When Plot Twists Go Bad (A DisConIII Panel)

In December of 2021, I had the opportunity to attend DisConIII. Here are my other DisCon posts. The panelists for … More

From Grimm to Disney and Back Again: The Changing Fae (A DisConIII Panel)

Notes from DisConIII: This panel explored the origin of the fae and fairy tales, their transition from dark tales for adults, to sweet Disney tales, and back again. Plus? One bit of advice that never gets old.

Short Fiction Expanded – A DisConIII Panel

This #DisconIII panel discussed:

Got a short story that you want to turn into a novel (or a novel that you want to pull shorts out of?) Here are a few things to consider.

– The difference between writing shorts versus Novels
– 5 approaches for turning shorts into a novel
– What changes are acceptable when you novelize a short?
– Authors who have done it
– Best for pantsers or plotters?
– Respectful ways to sell that short story

Bad Kidneys and Other NFTs: Avoiding the Dark Side of Twitter – A DisConIII Panel

This #DisconIII panel discussed:

– How to be a good literary citizen
– The two literary Twitter incidents and how the ways the instigators responded matched their level of infamy.
– How to argue on twitter
– Best practices for using twitter

Creating New Mythology From Hidden History: A DisConIII Panel

Sharing notes from DisConIII/WorldCon

– Where to find histories that weren’t in your textbooks
– Ways to Contextualize histories
– Who gets to use the histories and tales
and
-Ways to use these ‘hidden histories’ in your writing