It's been a very tough week (as per usual these past few weeks) and I've been sitting here staring at the blank screen of my computer trying to think of a topic to write about for the newspost.
And I got nothing. I keep drawing blanks. I have ...
I got nothing.
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Dec. 14, 2024Not Because it is Easy, but Because it is Hard
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 12, 2024
In our Quackcast about Non-Linear storytelling this week, I had a tangent of a thought about the value of difficult or challenging fiction as opposed to stories that are easier to understand.
An unusual structure to a story can be challenging to understand, but if it's done well, the ...
Quackcast 717 - Stories out of order!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 10, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Non-linear stories are a different way of telling a tale. There are many famous examples (Pulp fiction, Mulholland Drive etc), where the sequence of events isn't in strict chronological order. This style has gained a false ...
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kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 9, 2024
Photo: “Genejoke’s Gift Art for HawkandFloAdventures”. Secret Santa 2023 Gift Art Exchange. (December 2023)
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There are less than three weeks until the time of gift-giving. The last day to sign-up for this year’s Secret Santa ...
Baby Steps
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Dec. 7, 2024
The end of the year is fast approaching. Per tradition these past few years, I have done an article focusing on setting comic goals or habits for the upcoming year. Last year, for instance, I had a whole bunch of goals to achieve, habits to establish and projects I wanted ...
I'm Out of Order? You're Out of Order!
Banes at 12:00AM, Dec. 5, 2024
I'm Out of Order? You're Out of Order! - Nonlinear storytelling
I finally watched Strange Darling the other night. I think I saw part of a review at some point and dipped out before it could be spoiled.
And boy howdy, THAT'S the way to see Strange Darling ...
Quackcast 716 - Identify with characters?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Dec. 3, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Is it important to Identify with characters? This question occurred to me as I was watching a rather banal sitcom, Rules of Engagement. I love two of the stars, David Spade and Patrick Warburton, but it's ...
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kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Dec. 2, 2024Infatuation
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 30, 2024
How do you make a clever character stupid?
You give them an infatuation. A fixation. Something that completely overrides their critical thinking and better judgment. Something that drives them nuts like a switch is thrown.
And when that happens, they're dumber than a bag of rocks. (And they're ...
The Morning Wack Pack Trio
Banes at 12:00AM, Nov. 28, 2024
On Conan O'Brien's Podcast the other day, the gang answered a question from a fan about whether they'd created the show with the classic radio lineup of “Dick, Dork and Dear”.
I'd never heard of it, and neither had Conan and company. But apparently, morning radio ...