Because of the nature of monthly comics and deadline, I pretty much have to work on whatever's on fire, I'm afraid. Kelly Sue DeConnick afraidcomicdeadline Change image and share on social
Going into the second arc, I'm making a conscious effort to do something I say I never do, which is to change my style because of feedback. I'm trying to make 'Pretty Deadly' more accessible by being more clear in the writing. Kelly Sue DeConnick accessiblearcchange share on social
Everything that feminism stands for is everything American, white, red and blue democratic. It is all the same stuff. So, I am boggled that I should have to give up this term that encapsulates what I want for my children, for my world, culture, brothers and sister because someone else thinks it means I don't shave my armpits. Kelly Sue DeConnick americanarmpitblue share on social
Marvel is run by some very smart people, and they seem to pride themselves on the fact that they don't just find talent, they groom talent. Kelly Sue DeConnick factfindgroom Change image and share on social
I'm really just trying... to write what feels true to me. I don't think about a lofty responsibility. I think I'd be paralyzed by that. Like any of my male colleagues, I'm writing the stories that interest me in a way that feels true to me. Kelly Sue DeConnick colleaguefeltinterest share on social
I do make some conscious efforts to write female friendships, intergenerational female friendships. I make a conscious effort to include things that I see as important real parts of my life that are not reflected as much as I think they should be in popular culture. We very seldom have the opportunity to see women compete and remain friends. Kelly Sue DeConnick competeconsciousculture share on social
In popular culture, when women compete, it's usually over a man, and it's usually very nasty. And that is just frankly not my experience. That's just some kind of popular mythology, it feels like. I find it insulting. Kelly Sue DeConnick competecultureexperience share on social
With Marvel, I obviously don't own the characters, so there are levels of approval to go through. But I'm very seldom told no, and never without reason. Maybe I've just been lucky; I don't know, but I don't think it's as frustrating as people generally imagine. I act as though I own it all while I'm writing, I think. I hope, anyway. Kelly Sue DeConnick actapprovalcharacter share on social
I used to be good at clothes shopping and whatnot - at least ,I think I was! - but at some point after two kids and a career that worked out better than I ever could have imagined, I looked up from my desk and realized that I wore the same three t-shirts and 15-year-old jeans every day. Kelly Sue DeConnick careerclotheday share on social
You'll go mad trying to figure out what people want. I don't bother. I write the stories I want to read. Kelly Sue DeConnick botherfiguremad Change image and share on social