Author Archives: Dan Potter

Neat Stuff: Animals have empathy.

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Dan Potter

At least rats do.  We always hear stories of animals and pets helping those they have bonds to.  On the other hand wild life is also given to rules of the jungle: strongest survive and the weak get abused.  As … Continue reading →

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Working with an Artist: Intro

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Dan Potter

You want to create a comic, particularly a story comic with complex art, but you can’t draw a polar bear in a snow storm. Normally, this is a bad idea but there are times when the writer has no choice. … Continue reading →

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10 links you should not click when you are trying to get something done.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Dan Potter

1. TVTropes  Check out Underling’s page! 2.  Animals Being Dicks  Every thing from bowling for children with goats to baby panda tossing. 3.  We are the 99 Percent- inflicts depression on 99 out of a hundred people 4. ArmorGames- Two … Continue reading →

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The Drive

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Dan Potter

This was a talk I gave at a Pecha Kucha event last year. Pecha Kucha is somewhat like a regional TED conference, presenters get 20 slides, 20 seconds per slide about anything they want. I talked about creating Walking the … Continue reading →

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The Creep of Epicness.

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Dan Potter

Epic stories, big earth shattering events, heroes that slay gods, villians that are attempting to undo space and time.  All of us have read and probably enjoyed these stories.  Epic stories can harpoon our attention like a great white whale … Continue reading →

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Creating a creative process.

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Dan Potter

On creative projects there are two maxims you should always keep in mind. 1. Perfectionism is the enemy of productivity. 2. It takes time to produce good work. Both are true.  If you work till something is “Perfect,” you will never … Continue reading →

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