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Gr8terThanSumOfParts Registered: Jan '04	Date Posted: 2/17/05 9:33pm Subject: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: Discussion on Tahiri's portrayal in LotF - all welcome to join in - Date Edited: 4/11 6:47pm (29 edits total) Edited By: Gr8terThanSumOfParts
	This is the continuation of the Anakin and Tahiri Resource and Support Thread, the link to which is below. On that thread you will find, among other things, the series of interviews that Lonewolf began last year. In this thread we hope to continue that series, and also to add new features all aimed at celebrating and promoting your favourite couple. GO TO PAGE 10 FOR THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE A/T MAGAZINE PAGE 13 - Issue 2 PAGE 17 - Issue 3 PAGE 22 - Issue 4 PAGE 27 - Issue 5 PAGE 33 - Issue 6 Follow this link to the old thread; The Anakin and Tahiri Fic Resource and Support Thread The Anakin and Tahiri Index is the place to go to find story links to A/Tstories. We hope to update that regularly. YodaKenobi will be taking care of that - so if you write an A/T story or find a new one to read, let him know so he can add it to the list. Follow this link to the old The Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila Index. A while back the NEW one opened up its gates here – Anakin Solo & Tahiri Veila Index V 2.0 This thread, as I said above, will continue to provide interviews and information about the writers, as well as act as the resource thread - the place to come and ask questions - or a spot to just drop by chill. It will also act as the continuation of the Anakin and Tahiri Scrapbook Planning Thread, which was, as the name suggests, a place to paste any snippets that focus on Anakin and/or Tahiri that writers didn't want to post as separate threads. We will still have the challenges on this thread from time to time, and also maybe we might get some other things going. Any ideas are welcome. The more involved, the merrier. Follow this link to find the old Scrapbook Planning Thread: The Anakin and Tahiri Scrapbook As well as focussing on the A/T writers, we are also going to celebrate the readers, because, after all, where would fan fiction be without them. So, as well as writer interviews, get ready for interviews with the faithful A/T readers. All in all we're hoping to add to the sense of community as well as have some fun along the way. Sound okay to you? Cool. ******** So far we have quite a few people working on this thread, but if you would like to be involved please PM me – Tahi - and let me know what you'd like to help with. Interviewers: Thrawn YodaKenobi Tahi -----signature----- Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/18446448 Anakin Solo & Tahiri Veila Index: http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/24682084
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YodaKenobi Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 2/17/05 10:31pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	First reply! Thanks for getting things moving, Tahi -----signature----- FADA Therapist The Lands of the Dead: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28522077/p1/ Blood Trail: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28636429/p1 "We're Jedi, not assassins."— Anakin Solo
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ATindex Registered: Apr '03	Date Posted: 2/17/05 10:51pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	No sweat, Yoda. I've added you to the watched user list of the ATindex nick so you can find it easily. -----signature----- Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila Index http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=11383192&start=11383202
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YodaKenobi Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 2/19/05 10:43pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	Cool, that way it looks like more people like me! -----signature----- FADA Therapist The Lands of the Dead: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28522077/p1/ Blood Trail: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28636429/p1 "We're Jedi, not assassins."— Anakin Solo
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Tahi Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 2/20/05 1:12am Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers - Date Edited: 2/20/05 1:28am (1 edits total) Edited By: Tahi
	LOL Lots of people like you, Yoda. Anyway - hopefully we'll be having an interview to post soonish. [Pokes Thrawn in ribs.] ****** Fans of A/T may be interested to know that several A/T stories gained some well-earned recognition in the recent Winter Fan Fic Awards: YodaKenobi's story The Living Force won in the Readers' Choice Epic and RC Villain categories, and Yoda shared the RC Writer Award with Thrawn McEwok, and Gabri_Jade. Thrawn also won RC Non-Human, Male for Kunra in Once a Warrior. Congrats are due to these two fine writers. And kudos to any of you writing A/T stories/poems. Keep up the good work and keep Anakin's and Tahiri's names up there. -----signature----- Anahiri #6 http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/18446448/p33 The magazine for A/T fans Many Happy Returns http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/11018706/p81/?2011 Master to THE_PIED_PIPER
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Thrawn McEwok Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '00	Date Posted: 2/21/05 5:30am Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers - Date Edited: 2/21/05 5:31am (1 edits total) Edited By: Thrawn McEwok
	I hardly feel I deserve it... Kudos to YK, though - and the rest of you! But aye - I'm here, and I'm eager as an Ewok... Inevitably... - The Imperial Ewok -----signature----- A/T = OTP "To write one Solo twin as an angstbunny, Master Skywalker, might be considered unfortunate. To write BOTH that way looks like carelessness."
