Change and Stability in The Hunger Games Franchise

April 11, 2012April 17, 2012 Fangirl Branding, Catching Fire, Gary Ross, Hunger Games, lionsgate, Nina Jacobson, Star Wars, Suzanne Collins

Yesterday, Lionsgate announced that director Gary Ross has decided not to return to direct the second movie in the franchise, Catching Fire.

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The Art of Telling War Stories

April 10, 2012April 10, 2012 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Jason Fry, Star Wars

After much anticipation, many fans are excited for this week’s release of Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare.

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Strong Female Heroines as Hitmakers

April 9, 2012May 28, 2012 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Fangirls, Hunger Games, Jaina Solo, Katniss Everdeen, Movies, Padme Amidala, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, Suzanne Collins, The Clone Wars, Wonder Woman

Following up on last month’s recap of the impressive performance by stories featuring strong female heroines, here’s more evidence that creating powerful women is good for the bottom line.

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Missing The Clone Wars Yet?

April 6, 2012April 6, 2012 Fangirl Ashley Eckstein, Disney, James Arnold Taylor, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends, The Clone Wars

Right now it feels like Season Five of The Clone Wars is a long way off. Some of its VIPs have been popping up in the news recently, though.

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Star Wars Books Milestones and Teasers

April 5, 2012April 5, 2012 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Jason Fry, Star Wars, Tim Zahn, Troy Denning

It’s been an exciting week for those following the Star Wars Books Facebook page.

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The Clone Wars: Season Four: Season In Review – Part One

April 4, 2012July 4, 2012 Fangirl Ahsoka Tano, Clone Wars S4 Review, Dave Filoni, Megan Crouse, Padme Amidala, Star Wars, The Clone Wars, writing

Now that Season Four of The Clone Wars is complete, I thought it would be fun to revisit the season as a whole and discuss its strengths and weaknesses, fun moments and moving scenes, with an emphasis on the story design, characterization, and storytelling techniques used throughout the 22 episodes. Lex and Megan will be joining me for the round-robin Season In Review. So let’s get started with Part One.

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Warfare Begins, Luke Dies, and Maul Speaks (a lot)

April 3, 2012April 3, 2012 Fangirl Darth Maul, Del Rey, EU, ForceCast, Frank Parisi, Mortis, Sam Witwer, Star Wars, Tim Zahn

The Essential Guide to Warfare hits bookstore shelves, and the ForceCast recently hosted two great interviews with Del Rey’s Frank Parisi and Star Wars voice actor Sam Witwer.

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WYNDE: Giving Present Tense a Test Flight

April 2, 2012 Fangirl Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

I knew March would be madness with Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse and The Hunger Games – stories with great female heroines like Jaina, Tahiri, and Katniss. In the meantime I’ve been writing away on Wynde, working with my heroine in that book and playing with some storytelling ideas to help draw the reader into Vespa’s story.