Story ideas/plot bunnies would be cool. Ideas that people have had, but never got around to writing, or don't think they could write. (I have a couple like that.)
How about a panel on what people like in stories? I've been to a few cons, and I've never seen a panel quite like that. There are usually panels on what people *don't* like, and badfic example panels, and occasionally panels on how to do specific things like research or edit or organize archives, but not on what makes a good enjoyable story for readers. And it has the advantage that people who read but don't write can participate equally well.
I guess perhaps it'd something that's harder to discuss that what makes a story bad (as people can usually agree on that :-) so there isn't a 'right answer' to reach, just a lot of opinions. But I'd still be interested to see how it would go, if anyone else thinks it would be a good idea.
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How about a panel on what people like in stories? I've been to a few cons, and I've never seen a panel quite like that. There are usually panels on what people *don't* like, and badfic example panels, and occasionally panels on how to do specific things like research or edit or organize archives, but not on what makes a good enjoyable story for readers. And it has the advantage that people who read but don't write can participate equally well.
I guess perhaps it'd something that's harder to discuss that what makes a story bad (as people can usually agree on that :-) so there isn't a 'right answer' to reach, just a lot of opinions. But I'd still be interested to see how it would go, if anyone else thinks it would be a good idea.