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YodaKenobi Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 3/12/05 3:26pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	Thanks, Tahi congrats to everyone as well. We need to give this thread a bit of a kick though kicks -----signature----- FADA Therapist The Lands of the Dead: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28522077/p1/ Blood Trail: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28636429/p1 "We're Jedi, not assassins."— Anakin Solo
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DantanaSkywalker Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 3/12/05 5:02pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	How many threads do you have for this? I don't see a need for more than two. Dana -----signature----- http://www.kypandjaina.net "I always liked Kyp Durron better, anyway." -- Han Solo ". . . What the hell is an 'Aluminum Falcon'?" "This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object."
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YodaKenobi Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 3/12/05 5:25pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	How many threads do you have for this? I don't see a need for more than two. Just dying to flex those mod muscles again, huh? The person who started the original is gone, and I believe Tahi means this to be a condensed version of that and her "scrapbook" thread, both of which have been abandoned, so I don't see how this is "more" than 2. If anything, it's one less. But on the subject of redundancy: One. Two. Three. And that's just on the first three pages here I wonder how many I'd find if I dug a little deeper -----signature----- FADA Therapist The Lands of the Dead: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28522077/p1/ Blood Trail: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28636429/p1 "We're Jedi, not assassins."— Anakin Solo
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DantanaSkywalker Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 3/12/05 5:29pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	Well, if you're moving things to this thread, and you're going to eliminate use of the others (though you are welcome to keep them as supplements, as long as they are "inactive"), that's fine. But if you're planning to keep all four threads going, then I'm afraid that's too many. In general, we've been allowed an index thread and a discussion thread. Dana -----signature----- http://www.kypandjaina.net "I always liked Kyp Durron better, anyway." -- Han Solo ". . . What the hell is an 'Aluminum Falcon'?" "This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object."
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YodaKenobi Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 3/12/05 7:32pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	Well, if you're moving things to this thread, and you're going to eliminate use of the others (though you are welcome to keep them as supplements, as long as they are "inactive"), that's fine. But if you're planning to keep all four threads going, then I'm afraid that's too many. In general, we've been allowed an index thread and a discussion thread. Yes, and I agree Wait and see which one's Tahi wants locked I guess -----signature----- FADA Therapist The Lands of the Dead: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28522077/p1/ Blood Trail: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28636429/p1 "We're Jedi, not assassins."— Anakin Solo
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Tahi Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 3/13/05 4:21pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	I've asked Lonewolf to lock the original A/T Support thread. I'm also weighing up combining the scrapbook with the support thread - although strictly speaking the scrapbook is my thread. I'll have a think about it. -----signature----- Anahiri #6 http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/18446448/p33 The magazine for A/T fans Many Happy Returns http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/11018706/p81/?2011 Master to THE_PIED_PIPER
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Gr8terThanSumOfParts Registered: Jan '04	Date Posted: 3/26/05 3:08pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers - Date Edited: 3/26/05 3:12pm (2 edits total) Edited By: Gr8terThanSumOfParts
	[Okay!! Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place is very proud today to bring you the first in an ongoing series of interviews with writers and readers of A/T fanfic! And we're very pleased to welcome as our first interviewee the amazing JDH3! You might know him best as the author of an incredible post-NJO story starring Anakin and Tahiri, THE SITH INSURRECTION! But this novel-length 'fic is only one chapter in a truly epic storyline, the climax of a star-spanning A/T adventure which is set in turn within an even bigger epic embracing the whole Star Wars saga. In this "wider world", Anakin/Tahiri fans might want to check out the two substantial prequels to The Sith Insurrection - BETWEEN US, ILLUSIONS - or, alternatively, they could start with any one of his many superb smaller A/T pieces, ranging from THE OLD WAYS, through A FIRESIDE DUEL, to RAIN DELAY. And don't let the scale of the story put you off! JD's work is structured rather like the movie saga with which it interweaves so deftly - so you can start with any chapter of the adventure and not feel lost. You'll be delighted with what you find in front of you, eager to read what has gone before, and impatient for the next installment! The questions