Kishimoto Can’t Write Relationships in Naruto – Part Two
Last time, I talked about the problems inherent in the Kishimoto’s writing of women in Naruto. Today, I’ll be looking at an aspect that is closely tied to that problem: relationships. Since many of the female characters’ stories are based on romantic relationships, the two problems can’t be separated. Most of the relationships are either horribly unbalanced or downright toxic and that’s dangerous for both boys and girls who enjoy the series. No matter how much I like the series, this cannot be overlooked.
Kishimoto Can’t Write Women in Naruto – Part One
How women are presented in stories, especially stories geared to boys, is very important. Having almost all the women fall into stereotypical characters or plots reinforces those stereotypes, so it’s important to examine the problems in female characters. Kishimoto fails across the board in creating the compelling, independent women in the manga Naruto.
TulipTree Review Genre Contest Honorable Mention
My story, “Letters in the Attic,” made Honorable Mention in TulipTree Review’s Genre Contest and is now available on Amazon in their Winter issue.
How Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Failed Kylo Ren’s Story
Non-spoilery review: Overall The Rise of Skywalker is a fun, action-filled movie that I’d be happy to re-watch, and unlike The Last Jedi, all the different story lines are meaningful to the overall movie. It’s obvious how much they wanted to eliminate almost all character and plot developments from The Last Jedi in order to return to the plan J. J. Abrams had for the series, and that not only muddles the trilogy as a whole but also makes The Last Jedi feel even more an anomaly that doesn’t belong. Lastly, it’s sad that a Carrie Fisher wasn’t able to finish shooting, because the scenes she should have been in are obvious and lesser for the fact she wasn’t there. I can also see where the plot might have gone with her and wish we could have had that movie instead.
SPOILERS!!!!!! SPOILERS BELOW!!!!!!!
New Story Available
I’m pleased to announce my story “Waiting for the Rain” is now available in Dying Earths – the 2019 SFFWorld anthology. You can buy it as an ebook from Amazon, or in print early next year. I hope you all enjoy it!
The Society of Misfit Stories Published
My story, “The Curse of Manorville House,” was previous published as a ebook by Bards and Sages publishing. It’s now part of their yearly collection available in print or ebook.
Check out The Society of Misfit Stories, Volume 3.
The Mandalorian—aka, The Adventures of Baby Yoda and Space Dad
Admit it, you’d totally watch a show called The Adventures of Baby Yoda and Space Dad. If you haven’t guessed yet, there will be minor spoilers for The Mandalorian.
New Article Publication
Happy to announce my (very) academic article “Paragon or Renegade: Teaching Aristotelian Virtue through the Rhetoric of Gaming in the Mass Effect Series” has been published in the first issue of Part of the Discourse. I’m a pop culture academic and love taking a deep dive into fandoms I love.
It is available for purchase on Amazon for $6.
Losing Spiderman: Sony and Disney’s Failure to the Fans
If you haven’t heard already, which would be surprising if you are on any form of social media, the deal between Sony and Disney to include Spiderman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has ended. Unless any remaining negotiations bear fruit, Spidey will no longer appear in any Marvel produced movie or added in as part of plans of the overall MCU. Read More
WOW! Interview with Marybeth Niederkorn
I’m happy to have interviewed Marybeth Niederkorn, Author for WOW! Women on Writing‘s special poetry issue. We talk book launches, press releases, and dealing with the media. It may be a poetry issue, but these tips can help any author.
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