Thunder Punch Daily 16 – The Small Soulful One

Today I discuss what could be considered a character archetype: The Small Soulful One. Many of us think of characters like Yoda as a good representation of that type, but I explain why I think characters like Paddington Bear and
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Thunder Punch Daily 14 – Compassion For Your Characters

Some more talk about characters and why we might consider using compassion when writing them. It’s my belief that if you treat your characters as human beings, others will respond to them as such. Even if they’re not human. A
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Thunder Punch Daily 07 – Darkness and Compassion

Today’s thought comes by way of Jose Gonzales, who posted a casual wondering on Twitter recently about whether or not it’s useful to channel dark feelings into one’s cartooning work. I leap off of that to share some of my thoughts on using
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Thunder Punch Daily 04 – Opposites are Mighty

Today I use some examples from The Replacements to explore the role of opposites in storytelling. Even if they start out as bitter enemies, opposites can find themselves forging unexpected and lasting friendships! Subscribe through iTunes RSS https://jdrozd.com/wp-content/audio/tpd004.mp3Podcast: Play in new window
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