Remembering Racheal

This morning Liz Bourke of Tor.com posted a lengthy interview with author Karen Miller, who wrote three Star Wars novels published in 2008 and 2010 tying into the first two seasons of The Clone Wars animated series. Miller discusses her writing, feminism, and the state of genre publishing in Australia and the U.K. compared to the United States. The interview is insightful and is definitely worth a read in its entirety, but I found some of her comments about Star Wars and its fandom particularly compelling.

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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Even More Merchandise Shopping

June 18, 2012 Fangirl Disney, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

When I returned to Star Wars Weekends for the third and fourth weekends, more merchandise was bound to be purchased. There are so many enticing options, and some of them I just couldn’t pass up.

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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Tricia on Star Wars Report

June 15, 2012June 16, 2012 Fangirl Star Wars, Star Wars Report, Star Wars Weekends

Just after opening weekend, hosts Riley and Bethany of the Star Wars Report podcast graciously invited me on their show to discuss Star Wars Weekends.

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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Weeks 3 and 4 Report

June 13, 2012May 12, 2013 Fangirl Ashley Eckstein, Cat Taber, Daniel Logan, Disney, Erich Schoeneweiss, James Arnold Taylor, Jason Fry, Lady Rogues, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends

As much as I love Star Wars Weekends, you weren’t going to catch me at Disney over Memorial Day weekend. But that’s okay, because the last two weeks of this year’s event were fantastic. Here are some of the highlights from the third and fourth weeks.

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Star Wars Weekends 2012: Dave Filoni Special Appearance

June 11, 2012July 25, 2013 Lex Ashley Eckstein, Dave Filoni, Disney, Star Wars, Star Wars Weekends, The Clone Wars

Announced less than a week in advance, a special appearance by The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni made a fitting conclusion to this year’s Star Wars Weekends. He always seems to enjoy putting on a good show for the fans, and this time was no exception.