Fourth Street Con Quotes - Saturday
Fewer quotes in my notes today for some reason. I should also note that I missed the first panel, "Originality and Micro-genre" due to baby care shift.
Panel: The Influence of Anxiety
"Everything is black and dark and isn't even slightly romantic" - Scott
Being aware of things that are stressing you is not something humans are good at. - Stella
"No, I didn't know that eating turnips three times a day would turn me into a mental paragon!" Scott
"Note to self... prescribe more turnips" Stella
Panel: History as Trade Secret
History is not narrative, we write history around small pieces of narrative.
Panel: Crafting the Sentence and Paragraph
"We'll start the introductions on the far right" - Steve
"I am NOT the Far Right" - Bear
...
"Well, now that you've been introduced to /those/ two" - Abra
"Lets try this again. Bear, what makes a good sentence?"- Steve
"Omit needless words" - Bear, smiling not at all innocently
Panel: In and Out of Frame
"Tried for "ohh, creepy girls" but triggered "what happened to the black people!"" - Marissa
"Did you get pushback? This was published as Fantasy, right?"-Marissa
"Well, this was published as "Oh shit, we bought two books and this is what she turned in." - Skylar
"Do your misdirect as "it's cheese, it's cheese, don't you want cheese? And by the way it's also a spaceship." I really didn't get any sleep." - Liz
"Oh, its a M. Night Shyamalan movie. I bet it's about sentient walruses." - Marissa
[also sometime during this panel Marissa started ranting about the failings of a certain book. During this, Bear walked up to the whiteboard and under the "That's another panel" list wrote: "Marissa rants about books!" This was followed by Tim adding "in funny voices!"]
Panel: Shifts in Historical Narrative
"It will fool you into thinking that no one knew anything before the 18th century" - Max
"Before coffee came to Europe." - Caroline
"I do my best writing when I'm in jail." - Max
"Hmm. No wireless." - Caroline
Panel: The Influence of Anxiety
"Everything is black and dark and isn't even slightly romantic" - Scott
Being aware of things that are stressing you is not something humans are good at. - Stella
"No, I didn't know that eating turnips three times a day would turn me into a mental paragon!" Scott
"Note to self... prescribe more turnips" Stella
Panel: History as Trade Secret
History is not narrative, we write history around small pieces of narrative.
Panel: Crafting the Sentence and Paragraph
"We'll start the introductions on the far right" - Steve
"I am NOT the Far Right" - Bear
...
"Well, now that you've been introduced to /those/ two" - Abra
"Lets try this again. Bear, what makes a good sentence?"- Steve
"Omit needless words" - Bear, smiling not at all innocently
Panel: In and Out of Frame
"Tried for "ohh, creepy girls" but triggered "what happened to the black people!"" - Marissa
"Did you get pushback? This was published as Fantasy, right?"-Marissa
"Well, this was published as "Oh shit, we bought two books and this is what she turned in." - Skylar
"Do your misdirect as "it's cheese, it's cheese, don't you want cheese? And by the way it's also a spaceship." I really didn't get any sleep." - Liz
"Oh, its a M. Night Shyamalan movie. I bet it's about sentient walruses." - Marissa
[also sometime during this panel Marissa started ranting about the failings of a certain book. During this, Bear walked up to the whiteboard and under the "That's another panel" list wrote: "Marissa rants about books!" This was followed by Tim adding "in funny voices!"]
Panel: Shifts in Historical Narrative
"It will fool you into thinking that no one knew anything before the 18th century" - Max
"Before coffee came to Europe." - Caroline
"I do my best writing when I'm in jail." - Max
"Hmm. No wireless." - Caroline