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There have been many stories
told about the Star Wars Universe: The original Trilogy, twenty years ago, told
of the Rise of the Rebellion and the Fall of the Empire, with heroes such as
Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia.
The original story got enlarged, and grew to
what has commonly been named the Expanded Universe. That Universe has been, and
is still, written about, in stories written by many different authors.The
Expanded Universe has told us the story of the following events after the Return
of the Jedi, and is now
even starting to focus on new characters, like the children of Han and Leia, as
well as on the old characters.
Since the Release of Episode I, The
Phantom Menace, in the summer of 1999, however, many speculations have been made
as to who is the real hero of the Original Story, and a new light has been shed
on one of the Saga's most controversial characters: that of Anakin Skywalker,
later the feared Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader. And while Anakin
Skywalker's fate is being dealt with throughout the next two Episodes, nothing
has been told yet of the many years between the events of Episode III and
Episode IV.
This Forum is dealing with
that tale - it is an attempt to create a plausible explanation of what exactly
made Darth Vader such an evil being, and of the events surrounding this
evolution. The aim is to write a story that deals with all aspects of his
shadowy nature, but also to show his other side, the part in him that still
belongs to Anakin Skywalker. But not only do we write about Anakin Skywalker,
but also about other events that might happen during that time span. In short,
it is dealing with characters known and unknown, during that
time-span.
The Forum
currently has 20 Members, and anyone interested can join us. The story is a team
effort - everyone is contributing to it - and therefore it is very important to
get feedback from anyone with different ideas and opinions. Please feel free to
voice your opinions in whichever way you chose - whether on our Message Board,
in the Guestbook or simply by sending us an e-mail.
There is a brief introduction to the
story outline, dealing with the possible events that could lead to the story's
plot, but nothing is absolutely final. We invite you to read it, and get a rough
idea of what the story will possibly be about.
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~ August 9th, 2000 ~
New Stories!!!
Two new stories were added today: New Ground, by Forum Member and new Co-Editor Brian Sears, and, as we promised last week, another story by Tim Goddard: Ideology,
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~ August
7th, 2000 ~
Sir
Alec Guinness - Old Ben Kenobi - dead!
The legendary
British actor Sir Alec Guinness died on Saturday night (5th August)
at the age of 86, after having been in ill-health for several years.
He was perhaps the most reluctant superstar of the British film and
theatre world.
In a career spanning more than 60 years, his roles ranged from Shakespearean
classics and Ealing comedies to the acclaimed television portrayal of
spymaster Smiley and major cinema performances. But to anyone under
30 he was probably most famous for playing the part of Obi-Wan Kenobi
in 1977's Star Wars.
His greatest film roles included
the Colonel in Bridge on the River Kwai - for which he won an Oscar
- and the Fuehrer in Hitler, the Last Ten Days.
The hallmarks were always the same - extreme atention to detail and
an ability to "live" the character he played.
New
Site URL
The
site has moved to http://www.geocities.com/thewritersforum . Plans are
made to get our own domain name, but for now, this one will have to
do.
Another
Award Won
The Forum has
won its fourth Award, given to us by Stormtroopers.org. Also, we got
the Bowl of Approval from the Massassi Order.
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~ July 29th, 2000 ~
New
Members
During
the last week, the Forum received several more applications for membership,
and now there are 20 Members alltogether.This is the number of Members we
had wanted to achieve; from this point onwards, we won't be able to accept
every application anymore.
New
Story
Another
Fanzine Member, Tim Goddard, has contributed a story to the Forum. From
now on for four weeks, there will be a new story by him every week.
If anyone else is interested in contributing
original Fan Fiction stories, please mail to stories@theWritersForum.zzn.com
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~ July 20th, 2000 ~
New
Story
In
another collaboration with the "Tales of the Empire" Fanzine, we are now
featuring two stories from one of the regular Fanzine Writers. There may
be more following.
If anyone else is interested in contributing
original Fan Fiction stories, please mail to stories@theWritersForum.zzn.com
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on Fan Fiction
Multimedia
Another
range of characters have been added: Ewoks, Rebel Forces, Naboo Forces,
Gungans, Jabba's Court, Jar Jar, Jedi, Lando, Leia. New Locations: Hoth.
WARNING!!! WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SERVER, THEREFORE PARTS
OF THE MULTIMEDIA SECTION MAY BE TEMPORARILY DOWN.
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on Multimedia
~ July 10th, 2000 ~
New
Stories...
We
have a new On-going story, by new member Walter A. LaBiche. Also a new series
taken from the Tonnika Sisters' site, by M. L. Jade.
The
on-going story previously known as "Family Matters" is now called "A Family
Cursed", and has been updated (4-7-00)
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More
Multimedia
The
Multimedia Section now has more additions to it, as more Characters and
Locations are now available on the Site. See Characters Ackbar, Amidala,
Anakin, Chewie; Locations Coruscant and Dagobah.
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on Multimedia ...
Writers
needed
The
UK Fanzine "Tales of the Empire" is looking for people interested in joining
a Story-Arc Project about Thawn and the Empire. If you would like to join
it, please contact the Fanzine-Editor Mark
Richards.
New
Comics!!!
Dark
Horse has a new Series of Comics starting this autumn - Darth Maul. For
all fans of the sinister Sith, there's your chance to get some more info
about him.
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on SW Fiction News
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~ June 2000 ~
We've
won our 3rd Award!!!
"The
layout is very neat and looks professional. The content, very resourceful!
You have put a lot of work into putting this page up. I'm sure everyone visiting
your site will find it useful and entertaining." Willam, from the Star Wars
Gallery
see
Awards for
details...
New
Sections !!!
In
the Multimedia Section,
which is slowly reaching completion, there are new sections on:
There is a new Section on our Associated Sites, the Tonnika Sisters' Home, and Jabba's Dancefloor
We have a whole new Awards Scheme, so if you would like to win one of our Awards, please go and check them out
We have a new Section on Star Wars Scripts, with ever script ever written about Star Wars - including the Holiday Special!!! (not 100% complete)
Every Section has been given a new layout, making the sections fit in with each other. A lot of work has been done on each page, but if anything should be amiss, please tell us about it, at webmaster@theWritersForum.zzn.com
~ May 2000 ~
Updates!!!
The
Star Wars™
Fiction News Section has been updated and is now showing Books and
Comics until September and October of 2000.
The Characters Section has additional information on the Jedi Knights
The Fan Fiction Section has new stories:
The Forum again has two Chat Rooms, and a new Message Board, the Discussion Corner
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In the Planning
stage |
The Characters Section will have new additions shortly, the Anakin Skywalker Page, and the Emperor Palpatine page; as well as additions to existing pages on Bounty Hunters and Non-Humanoids
The Multimedia Section will be finished before the Forum's 1st Birthday in October (we promise!)
Stories!
Multimedia!
Comics,
Books!
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