The Legend of Korra: Another Strong Female Heroine Hits Her Mark
This past Saturday, Nickelodeon premiered The Legend of Korra, a new animated series from the creators of the acclaimed Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Bringing Your A-Game to Geekdom
Early next month I will be speaking at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library in northern California about the wide range of opportunities open to science fiction fans.
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WYNDE: Giving Present Tense a Test Flight
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.
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Zombies Take Over The Clone Wars
This past week’s episode of The Clone Wars, “Massacre,” truly turned up the fantastical element, reminding fans that Star Wars was envisioned as a space opera and not necessarily a work of pure science fiction.
Read moreLooking Ahead to NaNoWriMo 2011
Today we’re just under two weeks until National Novel Writing Month in November.
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FANgirl Interviews Michael Stackpole
Michael A. Stackpole’s body of fictional work in the Star Wars universe, particularly the X-wing Series, has made him a fan favorite in EU literature discussions. So it was a rare and exciting opportunity back in May when he agreed to do an interview.
Read moreThe Anatomy of a Strong Female Character
Today’s guest blog, by Priya Chhaya.
Read moreNPR’s Top 100 Scifi and Fantasy Novels
The votes have been cast and NPR’s list of the Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy novels of all time has been revealed.
Read moreLadies Rule the Day at Comic-Con Thursday
More thoughts about two of the panels from SDCC 2011.
Read moreComic-Con Saturday Roundup
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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