Star Wars Craft Book, X-wings and Superwomen
Review of the Star Wars Craft Book, thoughts on the fate of the X-wing Series and weighing in on the “superwomen ideal.”
Read moreReview of the Star Wars Craft Book, thoughts on the fate of the X-wing Series and weighing in on the “superwomen ideal.”
Read moreThe upcoming closing of the starwars.com forums strikes me as exactly the right business decision.
Read moreTwo short updates, and some exciting news that many Star Wars fans have been anticipating…
Read moreCheck out FANgirl’s review of the new movie Sucker Punch on the Reviews section.
Read moreIn this week’s Fangirl Speaks Up blog, one of the main talking points was editorial control.
Read moreIn my recent Fangirl Speaks Up blogs, I’ve been critical of the direction taken by Del Rey and Lucas Books in the recent Star Wars Expanded Universe novels, and offered some explanations for how I think they got off track. I thought it was time made some more specific suggestions about how the Star Wars EU can get its groove back. I think in large part it comes down to two main themes. First, Del Rey and Lucas Books need to change their perspective on the scope of their target audience and the nature of their marketing. Second, the Powers That Be need to assert firm editorial control over the future directions of the stories and the characters. If they do those things, I think they’ll find success once again.
Read moreIn the last few days, however, some interesting news items have emerged which I think are worth commenting on while they’re still fresh.
Read moreA few more additional thoughts on the topics discussed in the Missing Demographic post.
Read moreFANgirl reviews the novel Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller.
Read moreContinuing the Fangirl Speaks Up series with a discussion of the importance of the fanfiction community to understanding what’s gone wrong with Star Wars novels.
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