are being asked set by fandom's favourite furball, Thrawn McEwok. Don't worry - we've made him promise that he won't let that Mara Jade woman anywhere near our hero! And, without further ado - on to the interview! ] TMcE: Question One: there are a lot of possible 'ships that a writer can focus on in Star Wars, and you're also known for writing Prequel 'fic with an Anakin/Padmé bias. But Anakin/Tahiri seems to predominate as the central relationship in your "classic" EU fanfic. Is there a reason for that? JD: Answer: I think it’s largely due to the fact that I felt there was so much that could have been explored through A/T’s relationship, but wasn’t in the official canon. Their relationship always struck me as being very close to the one shared by Anakin’s grandparents-especially the emotional bond between the two. Being something of a student of history and a writer who enjoys making connections between generations, I saw a wealth of stories just waiting to be told. On the one hand, you have a boy who not only has to carry Darth Vader’s name, and is, by all accounts, very much like his grandfather. While on the other, there’s a girl raised by a tribe of Tusken Raiders who killed her parents years earlier. That was a relationship that I simply had to know more about, especially in light of the events in AOTC. It seemed to me like fertile ground to use to link three generations of the Skywalker bloodline, but it never really came to pass. In short, I saw a number of elements that could have been used to tell tales about not just two enjoyable and well-developed characters like Anakin and Tahiri, but the Skywalker/Solo clan as a whole. Unfortunately, all those loose threads I saw were never really strung together to my liking, and then along came SBS. But, thankfully, there is always fanfic. TMcE: Thanks - and, well, that leads neatly on to the big question: Star by Star. How did you respond to it initially, what do you think they were trying to do, and how has your 'fic reacted off that? JD: Ah, the dreaded NJO novel, is it? How did I react initially? On a personal level, I was very sad to see the demise of my favorite character, Anakin. As an author myself, I was just flat out disgusted. I’ve never been a fan of shock and awe writing, and that’s all Anakin’s death was in my eyes. I have always seen killing a character as a last resort, and I didn’t see the need for it in this case. Though the powers that be clearly had other ideas. What do I think they were trying to do? Put bluntly, they were trying to save a story arc that never should have gotten off the drawing board. If reports are true and a death (Jacen’s initially) was planned well in advance, that’s a sorry state of affairs. To me, if you need a death to move your plot along, you’re doing something wrong-stories about loss and grieving aside. I read the idea of a pre-planned death as a way to cover up an unwillingness to put time and effort into creating well-rounded characters. I was also bothered because forcing Jacen and Jaina into the spotlight so quickly after so much focus on Anakin did them a huge disservice, in my opinion. Further more, if the idea of killing one of the Solo kids was, as rumored, because they just couldn’t sell all three to their readers... It’s a sad day when official authors admit they can’t figure out how to properly handle three children of two immensely popular characters. How has my ‘fic reacted off that? Well, the obvious answer is that I’ve made a career out of bringing Anakin back to life, and to his family. Admittedly, I’m an old softy at heart, so Anakin’s death stung quite a bit. I’ve tried to create a believable concept for his return to the living, and keep as close to canon ideas as one can in AU writing. I have also done my best to craft a post-NJO Anakin that is inline with the character development he underwent prior to his death-with, perhaps, a bit more Anakin Skywalker influence than was previously shown. TMcE: Thanks. You mentioned Anakin's family a lot in that reply, and particularly the concept of a specific inheritance from his grandfather; but your 'fic has tended to keep Anakin apart from the rest of his family - how do you see him (and Tahiri!) fitting into that wider context? JD: Hmm, that’s actually rather tough to answer, now that I think about it. I say that only because so much of my writing to date has been about bringing Anakin back, and it’s been a long road. However, given the treatment the official authors gave Jacen and Jaina, I tend to see Anakin and Tahiri as the stable family of the next generation. With Anakin’s siblings currently characterized as relationship shy, it would seem there is a void to be filled. And, given Tahiri’s musings during Remnant, it makes sense that A/T would be the premier family unit of their generation. Also, using them in that way could act as a catalyst for relationship stories for both Jacen and Jaina. As Star Wars has always been about family as much as anything, it would be nice to see that idea continued with the Solo kids-specifically Anakin and Tahiri. I’d say that pretty much covers how I see A/T in the larger context of the Skywalker/Solo clan. TMcE: Okay, we've talked a lot about Anakin and the Solo/Skywalker bloodline in this interview - but what about the other half of the 'ship: Tahiri Veila. Tusken, Jedi, Yuuzhan Vong, and all sorts of other things beside. Anakin at least knows who his father is, but Tahiri has three (not counting Corran!) - how do you handle that? JD: It’s a balancing act to be sure, I’ll admit that. The one thing I’ve tried to do with Tahiri throughout my writing is to make sure I don’t ignore any aspect of