Cinderella has never been one of my favorite fairy tales. Maybe that’s because its familiarity through the years has turned it a bit drab for me. Maybe it’s because the danger isn’t fierce enough or the stakes aren’t high enough. Or maybe . . . maybe it’s because I can’t relate to a girl who [...]
Category: fairy tales
The World of A WISH MADE OF GLASS
Instead of simply introducing the characters in A Wish Made of Glass, I thought I’d go a little further and give you a peek into some of the enchanting places and settings in my story as well. I saw them all so clearly as I wrote them, people and places and props alike, it was [...]
A Wish Made of Glass: RELEASE DAY!
A FAIRY TALE A Wish Made of Glass is a story that has been through many changes. When I first began writing it, I wanted nothing more than a simple fairy tale told from an alternate point of view from the original Cinderella version I was loosely basing it upon. That's what I got with [...]
A Release Date at Last!
A Wish Made of Glass will be releasing Friday, August 14th, 2015. Yes. As in NINE DAYS FROM NOW! Here are the things that will be happening at this point: Launch day. Where happy, interesting, launch-ish things happen here on my blog. If you'd like to help when the time comes, feel free to do [...]
Cinderella Schemes #5: An Interview with Cameron Dokey
For my final post in the Cinderella Schemes interviews, I'm thrilled to welcome the epic Cameron Dokey. She is, as most of you are aware, the author of the acclaimed Once Upon a Time series of fairy tale retellings. She's with us today to discuss her own spellbinding Cinderella story, Before Midnight, and the universal truths we [...]
Cinderella Schemes #4: An Interview with Clara Diane Thompson
Time for the fourth Cinderella author interview! This time I'm talking with the beautiful Clara Diane Thompson, the author of The Moon Master's Ball from the Five Glass Slippers collection. I had the privilege of being an influence reader for Clara's enchanting story (see my review here), and I truly can't wait to read more from [...]
Cinderella Schemes #3: An Interview with Melanie Dickerson
Today I have the enormous privilege of chatting with Christian fairy tale author Melanie Dickerson. She has written a beautiful series of medieval fairy tale retellings which, if you haven't read already, you most definitely should. One of those retellings (of course!) is based on the Cinderella tale. Here's a bit more about it: ____________ [...]
Cinderella Schemes #2: An Interview with Shantelle Mary Hannu
Here it is! Number Two in the Cinderella Schemes series of author interviews. (In case you missed it, last week I interviewed Cinderella's Dress author Shonna Slayton.) This week I'm speaking with the sweet Shantelle Mary Hannu, who released her debut novella quite recently, titled A Dream Not Imagined. She's visiting my blog today to answer [...]
Cinderella Schemes #1: An Interview with Shonna Slayton
As a way to celebrate the release of A Wish Made of Glass, I'm doing a series of interviews with other authors who have written retellings or renditions of the Cinderella story. I've got some pretty spectacular authors lined up, so I hope you'll join me every Monday from today until August 3rd. In the first [...]
Fairy Tale Novella Contest and Cover Reveal
Rooglewood Press is delighted to introduce their third fairy tale novella contest— Five Magic Spindles a collection of “Sleeping Beauty” stories The challenge is to write a retelling of the beloved fairy tale in any genre or setting you like. Make certain your story is recognizably “Sleeping Beauty,” but have fun with it as well. Make [...]
Ashlee Willis, Author of Fantasy 