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Are These the Changes Fans Are Looking For? – SDCC Star Wars Books Announcements

July 23, 2012July 22, 2012 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Frank Parisi, Han Solo, Jennifer Heddle, Luke Skywalker, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Michael Reaves, Princess Leia Organa Solo, San Diego Comic-Con, Star Wars, Tim Lebbon, Troy Denning

Last week at the Star Wars Expanded Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Del Rey reviewed its upcoming books for the rest of this year and revealed the first three novels for 2013. Have they tackled the major obstacles to the EU novels’ success?

Fangirl Star Wars

Date Night with Star Wars Characters: It’s a Trap!

July 17, 2012July 16, 2012 Guest Anika Guldstrand, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Star Wars

Guest post by Anika Guldstrand, who considers the downsides of going to a movie with various Star Wars characters.

Fangirl SciFi Star Wars

San Diego Comic-Con 2012 Roundup

July 15, 2012July 15, 2012 Fangirl Aaron Allston, Comics, Dark Horse, Defiance, Del Rey, Essential Reader's Companion, EU, Firefly, Her Universe, Jaina Solo, Jennifer Heddle, Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade, Mercy Kill, Pablo Hidalgo, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Revolution, San Diego Comic-Con, Star Wars, Syfy, The Clone Wars, The Legend of Korra, Troy Denning, X-wing Series

Recap of news coming out of SDCC 2012.

Fangirl Star Wars Storytelling and Writing

“Oh yeah, Leia is an X-Wing pilot.”

July 12, 2012July 16, 2012 Fangirl "Star Wars" (Dark Horse comic), Brian Wood, Comics, Dark Horse, EU, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Randy Stradley, Star Wars, X-wing

Dark Horse announces a new ongoing title: “Star Wars”

Fangirl SciFi Star Wars Superheroes

Fangirls Around the Web: July 11, 2012

July 11, 2012July 17, 2013 Fangirl Ahsoka Tano, Ashley Eckstein, Babymouse, Course of the Force, EU, Fangirls, Fangirls Around the Web, Her Universe, heroine, Jaina Solo, Padme Amidala, Princess Leia Organa Solo, San Diego Comic-Con, Star Wars, Syfy, The Clone Wars, Warehouse 13, X-wing Series

Fangirls and heroines found around the web for the week of July 11, 2012.

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Fangirls Around the Web: June 29, 2012

June 29, 2012March 2, 2014 Fangirl Brave, Cat Taber, EU, Fangirls, Fangirls Around the Web, Megan Crouse, Padme Amidala, Pixar, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Princess Merida, Star Wars, The Clone Wars, The Legend of Korra, tutus

Fangirls spotted around the web for the week of June 29.

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Interview: Victoria Schmidt aka “Scruffy Rebel”

June 28, 2012May 8, 2013 Fangirl Ahsoka Tano, cosplay, Del Rey, EU, Fangirls, interview, Jaina Solo, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Star Wars, Suvudu, Victoria Schmidt

FANgirl interviews Victoria Schmidt aka “Scruffy Rebel”

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Fangirls Around the Web: May 29

May 29, 2012June 25, 2012 Fangirl Action Flick Chick, Ashley Eckstein, EU, Fangirls, Fangirls Around the Web, Jennifer Heddle, Katrina Hill, Padme Amidala, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Star Wars, Summer Glau

Spotlighting fangirls and their heroines. Fangirls of note this week include Summer Glau, Ashley Eckstein, Cat Taber, Katrina Hill, Jennifer Heddle, and Maria Selke.

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Silver Linings and Moving Forward – Fangirls Find Their Voices

May 10, 2012August 17, 2013 Fangirl Del Rey, EU, Fanboys, Fangirl Speaks Up, Fangirls, feminism, GeekGirlCon, heroine, Jaina Solo, Mara Jade, Padme Amidala, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Star Wars

Over the last five days shock, anger, and disgust have been the predominant fandom emotions for many Expanded Universe fans, especially women. The silver lining is that airing the dirty laundry can become a positive point of change when it provides momentum for moving forward.

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The Heroine’s Journey: How Campbell’s Model Doesn’t Fit

April 30, 2012April 4, 2017 Lex Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hero's Journey, heroine, Heroine's Journey, Hunger Games, Jaina Solo, Joseph Campbell, Katniss Everdeen, Matt Stover, monomyth, Once Upon a Time, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, writing

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.