Hi everyone. I'm trying to start up a project that may bring more interaction between the various areas of CCAS -- the online social networks and forums, the local group volunteers, the Alpha-Omega APA-zine, etc.Basically, we're organizing a series of workshops at our monthly local CCAS meetings in southern California, which we hope to record and eventually make available online as a resource for the rest of CCAS. The subject of our first "panel discussion" format will focus on writing and storytelling, and will bring together several of our local members from a diverse range of storytelling backgrounds. (I'll list our panelists in a follow-up post after they're confirmed.)Here's where you all come in. What subjects would you like to see covered in a panel discussion of Christian writers? Submit your questions here, and I'll collect them for our panelists. We'll try to cover as many as we can, and we'll share the results here online later. (At the moment, we don't have the resources to do live streaming of the workshops for realtime participation here, but we'll do our best to post the recording of the panel in a timely manner.)-- Kevin Yong,organizer for the local CCAS meetings in So.Cal.
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Here are a couple ideas. Hope it's not too late...
1) Would you write superhero stories? Please explain your answer.
2) What is your opinion of the Christian superhero?
3) Do you write full script or "Marvel-style"? Please explain your answer.
4) What makes your comic story Christian?
5) How do you ensure your story is Christian?
As they say in professional athletics, we're in a "rebuilding season" in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area - some are no longer involved because of revised priorities, or they moved out of the area, etc. Please tell Devin we miss him.
1. Writer's block--how do each of the panelists overcome it? What are the tricks they use to get past it? Where do they think it comes from?
2. Story ideas--where do they get their inspirations from? How do they keep their ideas from being stale? What do they do to keep the spark going in a story?
3. Sense of Wonder--how, in this age of jadedness, do we keep a sense of wonder in our work? How do we reignite in ourselves that sense of wonder, and then translate it into a story that can captivate a reader?
The last one might be a bit too esoteric but it's something we've struggled with here at Billykat Productions (i.e., Chez Webb) from time to time.
Thanks for the suggestions Don! I'll add those to the list.
FYI for anyone interested, the panel (so far) looks like it will include myself and Ralph Miley of newcreationnow.com; Eric Jansen (self-publisher of God & Country Graphics, and tract writer for Foursquare Missions Press); Josh Burns (script doctor, and the leader of a church drama ministry); and Buzz Dixon (animation screenwriter, and creator of the "Serenity" Christian manga series). We're all friends and we're all from completely different backgrounds when it comes to our writing experiences, so this should be a fun discussion. I'll post more news as it comes together.
Keep the questions coming! (If we don't have time for all of them in one panel, it would be great to have enough material for a follow-up at future meetings.) God bless!
-- Kevin
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Here are some questions. What is the best way to go—have plot-driven or character-
driven stories? How to find the right balance between action sequences and more
personality scene depictions? Can formulas be redeemed or should we try to strive
as much as possible to steer clear of story formulas? What is the role of an editor
in comics story telling—should he just help with grammar & spelling issues or should
he be vivally involved with the writer in actual plotting of the story or series? How can the writer
advance his faith in his stories without them becoming propaganda vehicles?
That should be enough. I'll let someone else contribute some thoughts.
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Here are a couple ideas. Hope it's not too late...
1) Would you write superhero stories? Please explain your answer.
2) What is your opinion of the Christian superhero?
3) Do you write full script or "Marvel-style"? Please explain your answer.
4) What makes your comic story Christian?
5) How do you ensure your story is Christian?
As they say in professional athletics, we're in a "rebuilding season" in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area - some are no longer involved because of revised priorities, or they moved out of the area, etc. Please tell Devin we miss him.
Carl Borg
I would like to see three topics discussed.
1. Writer's block--how do each of the panelists overcome it? What are the tricks they use to get past it? Where do they think it comes from?
2. Story ideas--where do they get their inspirations from? How do they keep their ideas from being stale? What do they do to keep the spark going in a story?
3. Sense of Wonder--how, in this age of jadedness, do we keep a sense of wonder in our work? How do we reignite in ourselves that sense of wonder, and then translate it into a story that can captivate a reader?
The last one might be a bit too esoteric but it's something we've struggled with here at Billykat Productions (i.e., Chez Webb) from time to time.
FYI for anyone interested, the panel (so far) looks like it will include myself and Ralph Miley of newcreationnow.com; Eric Jansen (self-publisher of God & Country Graphics, and tract writer for Foursquare Missions Press); Josh Burns (script doctor, and the leader of a church drama ministry); and Buzz Dixon (animation screenwriter, and creator of the "Serenity" Christian manga series). We're all friends and we're all from completely different backgrounds when it comes to our writing experiences, so this should be a fun discussion. I'll post more news as it comes together.
Keep the questions coming! (If we don't have time for all of them in one panel, it would be great to have enough material for a follow-up at future meetings.) God bless!
-- Kevin
Here are some questions. What is the best way to go—have plot-driven or character-
driven stories? How to find the right balance between action sequences and more
personality scene depictions? Can formulas be redeemed or should we try to strive
as much as possible to steer clear of story formulas? What is the role of an editor
in comics story telling—should he just help with grammar & spelling issues or should
he be vivally involved with the writer in actual plotting of the story or series? How can the writer
advance his faith in his stories without them becoming propaganda vehicles?
That should be enough. I'll let someone else contribute some thoughts.
God bless,
Don