Essential Reader’s Companion Preview at io9
Are you excited for the upcoming Essential Reader’s Companion? Check out an exclusive preview over at io9 featuring eight pieces of artwork.
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A Wildly Diverse Discussion All Sealed with a Kiss
This post follows up on discussion about diversity and female Olympians, then discusses the wombs, romances and destiny.
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Jen Heddle Discusses Diversity in the EU
Jennifer Heddle answers fan questions about diversity in the EU books, and Tim Zahn reveals the featured characters in his upcoming novella.
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More News on Star Wars Reads Day
The latest updates on Star Wars Reads Day, coming October 6th.
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Interview: Darth Internous Tom Hoeler
An interview with Del Rey’s summer Star Wars Books intern, Tom Hoeler.
Read moreGeekGirlCon 2012: Star Wars Panel Recap Part Two
The second half of my recap of the GeekGirlCon Star Wars panel.
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GeekGirlCon 2012: The Star Wars Saturday That Almost Didn’t Happen
Recapping a wild Saturday at GeekGirlCon, including the Star Wars panel I hosted.
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Interview: Shea Standefer
One of the best parts of Celebration is meeting in person many fans I’ve known online for years. This time, I finally had the chance to meet Shea Standefer, an incredible cosplayer of Jaina Solo and many other characters.
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Celebration VI: EU Author Allston Lays Down Tracks
In his lecture “Laying Down Tracks,” Allston likens writing a novel to creating a polished musical recording in a studio. One at a time, a track of each different instrument and voice is captured and saved, then layered one on top of the other and meshed into harmonic excellence. He suggests that this process is transferable to writing a novel, and may in fact help you to write more efficiently or with greater speed.
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Celebration VI: Del Rey Panels Recap
Celebration VI featured two panels to discuss upcoming Del Rey products in the Expanded Universe: Friday morning’s panel on the novels and Sunday afternoon’s panel on the Essential guidebooks. Although the number of new product reveals was small, especially with San Diego Comic-Con’s announcements just a month before, fans did learn about a number of new initiatives to help increase the EU’s visibility and availability.
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