Men On Writing Strong Female Characters
Ridley Scott and Brian Wood share something in common in their backgrounds with Joss Whedon, and they’re also known for writing strong female characters.
Read moreRidley Scott and Brian Wood share something in common in their backgrounds with Joss Whedon, and they’re also known for writing strong female characters.
Read moreSave the Date for Star Wars Reads Day – October 6th, 2012
Read moreFangirls and heroines found around the web for the week of July 11, 2012.
Read moreFangirls spotted around the web for the week of June 29.
Read moreGuest post by Eileen Sather.
Read moreHighlighting heroines and fangirls spotted around the web for the week of June 22.
Read moreWhen I was working on my Tyria Sarkin Tainer post for Suvudu, Aaron Allston generously offered his experience and author perspective on creating her character. Over at Suvudu you can find my thoughts on why Tyria is a compelling strong female character as well as the kick-ass artwork of her fighting alongside Jaina Solo. Luckily for me, and I think the fans too, Aaron had a lot to say – a whole post’s worth. Below are his insightful responses to a couple of questions I posed to him.
Read moreAs long as Wonder Woman fans are willing to hand over their money no matter what, DC has every incentive to stay the course, even if they’re damaging the character and their fandom in the process.
Read moreWhy isn’t the existing Hero’s Journey model already good enough to use for heroine-centered stories? In this post, we address the three main problems we see in Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and its impact on storytelling, and how we hope to design the Heroine’s Journey model differently to avoid them.
Read moreLast year at GeekGirlCon’s Star Wars Expanded Universe panel, an audience member posed the question – Where should I start? In our Expanded Universe where the books and comics present one continuous canon, this question pops up with regularity. I’m always interested to see how fans answer it. It’s natural to want to pitch our personal favorites in response, but not everyone who’s asking is going to have the same tastes. So when I’m presented with that question by a curious potential fan, I try to return a question to him or her before considering my response – What is it that you like?
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