The Legend of Korra: Another Strong Female Heroine Hits Her Mark

April 16, 2012September 19, 2015 Fangirl heroine, Heroine's Journey, Hunger Games, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, television, The Legend of Korra

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

April 12, 2012April 4, 2017 Fangirl blogging, engineer, Fangirls, Hunger Games, marketing, Star Wars, Storytelling, Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

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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WYNDE: Giving Present Tense a Test Flight

April 2, 2012 Fangirl Upcoming Novel, writing, Wynde

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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Zombies Take Over The Clone Wars

February 27, 2012March 8, 2012 Fangirl Act of Valor, Asajj Ventress, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Darth Maul, GeekGirlCon, magic, Megan Crouse, Mother Talzin, Nightsisters, Star Wars, Team Unicorn, The Clone Wars, vampires, Wizard of Oz, zombies

This past week’s episode of The Clone Wars, “Massacre,” truly turned up the fantastical element, reminding fans that Star Wars was envisioned as a space opera and not necessarily a work of pure science fiction.

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Looking Ahead to NaNoWriMo 2011

October 19, 2011September 19, 2015 Fangirl Heroine's Journey, NaNoWriMo, writing

Today we’re just under two weeks until National Novel Writing Month in November.

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FANgirl Interviews Michael Stackpole

September 29, 2011September 21, 2022 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, interview, Michael Stackpole, Star Wars, writing, X-wing Series

Michael A. Stackpole’s body of fictional work in the Star Wars universe, particularly the X-wing Series, has made him a fan favorite in EU literature discussions. So it was a rare and exciting opportunity back in May when he agreed to do an interview.

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The Anatomy of a Strong Female Character

September 24, 2011February 28, 2014 Guest Fangirls, Priya Chhaya, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, Tim Zahn

Today’s guest blog, by Priya Chhaya.

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NPR’s Top 100 Scifi and Fantasy Novels

August 16, 2011August 16, 2011 Fangirl Novels

The votes have been cast and NPR’s list of the Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy novels of all time has been revealed.

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Ladies Rule the Day at Comic-Con Thursday

July 29, 2011July 29, 2011 Fangirl Dave Filoni, Del Rey, Fangirls, Her Universe, heroine, Oh You Sexy Geek!, San Diego Comic-Con, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, Syfy, television, The Clone Wars, Warehouse 13, writing

More thoughts about two of the panels from SDCC 2011.

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Comic-Con Saturday Roundup

July 24, 2011July 25, 2011 Fangirl Ahsoka Tano, Del Rey, EU, Fringe, Princess Leia Organa Solo, San Diego Comic-Con, Tim Zahn, Vampire Diaries

I slept in. I sort of felt like today would be the craziest in the Convention Center, and it was pretty packed but the floor or the panels weren’t too insane.