DB 086: Comic Book Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick On Creating Marvelous Stories

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Kelly Sue DeConnick has been credited with drawing female readers back to comic books. She is the writer of many popular comic-book series starring female characters, including most famously the Marvel imprint Captain Marvel. She writes passionately, both on and off the page, about feminism, female representation, and the need for more female comic-book creators.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Kelly’s experience of being in a military family and moving a lot as a child.
Advice for any young big dreamers who find themselves moving often as a result of their parents career.
How Kelly and her family practices the Stoic Philosophy when dealing with anxiety.
What the term “3rd channel” is in the comic book world, and why some people are more inclined to read comic books than fiction books.
Her process when creating the scripts for comic books.
Where Kelly find her inspiration in writing stories for her comic books.
What Kelly does when she gets stuck on a project.
How Kelly uses tarot cards to help her shake up her thinking.
How Kelly and her husband pitch ideas off each other and work together.
Kelly’s definition of being a feminist.
Kelly gives some comic book recommendations to all the young big dreamers.
Kelly’s BIG DREAM for the future.
And so much more!

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Posted on May 21, 2018