Dave Filoni at Star Wars Weekends
From StarWars.com yesterday, exciting new for The Clone Wars fans – Star Wars: The Clone Wars Supervising Director Dave Filoni will be a special guest at Star Wars Weekends this year!
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Storytelling and Writing
Katniss, A Relatable Heroine
FANgirl contributor Kay comments on a New York Times article discussing Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games.
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Aaron Allston Discusses Tyria Sarkin Tainer
When I was working on my Tyria Sarkin Tainer post for Suvudu, Aaron Allston generously offered his experience and author perspective on creating her character. Over at Suvudu you can find my thoughts on why Tyria is a compelling strong female character as well as the kick-ass artwork of her fighting alongside Jaina Solo. Luckily for me, and I think the fans too, Aaron had a lot to say – a whole post’s worth. Below are his insightful responses to a couple of questions I posed to him.
Read moreMay Mayhem Fan Fun: WYNDE Excerpt
My pals at the Cantina have been laughing it up with our May Mayhem Fan Fun celebrating the Wraiths and Mercy Kill. In the spirit of our old fanfic messageboard days, we did another rendition of an old favorite, 99 Bottles of Lomin Ale on the Wall. This time, though, instead of a bonus story post, the prize was a new excerpt from Wynde.
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Blood, Honor, and Matriarchs: The Hapan Women of Star Wars – Part One
Tricia, Racheal, and Kay discuss the potential we see in using the Hapan culture in future Star Wars novels.
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Surviving Through Teamwork
I’ve been a fan of Survivor since the beginning. The locations are amazing, but the interpersonal dynamics that drive the show are what really draws me. People say and do the darnedest things when loneliness, extreme weather, and hunger set in. And then there’s the matter of that million dollars… Survivor, at least for me, is a fantastic way to observe the behavior of humans when they are trying to outwit, outplay, and outlast their opponents.
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Joss Whedon on Strong Female Characters
Who better to speak on strong female characters and their place in storytelling than the man who Hulksmashed box office records with The Avengers and broke barriers and the entertainment industry’s expectations with Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
Read moreReminder: On Science Fiction and Writing Wynde
As I announced last month, tonight is my talk the Belvedere-Tiburon Library in northern California. I’m looking forward to seeing family and old friends, and meeting some new ones.
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The Heroine’s Journey: How Campbell’s Model Doesn’t Fit
Why isn’t the existing Hero’s Journey model already good enough to use for heroine-centered stories? In this post, we address the three main problems we see in Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and its impact on storytelling, and how we hope to design the Heroine’s Journey model differently to avoid them.
Read moreSeeking SFH: The Women of The Good Wife
Based on the initial premise set out in its earliest episodes, The Good Wife might not have seemed a likely source for multiple strong female heroines. But few shows on television have as many strong female characters as The Good Wife, especially not characters who serve others like the women of Lockhart Gardner.
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