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STELLA ATRIUM
SPECULATIVE FICTION WRITER
STELLA ATRIUM
SPECULATIVE FICTION WRITER
Hollywood (Still) Doesn’t Get It
My complaint is always the same. Where are Lara Croft’s sisters and cousins and aunts and sorority sisters and rich girlfriends who have entered the university or business or the stock market?
Helena Bonham Carter Steals the Show
Comparisons to a-list actors in Oceans 11+ are inevitable, since both movies were produced by Steven Soderbergh and based on characters developed by the late George Clayton Johnson (for Sinatra’s Oceans 11).
Four Tips for how YOU can stop the (local) Trafficking
Women and girls are at risk all over the world, including in your neighborhood. The rescue rate is often one rescuer for one victim. One rescuer for five victims is a good day. Here are four tips for awareness.
The Logic of Men: Movie Review of The Last Duel
"With the deck stacked against her, Marguerite stands her ground to use the logic of men to her favor." Movie review of THE LAST DUEL.
7 Writer Tips: Characters in Conflict
Playwrights remove all the exposition –the explaining by the writer – leaving only words and gestures of characters.
Gertrude Bell Deserves Better
We get a fresh version of Pride and Prejudice every year, so why not a truthful account of this unconventional woman and her many accomplishments?
5 Mistakes with Dialogue: Emerging Writers
Don’t be afraid to lengthen the story with these delicious scenes that can include silent communications, exposed secrets, layers of realism, and immediacy.
Passing: a White Girl’s Movie Review
Irene is safe within her mannered choices, but she doesn’t feel safe.
Girl Heroes in Fantasy and Violence
Why are we turning girl-heroes, first offered as liberating role models for our younger generation, into killing machines? When did this trend start?
There are Always Horses in Fantasy
No matter how exotic the wild animals or domesticated animals, horses are everywhere.
