Post by Minuit on Mar 3, 2010 21:52:42 GMT 10
Giantkiller
March 2010
Welcome to the fourth edition of Giantkiller, the Goldenlake Tamora Pierce Fanzine!
Our format is interactive - all articles are summarised in this post, with links provided to the full articles, where readers can comment and discuss the articles. A full PDF version of the fanzine will become available in a few weeks on the Goldenlake Resources site, should you wish to obtain a copy of it.
News and Reviews
From Admin
Katty talks staff, the Goldenlake community, ongoing projects, the awesomeness of SMACKDOWN, and Giantkiller.
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Letter from the Editors
Minuit and Wordy write their very first 'Letter from the Editors', talking about this first edition of the new year, and give thanks.
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Up and Coming Events
See all our planned community events for 2010: events, competitions and more!
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Board Update
Greenie highlights some of the best discussions and most amusing threads on Goldenlake.
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Mod Spotlights
We shine the spotlight on our new Co-Editors and mods Minuit and Wordy and try to get to know them a little better.
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Book Review
Rachy reviews 'Tallow' by Karen Brooks. May contain minimal spoilers.
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Feminism in Tortall
Cassandra takes a look at feminism in Tammy's world and examines how it compares to feminism in our world.
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Goldenlake's Guide to Jousting
Lisa and Zanna Banna give us an insightful and informative guide to jousting, as it is told in Tammy's world, and some of its history in our world.
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Writers' Corner
Breaking the Block
Greenie discusses ways to defeat Writer's Block.
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Fanfic Author Spotlight
Rosie shines the Author Spotlight on Kit.
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Tortall Fanfiction Recs
Rachy, Cassandra and Greenie highlight a variety of well written and entertaining Tortall fanfiction.
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Emelan Fanfiction Recs
Rachy, Lisa and Wordy recommend a variety of compelling, high quality Emelan fanfiction.
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Advent Calendar Spotlight
Theantichris, Cassandra and Ubiquitous shine the spotlight on a few wonderful Advent Calendar entries.
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Secrets and Lies Week Spotlight
Zanna Banna, Cassandra and Lisa shine the spotlight on a selection of brilliant Secrets and Lies Week entries.
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Malorie's Peak Prompts Spotlight
Greenie, Rachy and Theantichris shine the spotlight on a range of inventive Malorie's Peak Prompt fics.
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Being Arty
Fanart Artist Spotlight
Theantichris and Minuit shine the spotlight on the talented fanartist Imjustajoke.
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Fanart Recommendations
Minuit highlights a few lovely and amazing pieces of fanart.
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Icon Tutorial
Ubiquitous gives us a step by step tutorial into creating winning icons.
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Tips on Text
Ubiquitous writes a few handy tips and hints for using text successfully in fanart.
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Let Us Entertain You
Five Books Tamora Pierce Would Never Write
Just a few fun ideas that would (most probably) never be published by Tammy.
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Top Ten Tips
Keladry of Mindelan's Top Ten Tips to finding true love.
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A Day in the Life Of a Dedicate
Join Wordy as she spends a day in the life of a Dedicate.
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Letters to Miss R A Oul
Our resident agony aunt, Miss R A Oul, tries her best to answer the tricky and twisted letters from our readers.
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Gossip Gixie
Gossip reporter, Gossip Gixie, shares her scandalous scoop!
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Personals and Classifieds
Whether you're looking for gaudy necklaces, the perfect employee, or that special love interest, this is the place to advertise.
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With many thanks to:
Fanzine Contributors
Cassandra
Greenie
Katty
Lisa
Minuit
Rachy
Rosie
Theantichris
Ubiquitous
Wordy
Zanna Banna
Maybe once we'd have seen it during Smackdown!