Future Book: How Star Wars Conquered the Universe

CNET posted an interview with Mashable deputy editor Chris Taylor about his future book How Star Wars Conquered the Universe. It will be a deep dive into the culture that created the Star Wars phenomenon. In forty-five minutes on IM, Taylor gives the impression he’s a student and a fan of the franchise. He also includes the Expanded Universe in his analysis. When asked “What was it about “Star Wars” that made this all possible?” he responded:

Then all of a sudden there’s this epic fairy tale that says, with the first words, this has nothing to do with us or our future. It’s complete escapism, so relax. So it had carte blanche to be optimistic and naive, a huge relief in the post-Vietnam era.

Interestingly, we’re entering another post-war era, with troops returning home in large numbers from the Middle East. So here’s to hoping Star Wars taps into the magic formula again.

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Tricia Barr took her understanding of brand management and marketing, mixed it with a love of genre storytelling, and added a dash of social media flare to create FANgirl Blog, where she discusses Star Wars, fandom, and the intersection of women within Star Wars fandom. She is co-author of Ultimate Star Wars and Star Wars Visual Encyclopedia from DK Publishing, a featured writer for Star Wars Insider magazine with numerous articles on the Hero's Journey. Her FANgirl opinions can be heard on the podcasts Hyperspace Theories and Fangirls Going Rogue. Tricia Barr's novel, Wynde, won the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Ebook. She was also part of Silence in the Library's successful all-female creator science fiction and fantasy anthology Athena's Daughters, which is available now. For excerpts and tales of her adventures in creating a fictional universe, hop over to TriciaBarr.com.