Put More Of This In My Star Wars Read-Along: SAGA

The second film in the series, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, presents a fascinating intersection between book and movie because it must function not only as the adaptation of the second book, but also as the sequel to the first movie.

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GeekGirlCon 2013: Deconstructing the Mary Sue Myth Panel Recap

October 29, 2013October 29, 2013 Fangirl GeekGirlCon, Mary Sue Litmus Test, Star Wars, Storytelling, writing

Recapping the Mary Sue panel at GeekGirlCon 2013.

Star Wars Storytelling and Writing

Allston on Writing: Peer Review

July 10, 2013July 4, 2013 Fangirl Aaron Allston, peer review, Storytelling, writing

Allston discusses peer review as a tool for writers.

Storytelling and Writing

This is Where the Fun Begins!

January 12, 2013January 12, 2013 Fangirl Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

While screenwriting isn’t the same as novel writing, many of the storytelling tools are comparable, and I’ve found that screenwriters often define those elements more clearly than novelists.

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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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Celebration VI: Secrets of the Chiss Jedi

September 3, 2012 Fangirl Celebration VI, EU, Ryder Windham, Star Wars, writing

For all the high-profile events a Celebration convention can bring – Mark Hamill or Carrie Fisher, Last Tour to Endor or The Clone Wars Red Carpet Premiere, even The Maker himself – there is always great fun and insight to be had at the smaller, less prominent panels. One of this year’s true highlights for me was a Thursday evening panel in the Star Wars University room: Ryder Windham’s “Secrets of the Chiss Jedi,” discussing the Secret Missions young-readers series and its starring character, Nuru Kungurama.