The Legend of Korra: Another Strong Female Heroine Hits Her Mark
This past Saturday, Nickelodeon premiered The Legend of Korra, a new animated series from the creators of the acclaimed Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Bringing Your A-Game to Geekdom
Early next month I will be speaking at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library in northern California about the wide range of opportunities open to science fiction fans.
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Change and Stability in The Hunger Games Franchise
Yesterday, Lionsgate announced that director Gary Ross has decided not to return to direct the second movie in the franchise, Catching Fire.
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The Art of Telling War Stories
After much anticipation, many fans are excited for this week’s release of Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare.
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Strong Female Heroines as Hitmakers
Following up on last month’s recap of the impressive performance by stories featuring strong female heroines, here’s more evidence that creating powerful women is good for the bottom line.
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Missing The Clone Wars Yet?
Right now it feels like Season Five of The Clone Wars is a long way off. Some of its VIPs have been popping up in the news recently, though.
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Star Wars Books Milestones and Teasers
It’s been an exciting week for those following the Star Wars Books Facebook page.
Read moreThe Clone Wars: Season Four: Season In Review – Part One
Now that Season Four of The Clone Wars is complete, I thought it would be fun to revisit the season as a whole and discuss its strengths and weaknesses, fun moments and moving scenes, with an emphasis on the story design, characterization, and storytelling techniques used throughout the 22 episodes. Lex and Megan will be joining me for the round-robin Season In Review. So let’s get started with Part One.
Read moreWarfare Begins, Luke Dies, and Maul Speaks (a lot)
The Essential Guide to Warfare hits bookstore shelves, and the ForceCast recently hosted two great interviews with Del Rey’s Frank Parisi and Star Wars voice actor Sam Witwer.
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WYNDE: Giving Present Tense a Test Flight
I knew March would be madness with Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse and The Hunger Games – stories with great female heroines like Jaina, Tahiri, and Katniss. In the meantime I’ve been writing away on Wynde, working with my heroine in that book and playing with some storytelling ideas to help draw the reader into Vespa’s story.
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