Ok yes. Plot armor in general is considered a mistake. With good reason. Enough plot armor and there are no stakes left in your plot, and the audience isn't worried your plot-armored characters may not make it. And if there's no suspense, there's no engagement or the ...
On plot armor
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 8, 2023Planning for the 2023 Drunk Duck Awards is Underway
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 3, 2023
Photo: “Casual Group Photo (Right Side)”. 2022 Drunk Duck Awards Community Project. (2022)
Niccea has spoken—The planning for the 2023 Drunk Duck Awards began last Friday, March 31, 2023. The two categories currently accepting volunteer sign-ups and art submissions in April 2023: Planning Committee and For Your Consideration (FYC ...
How it all began
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 25, 2023
I was supposed to write the last post on my ‘toxic’ character design series, but I've been deep cleaning the house all day and I'm exhausted. My brain refuses to think so that post will need to wait till next time. Instead, I'd like to talk about ...
The Drunk Duck Awards 2022 Continues//The KAMics Celebrates Its 18th Anniversary on The Duck
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 10, 2022
Photo: “High Zolvant Iag of the Illumid Pulzelium presenting the Best Community Project Award at the 2022 Drunk Duck Awards”. Drawn by Andreas_Helixfinger. (October 2022)
2022 DRUNK DUCK AWARDS
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Drunk_Duck_Awards_2022/
Drunk Duck Awards Update:
Best Adventure Comic presented by davidxolukoga
https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Drunk_Duck_Awards_2022/5721487 ...
When Being Confined
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 4, 2020
Nearly a billion people, perhaps more, are being confined in their homes as you read these lines, due to the Covid-19 quarantine to stem the pandemic. A good percentage are going stir-crazy right now, or are juggling with the limitations and necessary work-arounds of having to stay in a single ...
A Proposed Counterargument
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 4, 2019
THERE WILL BE SPOILERS, ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK
I was amazed and surprised to see that I wasn't the only one that had an idea to talk about setup and payoff and Game of Thrones this week! The lovely Emma Clare did it ahead of me, and she ...
Emotional Impact
Amelius at 1:10PM, April 14, 2019
Have you ever read something and it gave you the “feels?” Something that was so intense that you couldn't help but feel the emotional truth of a fictional moment in time? In many ways that is the highest form of our art, and possibly any art; to communicate an ...
Writing Mental Illness: A Good Example (Part 3)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Feb. 9, 2019
Having discussed a general approach to writing characters with mental disorders (with a lot of thoughtful comments by you further enriching what I had to say!) it's only right that we wrap up this very quick analysis with an example of a story that properly portrays them.
I chose ...
2018 Drunk Duck Awards Week 2 and The KAMics Milestone
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 22, 2018
The second week of award winners have been announced. Niccea would also like to remind everyone that she will be accepting awards extras through the end of the month. Extras are usually acceptance/ concession speeches or other behind the scenes fun.
Send extras to Niccea here:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com ...
2018 Drunk Duck Awards and Strange Creatures Milestone
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Oct. 15, 2018
The first week of award winners have been announced. Niccea would also like to remind everyone that she will be accepting awards extras through the end of the month. Extras are usually acceptance/ concession speeches or other behind the scenes fun.
Send extras to Niccea here:
http://www.theduckwebcomics.com ...