Hunger Games – Page 8

Hunger Games, Young Adult Fiction – What The Readers Already Knew

November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 Fangirl Hunger Games, writing

Are you writing frantically for NaNoWriMo? Are you trying to write the next dystopian bestseller? Charlie Jane Anders’ article at

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Fangirls Around the Web: August 5, 2012

August 5, 2012August 5, 2012 Fangirl Ashley Eckstein, Fangirls, Fangirls Around the Web, feminism, Fringe, GeekGirlCon, Her Universe, Hunger Games, Mara Jade, San Diego Comic-Con, Space Shuttle, Star Wars

Fangirls in the news and pop culture in late July and early August.

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FANgirl Around the Web

July 30, 2012August 17, 2013 Fangirl EU, Fangirls, GeekGirlCon, heroine, Hunger Games, Star Wars

FANgirl is spotted out and about on the web.

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Fangirls Around The Web: July 21, 2012

July 21, 2012August 17, 2013 Fangirl Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Consetta Parker, Fangirls Around the Web, Her Universe, heroine, Hunger Games, Jaina Solo, Jennifer Landa, Katie Cook, Katniss Everdeen, Maria Selke, Shea Standefer, Star Wars, Strwrsgrl, The Legend of Korra

Catching up with fangirls and heroines around the web for the week of July 21st, 2012.

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Katniss, A Relatable Heroine

June 4, 2012August 23, 2013 Kay Geek Kay, heroine, Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen

FANgirl contributor Kay comments on a New York Times article discussing Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games.

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Surviving Through Teamwork

May 14, 2012May 14, 2012 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Fate of the Jedi, Hunger Games, Star Wars, Survivor, teamwork, television, The Avengers, The Legend of Korra, Wynde

I’ve been a fan of Survivor since the beginning. The locations are amazing, but the interpersonal dynamics that drive the show are what really draws me. People say and do the darnedest things when loneliness, extreme weather, and hunger set in. And then there’s the matter of that million dollars… Survivor, at least for me, is a fantastic way to observe the behavior of humans when they are trying to outwit, outplay, and outlast their opponents.

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The Heroine’s Journey: How Campbell’s Model Doesn’t Fit

April 30, 2012April 4, 2017 Lex Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hero's Journey, heroine, Heroine's Journey, Hunger Games, Jaina Solo, Joseph Campbell, Katniss Everdeen, Matt Stover, monomyth, Once Upon a Time, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, writing

Why 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.

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Korra Kicks Animated Butt

April 17, 2012April 4, 2017 Fangirl heroine, Hunger Games, Star Wars, television, The Big Bang Theory, The Clone Wars, The Legend of Korra

Following yesterday’s post about the new animated series with a strong female heroine, Nickelodeon’s press release (spotted on FutonCritic.com) highlights some of the key reasons this series found success straight out of the gate.