Narrative: Outside Visit - Miami Book Fair // "Short Stories, Big Ideas"

 
 I saw the presentation called "Short Stories, Big Ideas" featuring Leela Corman, Drew Weing, and Frank Viva. Leela Corman did most of the talking and she talked a lot about she's an American belly dancer and how she spent some time in Egypt taking notes for her stories in "We All Wish for Deadly Force". She said that being a dancer in Egypt is looked down upon even though it is something that is commonly associated with the culture. She also touched on the topic of sharing information via comics or cartoons and how it is perceived differently through different cultures and people.
   Drew Weing talked about his online comic called Margo Maloo that focuses on the main character moving to a new city and he is scared of his new neighbors and sees them as humanized monsters. He said that this comic was ongoing and intended to keep working on it.