The moment of change in a character is not always crystal clear in a story. Very often the secret to good storytelling I think, is to understand all the structural elements in a story, and a character arc, and then to HIDE those elements so they feel realistic while they ...
I Can Do Better
Banes at 12:00AM, May 20, 2021Bookending with epilogues
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, May 14, 2021
So your comic is coming to end but you still have some small threads to tie up. What better way to bookend the story than with an epilogue? Much like the prologue, the events in the epilogue can take place some time after the concluded events. The main purpose is ...
Creating good dialogue
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 23, 2021
Creating believable and engaging dialogue is key when creating a story. It’s not only used to convey important plot information, but also emotions, motivations and rapport amongst the cast.
Dialog can be an effective way to convey information or raise conflict that maintains the momentum of the comic. The ...
QUACKCAST 525 - Sexual Tension
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 6, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Image from Genghis Khan by Miike Snow.
Sexual tension between characters is a great way to augment the conflict that drives a story. The audience really wants ...
Archetypes Through a Psych Lens: Psychodynamics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 20, 2021
When talking about personality, one must mention Freud.
pictured here with a small cigar.
Yes, even me. (Anyone who knows me knows I'm not a fan)
Despite my personal thoughts about his theory, mad props and respect has to be given to Sigmund Freud for being one of the ...
Handling info dumps
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Feb. 19, 2021
Exposition is information that the author wants the reader to know before they move on in the plot. It is delivered in one chunk, in the form of a conversation, a diary or an explanation from the view of the narrator. Despite its bad reputation, there is a place for ...
Captain America Civil War
Banes at 12:00AM, Feb. 18, 2021
I've compared “Avengers Infinity War” to the classic movie cliffhanger in The Empire Strikes Back.
But the Marvel Cinematic Universe actually pulled off an almost-“Empire”-level story a couple years before that, in Captain America: Civil War.
The MCU started off with multiple movies setting up Iron Man ...
The dance of chemistry
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Feb. 12, 2021
When it comes to characters and their arcs, their relationships, or more specifically, their chemistry, has a large role to play in how they develop. From day to day we absorb and reflect the behaviours, views and values of those we interact with, be that at work or school or ...
QUACKCAST 517 - money in Scifi Utopia
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Feb. 9, 2021 LISTEN on our new player!
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Weird one this week! A monneyless system in a working Scifi utopia. This was based on an idea Banes came up with talking about Star Trek and ...