What Is Strong?
The call for strong female characters is often met with pursed lips and furrowed brows. What exactly is a strong female character?
Read moreThe call for strong female characters is often met with pursed lips and furrowed brows. What exactly is a strong female character?
Read moreI’m not talking money, just the word count on my novel Wynde.
Read moreReflecting on a top ten moments for 2011 in a blog post is really something I’m doing for me, because I like to see where I thought I’d go and where I actually ended up. It helps in future goal-setting and gives me a bright spot to return to when I need a pick-me-up. But if you want to catch up on what’s been happening at FANgirl Blog, I’ve got a lot of the year captured in today’s post. In reverse order, my top ten of 2011…
Read moreIntroducing characters to the audience is one of the hardest parts of writing a novel, and the fangirl is still reading, writing and learning as she goes.
Read moreToday is kind of exciting. For the first time in a long time, I’m working at an office that will close for the holidays.
Read moreThe more I write, the more I’ve come to the determination that writers really do write what they know, and if you really want to know who you are, it’s as simple as looking back at what you’ve written. Ultimately that requires being critical of your flaws and weaknesses. And it’s true, self-awareness can be a bitch sometimes. When I started creating my heroine, Vespa Wynde, I realized that she, like me, would be defined by her family. Most importantly her parents – Daemyn Wynde and Utara Fireheart.
Read moreRecently I had the chance to interview Andrew Goletz, the founder of GrayHaven Comics.
Read moreAs a dedicated Star Wars fangirl, I’m always up for a good panel on the Galaxy Far, Far Away, especially if it involves the Expanded Universe. So I had a special interest in one offering at Geek Girl Con: Boobies and Blasters: The Women of Star Wars.
Read moreAt the stroke of midnight, Twilight’s fourth entry, Breaking Dawn, will premiere on the big screen.
Read moreI had a great time on Tuesday night chatting with Jason, Jimmy, and Billy on the ForceCast’s Clone Wars Roundtable about last week’s episode, “The General.” The recorded podcast is now available on iTunes and the ForceCast website. I hope you’ll give it a listen, and rate it on iTunes too if you’re inclined.
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