Sara Goodwin, Author at The Mary Sue

Sara Goodwin

Sara has a B.A. in Classical Civilization and an M.A. in Library Science from Indiana University. Once she went on an archaeological dig and found awesome ancient stuff. Sara enjoys a smorgasbord of pan-nerd entertainment such as Renaissance faires, anime conventions, steampunk, and science fiction and fantasy conventions. In her free time, she writes things like fairy tale haiku, fantasy novels, and terrible poetry about being stalked by one-eyed opossums. In her other spare time, she sells nerdware as With a Grain of Salt Designs.

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Muzzled the Musical episode one cover.

5 Internet Musicals That You Should Not Miss

As much as musicals have been a part of my life, I somehow missed out on the whole internet musicals wave when it was fresh and new. Why the internet didn't recommend them to me, I'll never know, but here are my late-to-the-party favorites.

Important Life Lessons Learned From Holiday Specials

I've been watching some of these holiday specials since I was practically an infant, so I feel that there has been time for them to soak into my psyche and teach me a little bit about life.

Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as Beast and Belle in Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast

Tales as Old As Time: 7 Fairy Tale Remixes and Remakes

The term "fairy tales," depending on whether you are a writer, folklorist, historian, hobbyist, casual reader, or pop culture fan, can mean a few different things. The beauty of fairy tales and fairy tale-inspired works is that they integrate themselves into our popular thought, culture, and language in ways that are not always consciously apparent.

Donkey kid horrified by his reflection in Pinocchio.

8 Disney Moments of Pause: But What About the Donkey Children?

Listening to the song "Cruella de Vil" from <em>101 Dalmatians</em>, I was suddenly slammed with the realization that she stole puppies to make coats out of them, but ... it never said whether she owned any factories or anything. Was she literally going to kill them, tan the puppy hides, and stitch the coat together, all alone, <em>by hand</em>?

Play My Favorite Musical Episode Once More With Feeling

Here's just a few of our favorite musical episodes of some great television shows.

Not Just for Kids: Important Life Lessons Learned From Cartoon Characters

Here are some important life lessons one might learn from cartoons. Some of these are serious, others not so much. You decide. The power is yours!

Let’s Talk About These Cartoons That Time Forgot

Here are some of my own cartoon half-memories, and in the comments, I'd love to hear some of your own!

I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying: 10 Favorite Sad Tracks for a Good Cryfest

I've written a little bit about soundtracks and scores in the past. We've covered heroes, villains, and beauty, but sometimes, what you need is a good, old-fashioned cryfest.

Interview: Killjoys‘ Tamsen McDonough Talks Fan Experiences, Playing a Spaceship & Being Part of the MCU

I fangirled hard while talking with McDonough, the voice of Lucy the Spaceship on Syfy's big damn space western Killjoys.

Ghosts in the Machine: Female Computers in Science Fiction and History

You can take the woman out of the workplace, but you can't take the woman out of the machine she helped create.