Gemini in “Mission Accomplished”
Last week at Suvudu, author Jason Fry discussed the ways Star Wars influenced his space-fantasy series The Jupiter Pirates. He also explained how some connections that might seem tied to the galaxy far...
View ArticleLily Morgane Reviews WYNDE
Last week Lily Morgane of Madly Girly Geekly, a French geek girl website, posted a review of my novel Wynde. Earlier this year I did a two-part interview with the French website, which is translated...
View ArticleWYNDE Wins Gold Medal in Independent Publisher Book Awards
Check this out! The Independent Publisher Book Awards is the world’s largest international and regional book awards competition. Its goal is to recognize “excellence in independent publishing.”...
View ArticleWYNDE Around The Web: May 11, 2014
In case you missed it, my novel Wynde won the Gold Medal for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Ebook in the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards! I’m still processing that fact, so I’ll share more...
View ArticleWynde Around the Web: June 24, 2014
In case you missed it, my novel Wynde won the Gold Medal for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Ebook in the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards! I’ve got my medal and shiny gold medal stickers for...
View ArticleAlmost Time to ConGregate
As mentioned previously, I will be a guest at ConGregate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, from July 11-13. Here is my full schedule. Last week I talked about my exciting Saturday schedule. Sunday’s...
View ArticleWYNDE Around The Web: July 13, 2014
Another Five Star review this month at Amazon for my novel Wynde. I got so involved in this book I couldn’t put it down. The characters are great, the story is exciting. There is so much to this story...
View ArticleTricia Visits Game On Girl Podcast
This week I appear on the podcast Game On Girl, a weekly podcast hosted by Regina McMenomy, Ph.D., and Rhonda Oglesby. While the show focuses on gaming culture and representation, my visit centered on...
View ArticleFANgirl Around the Web: Summer 2014
A couple nice shout outs around the web for FANgirl Blog in the last month that I thought I’d share. Natacha Guyot’s Science Fiction, Transmedia and Fandom Blog gave me a Spectacular Blog Award....
View ArticleWYNDE Around The Web: September 20, 2014
Over at Buzzy Mag, there is a great review of Athena’s Daughters, the speculative fiction anthology featuring all female protagonists and produced by women. Each story in this anthology not only meets...
View ArticleDesigning WYNDE’S Heroine’s Journey
I recently celebrated the four-year anniversary of FANgirl. For much of that time, we’ve highlighted Strong Female Heroines and the Heroine’s Journey as major themes in the blog’s discussions about...
View ArticleGeekGirlCon 2014: Heroine’s Journey Panel Recap
Two weeks ago at GeekGirlCon 2014 in Seattle, I moderated the panel “The Heroine’s Journey: Moving Beyond Campbell’s Monomyth.” Joining me on the panel were FANgirl’s Tricia Barr, fan academic...
View ArticleWYNDE Around the Web: November 25, 2014
Admittedly I fell behind last month, but for good reason. Listings for upcoming books are fantastic things, especially when it is a project you are working on. For the past couple of months I have been...
View ArticleCreating Vespa of WYNDE: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Here’s the thing you learn as a storyteller: sometimes you have to take a leap and see where it gets you. ~Tricia Barr To me, stories aren’t just words on a page, but whole ideas realized in my head....
View ArticleWYNDE Chapter One Audio Excerpt
I have a long tradition of sharing something special with my readers for the holidays. This year, I wanted to celebrate Wynde and the holidays at the same time, and continue my goal of supporting...
View ArticleWYNDE: Romance Is In The Air
Valentine’s Day has been an important part of my blogging career. I’m not going to lie – having the opportunity to pitch and write Suvudu posts which featured art of my favorite Star Wars couples were...
View ArticleWYNDE Around the Web: Coach K at the Final Four
Today’s edition of Wynde Around the Web is inspired by the connection between my novel and the real-world championship taking place this weekend. In late January, Duke University’s Mike Krzyzewski...
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