her heritage. It would be easy to characterize her simply as either a victim or a warrior, but she’s much more complex. When trying to handle Tahiri’s history as a whole, I attempt to show the ways in which the various cultures she comes from are similar. Humans, Tuskens, Yuuzhan Vong, and Jedi all value family (in one sense or another) quite highly. When I look at Tahiri in that way, I find it much easier to get a read on her. Though each culture has differing sensibilities, their core ideals do not conflict nearly as much as they may first appear. Lastly, I don’t treat her Yuuzhan Vong nature as so much a new aspect of her character as I do a more defined version of things she already possessed. While certain knowledge of Yuuzhan Vong culture is new to her, I see the general attitude as having always been there lurking just under the surface. As Anakin might explain it: no matter what she becomes, she'll always be Tahiri. TMcE: Well, that leads into another question - who has she become, and who might she yet become? Inevitably, you've run Tahiri across the Skywalker heritage in your 'fic, but I get the sense you might go even further in that direction in future. Any specific thoughts on how she might grow - and, any teasers? JD: Who has Tahiri become? In terms of the official canon, Tahiri clearly seems to have evolved into the third Solo child. This is an idea I’ve tried to carry over into my ‘fic writings, even with the return of Anakin. The bond that was formed between Tahiri and the Solos during the Force Heretic series struck me as very strong. A line of thinking that I saw as being confirmed by the early pages of TFP. How might Tahiri grow in the future? I won’t speculate on the official canon Tahiri, mostly because I don’t have a clue. I will say that her development is the one genuine point of interest for me when I think of the upcoming Dark Nest trilogy. Although will admit that my fear is that she will simply be killed off. After all the effort that went into turning her into a “new being,” the fact that she was barely used in TUF does not bode well for her future, in my opinion. Now, as to my alternate universe version of Tahiri... I expect that, with Anakin’s return, more of the Tahiri of old will emerge. Though I have no intention of discarding her newly refined warrior nature, I do think there’s plenty of the old Tahiri still in there. I take the scene between she and Threepio during TFP as a canon example of this. I also expect that her role within Yuuzhan Vong culture will expand, although I can’t be certain of how just yet. And it’s teasers you want, is it? Well, I suppose I can help you out there. While the official canon sent Tahiri off in search of insights into her nature as a Yuuzhan Vong, I’d like to go back to where it all began. I’m planning, at some point, to explore a bit about Tahiri’s often overlooked human parents, Tryst and Cassa Veila. Also, if memory serves me right, her vision inside Yoda’s cave on Dagobah showed an older man who looked like a Jedi, or something to that effect. I need to do some further research, but my readers can expect to see that idea explored. My last bit of teaser insight has to do with the ongoing struggle against Lumiya and her forces, currently being chronicled in The Sith Insurrection. Tahiri has been and will remain on the front lines of that struggle, but her role will become much more central when all out war finally breaks out. She will not be confined to being at Anakin’s side though, and will have at least one story where she works alongside Jaina and another where she teams with Han Solo himself. The Jaina story is tentatively set to take place on Kashyyyk, while her exploits with Han are likely to be a planet hopping affair. TMcE: I notice you didn't mention Jacen there... So far, we've discussed Anakin, Tahiri, the Solos and the Skywalker lineage; but your mention of Tahiri paired with people who're not Anakin brings me onto another question - as an author, you obviously respond in some ways to these characters, and you seem to have a lot of fun having them interact with OCs, and with characters you've developed a lot, often from obscure and arcane EU references. I'm thinking especially of people like Zethe Raskin and Kovrekhar, but obviously, you could talk about Lumiya or Nas Choka as well. So, do you have any 'method' or wider in the way you plan and write this interplay, or is it largely intuitive and causal - and, considering that you're well-enough known as an "A/T" author to be doing this interveiw, how much does it form a distinct and seperate aspect of the way you write in general? JD: That’s a rather tough to answer, in all honesty. My offhand answer would be that it’s largely intuitive and casual. However, that’s not really true when I think about it. As someone with a vivid imagination, I was drawn to Star Wars by the vast number of characters, locales, and intersecting plots. To me, just using one or two so-called main characters in such a character rich universe is almost criminal. I can’t say that I have any real plan in mind, save for a dogged determination to make my ‘fics as textured as possible. It just doesn’t make sense to me to have the same characters appearing together time and again in a universe as vast as Star Wars. How much does it form a distinct and seperate aspect of the way I write in general? I love depth! There, I’ve said it. For me, the more layers to a plot and the more characters the better. I get bored easily, so the more things a story, any story, has that I have to keep track of, the happier I am. I think that most readers enjoy being challenged, so I try to accommodate them. Also, I