say you all had great comments I feel deserve to be addressed, so instead of a four-part tour to the world of what makes people tick, I will add a fifth part where I ...

Motivation, Ideology, Action 2
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 16, 2019Not What They Seem
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 14, 2019
edward norton in “primal fear”
One of the things I like in fiction is characters who are not what they seem.
Like all things, this sort of thing can be done well, or badly, or somewhere in between. It can be fascinating and surprising, or cliche and predictable. It can ...
QUACKCAST 452 - Storytelling styles change!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 12, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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Storytelling styles change over time for various reasons: fashion, audience expectations, competition for audience attention due to increased choice and availability of media, technological limitations and abilities ...
Motivation, Ideology, Action 1
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 9, 2019
As any psychologist will tell you, no matter how it is explained, motivation is key.
There is no behavior that lacks motivation- a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way.
Even our most subconscious actions have motivations, from tics to small morning rituals.
The thing that ...
The many ships of the sea
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 8, 2019
When someone says they “ship” two characters they are referring to their desire to see two characters achieve a romantic relationship. The origin of the term is difficult to determine given the every fluctuating nature of Internet memes and colloquialisms, though TV Tropes has some interesting theories on where the ...
QUACKCAST 451 - Fans who criticise are are good fans
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Nov. 5, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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“Toxic fans” is a bit of a catch cry now and that has seemed to turn into the idea that any fan who is critical of something ...
"There and Back again" | Epilogues
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Nov. 1, 2019
Last week, we took a look at what a prologue was and how it could be used. Just to catch you up, a prologue is an opening of a story, or in this context, a comic, that establishes the scene, theme and/or tone of the rest of the narrative ...
QUACKCAST 450 - happy Halloween horror franchises
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Oct. 29, 2019 LISTEN on our new player!
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Tantz is dressed fabulously as a queen and I'm a skull faced monstrosity… I'm also wearing a costume, hahaha! Which you can see in our ...