Hello, kittens, I’m still recovering from When Words Collide 2018, but I’ve put together the slide decks and extra notes for panel attendees, and you can have a peek at them too if you like.
The REAL Diversity Panel
When Words Collide 2018
Saturday, August 11, 2 pm (Waterfront)
featuring Tet Millare, Tiffany Sostar, Adora Nwofor, Alyssa Linn Palmer
moderated by M. Jane Colette
PANEL DESCRIPTION, pre-delivery: Writing diversely starts with living diversely and reading diversely. Join our panel of writers, activists and readers to discuss the role of readers and writers in shaping the world we want to live in through what we read and write and create in our art.
PANEL DESCRIPTION, post-delivery: We did not cover a quarter of what we had intended, and we certainly did not drill into shaping the world we want to live in through what we read, write and create. Instead, we set the groundwork for continued reflection and discussion. We hope that at least once or twice you thought, “I did not think about it like that.” We invite you to consider this panel and these resources as the beginning of more “I did not think about it like that” moments.
LINK: The REAL Diversity Panel
publicly available
ORGANIZED CREATIVE:
Productivity, Organization and SANITY Secrets
for the Chaotically Inclined
by M. Jane Colette
This hands-on workshop will show you how to organize your days by realistically planning your year, and working backwards-and-forwards throughout the year to stay on track with your goals. You will also learn how to track and maximize your productivity cycles, use a process journal, value your lazy fallow periods, and use your procrastination to nurture inspiration.
LINK: Organized Creative Slide Deck + Speaking notes
email mjanecolette @ gmail.com for password // put WWC-Organized Creative in subject heading
Kink, BDSM, Consent, and Feminism
(in the Romance and Genre Novels, and in Life)
a WHEN WORDS COLLIDE 2018 panel
Fri, August 10, 2018, 8 pm
featuring Jenna Howard, Alyssa Linn Palmer, JD Poots, R.L. Ryder
moderated by M. Jane Colette
PANEL DESCRIPTION: After #metoo, consent’s a hot topic for writers and readers alike. What’s the author’s responsibility when writing fantasy—in romance and other genres—and how does it mesh with reader desires and expectations? This dynamic panel will tackle the most contentious issues in writing and reading on the edge with inside insight. (18+)
LINK: Kink, BDSM, Consent, and Feminism
email mjanecolette @ gmail.com for password // put WWC-Kink in subject heading
YOU MUST BE 18+ TO VIEW CONTENT
WHAT IS RWA AND HOW CAN IT HELP YOU?
A WHEN WORDS COLLIDE Panel
3 pm, August 11, 2018, 3 pm (Willow Park)
featuring Alyssa Linn Palmer, Jenna Howard, Shelly Kassian, and Jilly Jaxx
moderated by M. Jane Colette
PANEL DESCRIPTION: Are you a romance reader or writer? Ever wonder if there is a huge, international organization devoted to connecting romance readers and writers around the globe achieve their goals? There is. Romance Writers of America has chapters around the world, as well as large online communities. Join us and find out how it might be a good fit for you!
LINK: What is RWA and how can it help you?
publicly available
As always, immense gratitude to When Words Collide for being the little reader-writer con that changed my life.
You can read about my last year’s WWC experience, and why I love that festival so much here.
I am still so high and happy. 🙂
See you next year.
xoxo
mjanecolette
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