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From Girl to Goddess: The Heroine’s Journey through Myth and Legend arrives September 2010 from McFarland and Co. ISBN  978-0-7864-4831-9

In a pattern reverberating from the Garden of Eden to The Wizard of Oz, the heroine seeks enlightenment and internal power through a quest of ordeals leading to symbolic death.  Only after she has defeated her dark side and reincarnated can she become a bestower of wisdom, the arch-crone and teacher of the next generation.  More Info

 

New! Henry Potty and the Pet Rock: Special Edition

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The square-root-of-tenth anniversary special edition is bursting with over 100 pages of new hilarity. Following the original text of book 1 are scenes from books 2-6, from Henry Potty and the Cauldron of Hormones to Henry Potty and the Prints of Darkness! This fills in the gap between the original book and its book 7 sequel, Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage (trade paperback 2008). Watch our hero take on sparkly vampires in the Try Wizarding Tournament & unite all the hottest franchises into the powerful Order of the Takeout.

My Harry Potter parody, Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage, arrived July 2008. Read the first two chapters

Book one, Henry Potty and the Pet Rock is available in paperback.  Click to order a first edition autographed copy.

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                                       Phoenix Rising: Collected Papers on Harry Potter, 17-21 May 2007 by Sharon K. Goetz (Book) in Education & Language  

Short Works:

"What Happened to Alice" Inhabited by Stories: Critical Essays on Tales Retold. Forthcoming.

"The Nature of Television" The Prisoner and Philosophy. Forthcoming.

"All Dolled Up: Every Girl's Fantasy." Inside Joss' Dollhouse: From Alpha to Rossum. Edited by Jane Espenson, SmartPop Books.  ISBN: 978-1935251989. October 2010.

"The Double-Sided Wardrobe: The Hero’s and Heroine’s Journey Through NarniaDoors in the Air: C. S. Lewis and the Imaginative World, PortalEditions.

“Harry Potter, Frodo Baggins, and Captain Jack Harkness: More than just a Hero’s Journey” & “Gwen’s Evil Stepmother: Concerning Gloves and Magic Slippers” Illuminating Torchwood: Essays on Narrative, Character and Sexuality in the BBC Series (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy), edited by Andrew Ireland, Bournemouth University. McFarland & Company, April 2009.

“Reinventing Eve: Bible and Myth Reborn in Harry Potter and His Dark Materials": New Myth vol. 1: The Society for New Language Study, Midwestern State University 2009.

“Harry Potter and the Rise of Nazism,” Racialized Narratives in Children’s Literature, Washington State University, 2010.

 “Why Don't More Girls Carry Swords? The Heroine’s Journey,” Presented at Sirens: An Academic Conference on Women in Fantasy Literature, Vail, Colorado, October 1-4, 2009.

“The Real Hallows: Sex Secrets, Arthurian Artifacts, and Death's Dominion,” Presented at Azkatraz 2009: A Harry Potter Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2009.

“Reinventing Eve: Bible and Myth Reborn in Harry Potter and His Dark Materials,” International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts 30, 2009, Orlando, Florida.

“Cordial and Pigtails: The Heroine's Journey in Modern Media,” Presented at 2008 Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention, Reno, Nevada, 2008.

“Harry Potter and the Redefinition of the Hero's Journey,” Presented at Portus 2008: A Harry Potter Symposium, Dallas, Texas, 2008.

“The Horcrux of the Matter: External Souls in Folk Tales,” Presented at Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend: The Annual Harry Potter Conference, Toronto, 2007.

"Fantasy's Rebirth" Phoenix Rising: Collected Papers on Harry Potter, 17-21 May 2007 edited by Sharon K. Goetz. 978-0-6151-9524-7 © 2008 Narrate Conferences, Inc.

"Gilgamesh" Foliate Oak. Feb 2007.

“Gilgamesh” Rosebud Magazine. Spring 2005.

"Sungauyak, Bear Cub, and Volcano Woman." Story Station.  Spring 2005. 

The Wedding Day  Lodestar Quarterly.  Spring 2005.

Gilgamesh Riverwalk Journal. January/February 2005.

The Wedding Day The Oklahoma Review.  Fall 2004.

“Spirit Shaper”  Gryphonwood.  Fall 2004.

“What Do Genies Wish For?”  Beyond Centauri.  October 2004.

"One Wish." Story Station.  October 2004.

"Gilgamesh" The Writers Publishing.  June 2004.

"Mermaid Tale" Twilight Times.  April 2004.

"Real Affection" Aoife's KissJune 2003

"Star Child" Scifantastic.  March 2003.

"Jhara's Tale"  Success by Design. March 2003.

"Mermaid Tale" Aoife's Kiss.  January 2003.

"Tough Alliances" The Kings of the Night. December 2003.

"Real Affection" Wondrous Web Worlds 4. December 2003.

"A Thief in Need" In the Outposts of Beyond.  June 2003.  

