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The Sith Gardener

Posted on June 22, 2020 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

I thought I had posted this poem and picture a while ago, but when I searched for it to share with a friend, it was gone. What happened? I was really sure I had done so. Am I getting old…

Tagged with: art, arts, Carol Gillman, challenges, Cosplay, Costume, creativity, culture, drawing, education, Experience, frustration, Gardening, high desert, illustration, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Jedi, junipers, Knights, Nevada, Oregon grape, poem, poetry, Sith, Star Wars, Writing
Posted in Art, Culture, Inspiration

Understand the History of Comic Books and Entertainment geared towards males

Posted on April 2, 2020 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

For a couple of years I have seen an upswing of anti-male behavior. Not completely sure why. Women are just as bad. Both sexes can act like jerks. And both sexes can be great companions. It truly depends upon the…

Tagged with: battle of the sexes, censorship, comic books, culture, D&D, education, Experience, fantasy literature, frustration, literature, pop culture, pulp magazines, sci fi, stigma, trends, Writing
Posted in Comic Cons, Culture, Education, Entertainment, Writing

Chewbacca and the Nobody

Posted on May 5, 2019 by G. Winkler — 1 Comment

Recently Peter Mayhew, the actor who famously played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, passed away at age 74. This hit me pretty hard. Who am I? I am just a nobody, but I got to work with him for…

Tagged with: agents, challenges, Chewy, Cosplay, creativity, culture, education, Experience, frustration, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Jedi, Knights, Peter Mayhew, Star Wars, Wookiee, Writing
Posted in Art, Star Wars, Writing

Snow inspired Hoth fun

Posted on February 10, 2019 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

Okay, so this is another one of my action figure photo series. I think every writer should do stuff to get in touch with the characters they are writing for especially if the characters and setting are not based on…

Tagged with: action figure, art, Black Series 6 Inch, creativity, Experience, Hasbro, Hoth, illustration, Imagination, inspiration, photography, play, practice, preparation, snow, Star Wars, toys, winter, Writing
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Star Wars, Toys, Writing

Star Wars: Solo the movie and the book….

Posted on February 7, 2019 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

When I discovered that a series of movies were to be made concerning the character Han Solo from Star Wars, I was excited. I am a Star Wars fan. I saw a New Hope in the theater as a kid,…

Tagged with: Action, adventure, art, books, Canon, Claudia Gray, Darth Maul, Dryden Vos, Entertainment, Han Solo, James Luceno, Legends, Mandalorian, Mur Lafferty, Netflix, reading, Ron Howard, science fiction, space, Star Wars, Universe, Writing
Posted in movies, Star Wars, Writing

The Star Wars Enigma

Posted on June 26, 2018 by G. Winkler — 1 Comment

So you may have heard rumors of all kinds of drama involving Star Wars and the fans of Star Wars…you think….who cares? If you are not a fan of the Star Wars Universe, then that attitude is understandable. You are…

Tagged with: art, challenges, character development, creativity, culture, fandom, Han Solo, heroes, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Jedi, Knights, respect, Star Wars, The Last Jedi, Writing
Posted in Culture, Mental Health, Star Wars

The struggles of 2016 – death by heart break

Posted on December 29, 2016 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

I live in a place where they say innovation goes to die. I live in a place that has become the Mos Eisley of the West Coast. I live in a place where I am discriminated against because I…

Tagged with: 2016, Carrie Fisher, death, depression, discrimination, economy, education, emotions, Life, Life experiences, not giving up, Princess Leia, SAG, society, Star Wars, work ethics, Writing
Posted in Inspiration, Professionalism, Star Wars

The Force has really awakened for me

Posted on February 16, 2016 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

I am currently in a holding pattern again, but this time it is for better reasons than in the past. I am waiting for contracts to be put together, gone over by lawyers, and then to be signed. I am…

Tagged with: challenges, creativity, culture, Editing, Experience, Imagination, inspiration, Jedi, practice, preparation, publishing, Star Wars, Writing
Posted in Art, Star Wars, Writing

NaNoWriMo Preparation

Posted on October 18, 2015 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

It is two weeks before the NaNoWriMo writing event starts in November. This will be my fourth time participating in this event. I have never made the goal of 50K, but each year despite all the stupid stuff that happens…

Tagged with: Canon, challenges, Cosplay, creativity, culture, Disney, education, Experience, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Jedi, Knights, Knights Templar, Lucasfilm, NaNoWriMo, November, practice, publishing, Star Wars Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Templar Knights, Writing
Posted in Star Wars, Writing

Star Wars on my mind

Posted on June 28, 2015 by G. Winkler — Leave a comment

With costume research for my own needs and the needs of my two best friends and then my other friend who wants the Jedi Temple Guard costume made, I have been living and breathing Star Wars pretty intensely for the…

Tagged with: Boba Fett, challenges, Clone Wars, Costume, creativity, culture, Dave Filoni, Expanded Universe, Experience, frustration, Gungi, ideas, Imagination, inspiration, inspirational, Jedi, John Jackson Miller, Karen Miller, Knights, literature, Norse Mythology, novels, passion, Sith, Star Wars, Star Wars Clone Wars, Wookiee, Writing
Posted in Star Wars, Writing