Last week's Geek Girl Radio podcast

http://mixlr.com/channel-1138/showreel/geek-girl-radio-7/

My most recent podcast(we aren't having one today since Robyn has several job commitments, but we're going to have Ashley Eckstein on next week, so be sure to check us out then :D).

Top Ten Words/Topics that will make me not want to pick a book up

1: Incest - Disgusting, enough said(and is the reason I won't watch Game of Thrones)

2: Love Triangles - Seriously, when you get down to it, it's cheating plain and simple. Besides, if I have to here about some girl having to choose between two so-called 'hot men' I'm going to tear my hair out. I don't know of any girl that has this problem in real life :P

3: The description in the summary that says "and then she meets a  mysterious hot bad boy who she is inexplicably drawn to"(or something like that) - ENOUGH!

4: Paranormal romance - I miss the days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel..those were actually GOOD stories!

5: Dystopia filled with teen romancey angst - This stuff is getting old :P

6: Insta-Love - Really, this crap is SOOO dull

7: Erotica - No...just NO

8: Handling rape in a shoddy way(hate that)

9: Sexist/racist/homophobic promoting works

10 - Any story that preaches a set of beliefs to the nth degree or disses a type of belief (I like books that talk about religion and stuff but I don't want them screamed at me- just like not all people of the same political party don't agree on everything, neither do people who believe a certain way- so stop telling me you're version is the only one in existence).

Book Trailer and Short Movie for Film Class

Hi everyone!! :D

I have two videos to share with you- one of them is a book trailer I made with a guy I know for a library competition(sadly, we were judged by the kids there and, since they were the type who didn't understand that quality is more important than what they know, we didn't win anything when we SHOULD have. And I'm not saying that because it was made by me, I say it because it actually was the best quality).
Oh, and I edited it myself :D



Here's a film my sister and I made for our Film Class end of the week project(you could do anything, so we made a movie). It's really funny and while not all the events are true(some are rumor), the progression from silent film onward is true(and yes, Thomas Edison was a bit of a jerk and ruined several people's lives).



Hope you enjoy(and check my last post below :) :D

Top Ten Tuesday(well, Thursday, I'm late): Top Ten Authors Who Deserve More Recognition and last weeks Podcast

Jude Watson - My favorite Star Wars writer as well as one of my favorite writers. Yes, her Star Wars books are written for children, but they're really amazing, and deserve a lot more credit then they are given. Plus, she is one of the few writers who actually captures Obi-Wan's essence(as well as the bond between Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon) and she wrote some of the best female, Jedi or otherwise, characters(Siri, Tahl, Cerasi, Darra, Bant, etc)

Matthew Stover - This man wrote two of the most beautiful Star Wars books ever, as well as some of the best composition I have ever read, and yet, he is little known while crappy writers like E.L. James and Stephanie Meyers get tons of recognition. People have certainly lost their taste.

Victor Hugo - Yes, many people know his work, but he doesn't nearly get the recognition he deserves, especially since he's one of the best classic book writers ever.

Garth Nix - While he does have a fanbase, he still doesn't get the credit for all of his amazing fantasy novels; I mean, seriously, this guy deserves to have a movie made out of his books(instead, we're most likely going to be given a Fifty Shades of Gray film...I feel sorry for those poor actors).

Nancy Farmer - Author of many great works- both fantasy and sci-fi- she is still not as well known as she should be. I mean, have you read her  book? They're incredible.

Patrick Ness -  Author of the very unique Chaos Walking trilogy, he has created a trilogy that tackled some very heavy subjects, made one of the most memorable and real characters in his leads Todd and Violet; I would love to read some more of his books, someday.

Libba Bray - I read her Gemma Doyle trilogy(the last two I read last year) and loved how she interwove a fantasy setting/different realm in with Victorian England, and how the girls were empowered individuals(though greatly flawed) and were all good friends(females having good friends that they stick by and have a good relationship with are quite rare in YA nowadays).

Laurie Halse Anderson - I've only read her book, Speak, (though I plan on reading more), she managed to take a very bad topic(one I hate) and actually write it in a way that didn't belittle the main character, which was something I really appreciated, since most books don't do that.

Arthur Miller - A play write, but sadly not as well known as he should have been. My personal favorite script writer, he has written some of the darkest, most emotion pieces of theater I've come across, and he has some of the best written dialogue for a play I've ever seen.

Kevin J. Anderson - While a pretty good name in the Star Wars universe of writing,  I get the sense that he isn't as respected as some of the other ones, and that is a shame since he's written some great SW books, especially the Young Jedi Knights series, which was a favorite of mine when I was younger(and still is among my favorites)

Isla J. Bick - While I've only read one book by her, I can already tell she's a talented author and can write something on a difficult subject and put forth a complex issue where you don't know who's lying, and it's really quite chilling.

On a side not, I really wish people would read Suzanne Collins' Underland Chronicles; while I do love The Hunger Games trilogy(especially the second and third), I felt this earlier work was better written and could have made some awesome movies. :D.



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Here's last week's podcast; sorry I'm so late in posting it.

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That and different parts of the country

Yeah, I love those characters, but my favorite ones are Obi-Wan Kenobi and Siri Tahci