Haunted house stories have been around for a long time, and though the characteristics of each of them tend to be similar, people can’t seem to get enough of stories about the spirits of people who have died terrorizing the living. Death creates all sorts of questions for those of…

The original Star Wars trilogy introduced us to the concept of the Jedi as guardians of peace. Good guys, essentially. That is, until the story expanded with the prequels and showed that the Star Wars galaxy came to regard the Jedi as traitors to the Republic, deserving of execution, all…

Many writers know that November is National Novel Writing Month, a yearly challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in one month. …

Last year, Disney-owned Marvel Studios released Loki, an original series set inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe that both reintroduced a fan-favorite character who died at the hands of Thanos in the MCU, as well as introduced the concepts of a multiverse of timelines in the MCU. Fans of Marvel Comics…

The Mysteries Created by the Sequel Trilogy When The Force Awakens released in 2017, the newly Disney-owned Lucasfilm introduced us to the universe of Star Wars thirty years after the end of Return of the Jedi, a universe that looked much the same and yet much different at the same time. The beginning of the Star Wars…

Star Wars may have begun as film series, but the stories in a galaxy far, far away have always had a way of expanding beyond the film medium. With novels, comics, animated television series, VR experiences, and more, there’s no limit to the storytelling possibilities in the sandbox that George…

E.K. Johnston’s trilogy of novels focused on Padmé and her handmaidens, Sabé in particular, have helped to flesh out not only Padmé’s character, but the relationship she shared with the handmaidens who served as her protectors and friends. …

Learning how to write for sequential art — Many of the most popular films of the last decade have been based on stories that originated in comic books. Most recently is The Batman, the latest film iteration of the Caped Crusader directed by Matt Reeves, which draws inspiration from many of the most game-changing Batman storylines in comic…