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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 12/1/06 5:46pm Subject: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	Analyze and discuss their writing style, strengths and weaknesses, etc. No bashing or gushing. Previous Author Analyses: L. Neil Smith Jeremy Barlow Dan Wallace Alan Dean Foster Paul and Hollace Davids James Luceno Daniel Keys Moran Elaine Cunningham R. A. Salvatore Sean Williams and Shane Dix Greg Bear Kathy Tyers Darko Macan Vonda McIntyre Walter Jon Williams Kristine Kathryn Rusch Roger MacBride Allen John Ostrander Steve Perry Brian Daley Barbara Hambly Dave Wolverton Troy Denning Ann C. Crispin K. W. Jeter Sean Stewart Haden Blackman Greg Keyes Michael Stackpole Kevin J. Anderson Matthew Stover Michael Reaves Aaron Allston Go at it! -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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Whizkid Registered: Sep '03	Date Posted: 12/1/06 6:52pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	What did they write? -----signature----- "Only a Sith deals in Absolutes" "Do, or do not. There is no try"
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 12/1/06 7:28pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	Three short stories for the Adventure Journal. -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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Thrawn McEwok Title: TFN EU Staff Registered: May '00	Date Posted: 12/1/06 7:43pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	nods Including the awesome "Simple Tricks", the absolute last word on Bantam-era Star Wars. I don't think it was originally written to be the envoi to the contract, but it's the final story in Tales from the New Republic, the last thing Bantam did - released after Vector Prime - and it's perfect there... "Simple Tricks" is also the story that redeemed Kyp Durron, showing that sometimes, the impossible is far easier than it appears. I'll write more in the morning - lots to talk about (Fen and Dogder, storylines, use of language) - but I just wanted to say that... - The Imperial Ewok -----signature----- A/T = OTP :===8[#]8===: Kyp/Jaina fans: stand up and be counted!
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Kaje Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 12/1/06 7:56pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	Running low on authors, are we? -----signature----- "Alderaan shot first." - Dunc T'racen
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 12/1/06 9:22pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	I always intended to get everyone who writes. Doesn't change the fact that I have run out of most of my major contingent. Still holding Zahn, Traviss, K-Mac, Abel, and Saxton in reserve . . . -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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000 Registered: Oct '05	Date Posted: 12/1/06 9:28pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	Saving the most controversial for last, eh? Excepting Mr. Peña, of course, unless we're to argue about what his next project ought to focus on. (Sorry for not contributing to the topic: I haven't yet gotten around to reading any of the authors in question's work.)
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Ive_Got_Two_Legs Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 12/1/06 11:02pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	There's plenty of comic authors left. Do Stephen Barnes next. -----signature----- "Where's your sense of optimism?" "It opted out."
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 12/1/06 11:32pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	Yeah, I just realized I hadn't done him yet. Or Sherman/Cragg. -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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Reecee Registered: Feb '04	Date Posted: 12/2/06 1:01am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl - Date Edited: 12/2/06 1:10am (1 edits total) Edited By: Reecee
	Havac posted: I always intended to get everyone who writes. Doesn't change the fact that I have run out of most of my major contingent. Still holding Zahn, Traviss, K-Mac, Abel, and Saxton in reserve . . . EDIT: nevermind.
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Commander5052 Registered: Aug '05	Date Posted: 12/2/06 5:22am Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	I actually never read the Star Wars Adventure Journal (bring it back, please!), but their stories in Tales from the New Republic were pretty good. I enjoyed the constant clashing between Ghitsa and Fen, and the story with a Kyp Durron cameo (Simple Tricks I believe it was) was one of the few occasions where the cameo seemed natural, not forced or contrived. All in all, they're solid, all-around good writers. -----signature----- Honored recepient of Thrawn McEwok's Bronze Thranta™ A Liberal and proud of it "Politics is simply the continuation of war by other means." --Mandalore the Ultimate
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Ris_jSarek Registered: Feb '05	Date Posted: 12/2/06 9:28pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	I liked how they used in-universe media to make the world feel more real. The characters watch the news, and half-jokingly pine for celebrities. They also do what authors hired for the Star Wars Adventure Journal did best, and so few since have even done at all - told compelling stories with characters who aren't big movie characters. As for those actually looking for their stories in the Adventure Journal . . . don't bother. IIRC, the two stories that appeared in Tales of the New Republic were scheduled for journals that were ultimately canceled, so TftNR was their first appearance; the third story comes from Star Wars Gamer. -----signature----- http://churchofbrad.com/jsarek/ Proud recipient of Halagad_Ventor's MOO (Master of Obscurity) Award, Brett_Bass's Spiffy Crown™, and Thrawn McEwok's "Ohh...? Interesting..." Award™
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ThrawnRocks Registered: Apr '04	Date Posted: 12/2/06 9:54pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	Never read their stuff, but you say they used the news well? Then kudos to them. I found it was very effective and cool in Bloodlines, not to mention something we rarely see. Good for them. -----signature----- My Icons: http://www.powow.com/thrawnrocks/icons.html Roan Fel's badassery knows no bounds. "The next Allston book should be all Syal and Myri, all the time." - Jello
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Ive_Got_Two_Legs Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 12/2/06 10:01pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	Did they do the 'Kalla Rand, Reporting' story? -----signature----- "Where's your sense of optimism?" "It opted out."
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Ris_jSarek Registered: Feb '05	Date Posted: 12/2/06 10:46pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	ThrawnRocks posted: Never read their stuff, but you say they used the news well? Then kudos to them. I found it was very effective and cool in Bloodlines, not to mention something we rarely see. Good for them. Well, I don't know about "well," but one of the characters has a crush on Han Solo, and one of the stories takes place concurrently with Courtship. So we get to see character actually watching the news, and her reaction to Solo "ruining his life" by getting married to someone other than her. ;-) It was fun and lighthearted and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't particularly tied to the plot, if that's what you meant. -----signature----- http://churchofbrad.com/jsarek/ Proud recipient of Halagad_Ventor's MOO (Master of Obscurity) Award, Brett_Bass's Spiffy Crown™, and Thrawn McEwok's "Ohh...? Interesting..." Award™
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Havac Title: Lit Mod of War Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 12/10/06 11:13pm Subject: RE: Author Analysis: Chris Cassidy and Tish Pahl
	I agree that they were very good at establishing believable "little people" who engaged in the universe at a normal level. They also did the best Kyp portrayal ever. Very solid stories, though I must lament their use of smuggler-in-tramp-freighter characters, who are badly overused, especially in the AJ stuff. Still, some of the better smuggler characters to have been done, so I can cut them some slack there. -----signature----- "Is there a captain's hat involved in this?" "I . . . don't know what department I want. I need . . . pants."
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