The Committee to Re-Elect Palpatine
Nov 23, 2007 10:26 PM
So, what exactly got Palpatine to stay in office so long? First of all, how often were elections held? In Revenge of the Sith, 3 years after Palpatine is allotted "emergency powers," Obi-Wan refers to him as a Chancellor who has stayed in office long

Quick note on new title
Aug 30, 2007 12:53 AM
You may have noticed that this blog is no longer called "All things relative." I got rather tired of that and decided to quote one of my favorite characterizations of Han that I've ever written. In it, Leia is trying to find a stalling technique and Han

Galactic Busboy and other concepts--what makes minimum wage in the GFFA?
Aug 30, 2007 12:50 AM
Musings on the GFFA equivalent of minimum-wage jobs.

Top 10
Aug 14, 2007 10:27 PM
A friend recently asked me for my Top 10 Fanfic Recommendations. SInce she also asked my roommate, I had a few that I had to leave out for the sake of not overlapping, but here are the ones I decided on.

The regent policy--a look at Naboo politics and what might have been
Aug 13, 2007 11:43 PM
So, I've probably mentioned this before, but I'm writing a story called Lest Ye Be Judged. Actually, it's a rewrite, since the original version was written in 250 single-spaced pages before the release of Episode III. The new version has been ongoing

Motivated Monster--Exactly why I love Palpatine
Aug 31, 2006 09:07 AM
Okay, bear with me, but I finally figured this out for myself. I have been intrigued by Palpatine since The Empire Strikes Back and have chalked it up to things like him being a great actor or the cleverness required to fool an entire Galaxy into making

I feel the conflict--Thoughts on the Anakin Skywalker fall and redemption
Jun 16, 2006 05:30 PM
In my view, the coolest thing about Star Wars has always been the redemption of Darth Vader ne Anakin Skywalker. In most triumph-over-evil stories, the bad guy gets what's coming to him because he is utterly irredeemable.

The value of our diversity--Inspired by yesterday
Jun 13, 2006 09:53 AM
As I was reading through the litany of comments on yesterday's post, I started to think about how much a part our personal styles comprise our Star Wars 'personality.' First off, it seems sort of odd that any of us have a personality based on fictional

Duels for Dummies--How to write your own limb-hacking drama
Jul 08, 2005 08:24 AM
A practical guide to writing lightsaber fights.