always strive to write a ‘fic that I myself can enjoy reading when I’m done, thus the wide array of characters. For instance, reading about Anakin Solo is great, but if he only ever interacts with his family and Tahiri, it can get old quick, in my opinion. TMcE: Is that an implicit criticism of Dark Paths? JD: Not at all. TMcE: Anyway, moving swiftly on from that shameless plug... you say you love depth and texture, and it shows! So, a final, quick and simple question - any advice to aspiring authors on how to build up complexity in their writing? Or, for that matter, where would you point new readers to start if they want to get into your 'fic? JD: That’s a tough question, actually. I say that because if you try too hard to make a ‘fic complex, you run the risk of getting lost yourself-I know I do! I’d say start simple and make sure you cover your bases before trying to add too much complexity to what you’re writing. A lot of the complexity in my work comes from really taking a close look at a few key issues, not from thousands of plot lines or characters. Though I often deal with numerous characters and plots, it’s really just looking at one or two themes from a number of different points of view. Basically I’d say that you should plot your ‘fic simply, then look for other angles from which to examine whatever the central issue is. Do that, and you’ll often find that your story is already quite complex. Where would I point readers who want to get into my ‘fic? Well, as far as my personal continuity goes, I suppose The Sith Insurrection is a good place to start, as it’s a master work of sorts. Though, if you’re in the market for something smaller, I’d suggest A Soldier’s Last Act. TMcE: Or your brand new A/T mush, Rain Delay? Well, thank you very much indeed, JDH3! I think that's us covered everything, but if there's anything you'd like to add at the end? JD: Nothing that comes to mind, of course it is 6:14 AM here. TMcE: Go get some sleep!! And once, again, thank you very much for bein A'n'T's place's first interviee!! -----signature----- Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/18446448 Anakin Solo & Tahiri Veila Index: http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/24682084
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YodaKenobi Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '03	Date Posted: 3/27/05 1:16am Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	That was great I feel like I know JD so much better now I did enjoy his insight on Anakin and Tahiri, and espcially the part about making stories more textured. I think a lot of writers are afraid to do that with fan fics and posting schedules, in which readers can forget a lot of details between posts. I also enjoyed Thrawn bringing Dark Paths in Terrific first interview -----signature----- FADA Therapist The Lands of the Dead: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28522077/p1/ Blood Trail: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/28636429/p1 "We're Jedi, not assassins."— Anakin Solo
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Tahi Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 3/28/05 10:52pm Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	Absolutely riveting interview. There's a lot there I'd like to respond to - so I may have to come back later. It seemed to me like fertile ground to use to link three generations of the Skywalker bloodline, but it never really came to pass. In short, I saw a number of elements that could have been used to tell tales about not just two enjoyable and well-developed characters like Anakin and Tahiri, but the Skywalker/Solo clan as a whole. Unfortunately, all those loose threads I saw were never really strung together to my liking, and then along came SBS. But, thankfully, there is always fanfic. That is a very interesting point as I too believed that the NJO was going to do just that - draw everything together so that Anakin Skywalker's story would be shown to have some kind of connection with that of his grandchildren. I was SO disappointed with the way the NJO just drifted off into random plot-lines. I agree - it was such a waste of potentially beautiful material. I was also in total agreement with your view of Tahiri. She has such a fascinating and varied background - and in some ways the Vong aspect and the Tusken aspect are akin to one another. I look forward to seeing how you develop her in TSI. Will post more later - have to go and cook dinner. -----signature----- Anahiri #6 http://boards.theforce.net/fan_fiction_resource/b10304/18446448/p33 The magazine for A/T fans Many Happy Returns http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/11018706/p81/?2011 Master to THE_PIED_PIPER
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JDH3 Registered: Mar '03	Date Posted: 3/29/05 2:13am Subject: RE: Anakin 'n' Tahiri's Place: For Writers and Readers
	Look mom, I'm famous! Seriously though, I'm flattered people think I actually had something interesting to say. It was a learning experience doing this, I assure you. I had fun doing it, even if it was a bit nerve wracking at times. If nothing else, it definitely gave me a new respect for all those authors who have been interviewed on the boards before me. Anyway, thanks for giving me a soapbox on which to rant away, and for the very kind introduction. JD. -----signature----- Winner of a Golden Ewok™ with Corellian Bloodstripes. Burning Hearts (ROTS AU): http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/22374649/p1/?54 The Sith Insurrection: http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/16260600/?2
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