"Real Affection" Portals June 2003

"Tea and Company" Legends of the Pendragon. August 2002. 

"Gilgamesh" Surfacing. June 2001.

"Gilgamesh" Seele (the UC Davis Literary Journal). May 2000.

"Mermaid Tale" Spellbound Magazine, Fall 2000

"Tattercoats" Fables Magazine. Fall 2000

"To Be Verbs and How Not to Use Them" 2004 Creative Writing/Creative Teaching: Pedagogy Papers.  March 2004.

"The Untapped Market"  Orchard Valley Review.  November 2003.

"A Jewish Journey Through Toledo" Jewish Community News of Greater San Jose.  March 2001.

   

 

 

 

 

Awards:

Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage: Ninth Annual Dream Realm Awards Winner 2008 for Young Adult.

Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage: Ninth Annual Dream Realm Awards Finalist 2008 for Cover Art.

Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Shortage: Honorable Mention in Humor/Satire for the Fall 2009 Written Art Awards from Rebecca's Reads

First Place Winner in E-BOOK FICTION National Indie Excellence Awards 2008

National Best Books Awards 2007, Henry Potty and the Pet Rock was an Award-Winning Finalist in the "Children's Novelty & Gift Books" category.  Awarded by USA Book News.

Henry Potty and the Pet Rock nominated for Preditors & Editors TM Readers' Poll Jan 2006.

"Henry Potty and the Pet Rock" excerpt.  Phelan Award 2004 First Prize for humor.

“Tea and Company.” Nominated for 2003 Origin Awards.  

Julliet Marillier's website—Review of the Month Award. June 2002.

"Gilgamesh."  Olympiad of the Arts 2000 Honorable Mention.

 

Conference Papers/Panels

"Why Don't More Girls Carry Swords?" Presented at Sirens: Strong Women in Fantasy, Denver, CO, 2009.

 

"The Mythology of Discworld" and "The Hero's and Heroine's Journey" Presented at The Discworld Convention Sept 4-7, 2009 Tempe, AZ www.nadwcon.org
 

"Draco's Difficult Decision" Presented at Azkatraz 2009: A Harry Potter Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2009.

 

"Harry Potter and the Rise of Nazism" Presented at Azkatraz 2009: A Harry Potter Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2009.

 

"The Real Hallows: Sex Secrets, Arthurian Artefacts, and Death's Dominion" Presented at Azkatraz 2009: A Harry Potter Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 2009. Related Materials

"Reinventing Eve: Bible and Myth Reborn in Harry Potter and His Dark Materials" International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts 30, March 18-21, 2009, Orlando, Florida.

“Cordial and Pigtails: The Heroine's Journey in Modern Media” Presented at 2008 Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention, Reno, Nevada, 2008.

"Harry Potter and the Redefinition of the Hero’s Journey." Presented at Portus 2008: A Harry Potter Symposium. July 10-13th, 2008 in Dallas, Texas.

"Chakram and Pigtails: The Heroine's Journey in Modern Media."  Presented at the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, 2006.

“Snatching the Ring from his Finger: The Heroine’s Mythic Journey” Presented at the 41st Annual Comparative Literature Conference, CSU Long Beach, 2006. 

 “To Be Verbs and How Not to Use Them”  Presented at the 2004 Annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, Chicago, IL 2004.

“Pillars of Strength: Exploring the Male and Female Archetypes” Presented at the 30th Annual World Fantasy Convention, Tempe, AZ 2004.

 

Review Clips:

Read my review of Lynne Truss's Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation in Sun Oasis.  May 2005.

Read my review of the small press collection Sky Girl in Pebble Lake Review.  January 2005.

Read my contest winning review of Mercedes Lackey's The Fire Rose at award winning novelist Julliet Marillier's website.

Read my review of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Zealot: Sci-fi and Fantasy Fun Professional Magazine.

Read my review of Juliet Marillier's Child of the Prophecy at Poet's Haven. Also here.

Read my review of Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxon's Priestess of Avalon at Rambles Cultural Arts Magazine.

Read my review of Mercedes Lackey's Brightly Burning at Strange Horizons Professional Magazine.

Read my review of Mercedes Lackey's Exile's Honor at SF Crowsnest, EUROPE'S MOST VISITED SF/F WEB SITE.

Read my Star Trek: New Frontier Book Review at Zealot: Sci-fi and Fantasy Fun

Read my review of Alice Borchardt's The Wolf King at SF Reader.

Read my review of Ca Dao Vietnam at New Pages.

Read my review of Vulture Capital at New Pages.

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Clips:

Essays

The Heroine's Journey Synopsis

Harry Potter and the Rise of Nazism

Fiction

Gilgamesh Riverwalk Journal. January/February 2005.

Henry Potty and the Pet Rock. Wingspan Press 2006.

Reviews

My review of Lynne Truss's Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation in Sun Oasis.  May 2005.

My review of the small press collection Sky Girl in Pebble Lake Review.  January 2005.

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