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 For months we’ve seen persistent rumors of a female protagonist for Episode VII. Alyssa Rosenberg is optimistic, too. In her article at ThinkProgress she considers existing Expanded Universe characters who might fit the bill. . . . → Read More: Female Characters from the Expanded Universe for Episode VII?  Tricia interviewed Star Wars author Timothy Zahn at Star Wars Celebration VI. His ebook novella Winner Lose All went on sale December 10. . . . → Read More: Zahn Talks Scoundrels, Bink, and Heists Lex here with today’s post. Naturally, the biggest news in the Star Wars franchise in fifteen years erupted two days before the start of NaNoWriMo, when Tricia has committed all her writing time to finalizing her novel Wynde. The team of FANgirl contributors and I will do our best to keep the blog rolling while she’s away. We’ll start with some great coverage inspired by the announcement of the Sequel Trilogy. . . . → Read More: Fangirls, Family, and Female Characters in Star Wars’ Future  Fangirls in the news and pop culture in late July and early August. . . . → Read More: Fangirls Around the Web: August 5, 2012  Recap of news coming out of SDCC 2012. . . . → Read More: San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Roundup  2 comments  Fangirl, SciFi, Star Wars  Aaron Allston, Comics, Dark Horse, Defiance, Del Rey, Essential Reader's Companion, EU, Firefly, Her Universe, Jaina Solo, Jennifer Heddle, Legend of Korra, Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade, Mercy Kill, Pablo Hidalgo, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Revolution, San Diego Comic-Con, Star Wars, Syfy, The Clone Wars, Troy Denning, X-wing Series  Priya Chhaya contributes a post discussing women and science fiction from a historical perspective. . . . → Read More: Women & Sci-Fi: Experience & Contributions Timothy Zahn’s Choices of One paperback edition goes on sale today. . . . → Read More: Zahn’s Choices of One in Paperback  I’ve decided to make Fangirls Around the Web a recurring feature on the blog. Although this week’s focus is fangirls in the news at Star Wars Weekends, the updates and links I’ll share in this feature will run the gamut from geek girl news and shout-outs to interesting articles or commentaries on franchises, storytelling, and fandoms. . . . → Read More: Fangirls Around the Web: May 22  Over the last five days shock, anger, and disgust have been the predominant fandom emotions for many Expanded Universe fans, especially women. The silver lining is that airing the dirty laundry can become a positive point of change when it provides momentum for moving forward. . . . → Read More: Silver Linings and Moving Forward – Fangirls Find Their Voices Last 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? . . . → Read More: It’s a Big (Expanded) Universe – A Fangirl’s Thoughts on Where to Start |
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