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I slept in. I sort of felt like today would be the craziest in the Convention Center, and it was pretty packed but the floor or the panels weren’t too insane.

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Comic-Con Friday Roundup

July 23, 2011July 25, 2011 Fangirl Dark Horse, Del Rey, EU, San Diego Comic-Con, Star Wars, The Clone Wars

Another long day, but a fun one!

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Comic-Con Thursday Roundup

July 22, 2011February 27, 2012 Fangirl Dave Filoni, Her Universe, San Diego Comic-Con, Star Wars, Team Unicorn, The Clone Wars, The Old Republic

Whew! What a day!

Storytelling and Writing

Chapter Five Excerpt Posted

July 20, 2011July 20, 2011 Fangirl Upcoming Novel

A new excerpt from my upcoming novel has been posted at TriciaBarr.com. I hope you’ll check it out.

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REVIEW: Star Wars: Choices of One by Timothy Zahn

July 19, 2011July 19, 2011 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Mara Jade, review, Star Wars, Tim Zahn

Once again, Tim Zahn delivers a fun Star Wars adventure in the best tradition of the Original Trilogy films and

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Does Slave Leia Weaken or Empower Women?

July 18, 2011February 27, 2012 Fangirl cosplay, George Lucas, heroine, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, Team Unicorn

It’s not surprising that Slave Leia gets drawn into the mix when discussing sex appeal, objectification, and female geeks.

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Who Should Write Strong Female Heroines? Women Don’t Always Get It Right

July 15, 2011November 4, 2011 Fangirl Aaron Allston, Comics, Del Rey, EU, feminism, Her Universe, Michael Stackpole, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, Tim Zahn

Most definitely I hope to see more women in creative roles not just at DC, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, but everywhere. At the same time, I want women capable of effectively creating characters and storylines that women can relate to, or this Spaceship to Gender Equality in Scifi and Fantasy will take us nowhere fast.