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Following yesterday’s post about the new animated series with a strong female heroine, Nickelodeon’s press release (spotted on FutonCritic.com) highlights some of the key reasons this series found success straight out of the gate.

Storytelling and Writing

The Heroic Games – Defining Katniss

April 14, 2012November 13, 2012 Mary heroine, Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen, Mary Sheridan, Suzanne Collins

Contributor Mary Sheridan returns with her perspective on Katniss Everdeen as an heroic character.

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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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Strong Female Heroines as Hitmakers

April 9, 2012May 28, 2012 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Fangirls, Hunger Games, Jaina Solo, Katniss Everdeen, Movies, Padme Amidala, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, Suzanne Collins, The Clone Wars, Wonder Woman

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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The Clone Wars: Season Four: Season In Review – Part One

April 4, 2012July 4, 2012 Fangirl Ahsoka Tano, Clone Wars S4 Review, Dave Filoni, Megan Crouse, Padme Amidala, Star Wars, The Clone Wars, writing

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.

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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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The Book, the Movie, and the Story of The Hunger Games

March 30, 2012July 25, 2013 Lex Gary Ross, Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen, Movies, Suzanne Collins, writing

Last weekend’s release of The Hunger Games movie has generated a lot of fan discussion about the differences between the book and the film. Some fans have expressed disappointment, even outrage, at various aspects of the book that were “left out” or “changed” in the movie. Other fans have praised the new material in the movie for expanding the story or increasing its impact compared to the book. And some, like a parent with two children, love them both just as much, but in different ways.