getting to the <3 of the matter
The Disney acquisition of Lucasfilm has already generated a lot of reaction. This is a significant fandom moment that took many years of planning, so I’ve decided to give myself at least a couple of days to pull together an opinion on the matter. In the meantime, one of my fabulous contributors, Priya Chhaya, posted her thoughts as a historian and fangirl over at her personal blog.
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Last Friday’s episode of The Clone Wars, “Tipping Points,” brought the Onderon arc to a dramatic and bittersweet conclusion.
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Part One of FANgirl’s Roundtable on the Fel family.
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As The Clone Wars dives into the heart of Season Five, some interesting insight has popped up around the internet. Here’s what I spotted the past few days.
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One of the neatest parts of GeekGirlCon was the Connections room. That’s where I met Shiromi Arserio, who was seeking advice from Ashley Eckstein, the Her Universe founder. The three of us chatted about social media and making opportunities. I shared with Shiromi an observation I had made early on as a blogger: Don’t underestimate the power of guest blogging.
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A lot happening in The Clone Wars this week, including Megan’s review of “The Soft War.”
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At Celebration VI, Linda Hansen-Raj, Mary Sheridan, and I had the pleasure of interviewing several Star Wars Expanded Universe authors. Independent of each other, our questions seemed to come back to a theme: characters. While I put my head down and write, each week the blog will post one of the interviews. First up is my discussion with James Luceno, author of Darth Plagueis.
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I still want pink lightsabers in Star Wars, but even more my wish is that women have the best chance of beating breast cancer.
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Fangirls Around the Web for October 20, 2012.
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One of my goals for FANgirl Blog has always been to give more fangirls a chance to have their voices heard. So when I found out that Linda’s daughter not only was going to their local Star Wars Reads Day at the bookstore, but also having a Star Wars Reads event at her school, I made sure to offer her a chance to write up her experiences for the blog. Here’s her report. Thanks, Skylar!
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