So, I'm at ICFA right now, which is a good place to be.

It's especially a good place to be because:

a) I'm staying with my favorite aunt and uncle, and these people rock.  They'd rock even if they weren't family, but I'm just always kind of amazed that I'm related to them.

b) I met an awesome new pal from Britain, and this is very exciting.  She's ( Read more... )

Dear LJ friends,

Today marks a very special occasion for me, as an academic and as a fan. My thesis has finally been published and is now available online! The thesis is called "Narratives of a Fall: Star Wars Fan Fiction Writers Interpret Anakin Skywalker's Story," and it deals, as many of you know, with fan-produced narratives of Anakin's rise, ( Read more... )

So I've been working on revisions for the "first" story in the Life in Freefall saga lately. (Which y'all know already, because I post about it, like, all the time.) It's coming along, and I've received a lot of encouragement from my LJ f-list (thanks, guys!) and some kudos on AO3 (that's nice of you, anonymous friendly people!). It's not ( Read more... )