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Fairy Tale Legacy: Enchanted

I know it's not a proper fairy tale but Enchanted was really the first movie that set me down the path of understanding the fairy tale legacy. I know a lot of people love this movie, and this post isn't meant to diminish that in any way because it is a fun, sweet movie. The thing is,...

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things of 2015

If 2014 was the year of traveling, 2015 has been the year of author events. I discovered, somewhere along the way that there's a lot of great book community activity around me and I jumped into the middle of it. Even made a new friend on New Year's Eve. The other part of this year has been...

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Fairy Tale Legacy: The Snow Queen

We have this false idea that fairy tales are about weak and passive heroines, damsels in distress. So we are always fighting against a fairy tale legacy that doesn't exist. The interesting thing about The Snow Queen is that most retellings center their story around the villain rather than...

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Every day sci-fi

I was thinking about my topics for Sci-fi November, considering what I wanted to explore in the genre or specific books or tv shows to discuss, I realized everything is kind of sci-fi these days. It's really not, but in some ways sci-fi has strayed in very ordinary places. Some stories have...

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Sci-fi and fairy tale legacies

I really wanted to pull off a sci-fi fairy tale legacy. How cool would that be to look at a sci-fi story that's really a fairy tale and explore how it fits into or defies the fairy tale legacy? But I couldn't find one. Mostly I looked at tv shows because that's my favorite sci-fi medium, but...

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Joss Whedon and the power of hybrid artists

Joss Whedon recently revealed, at Paleyfest NY, that he has made more money from Dr. Horrible than from the first Avengers. While that's a mind boggling fact, it's also a perfect glimpse into the power of hybrid artists. There are layer upon layer of reasons he made money with Dr. Horrible;...

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Girl Meets World

I'd watched a few episodes of Girl Meets World with my nieces and nephews. Mostly out of curiosity because I loved Boy Meets World so much as a kid. I noticed it was on Netflix the other weekend and since I had unpacking and cooking and things to do around the house, I thought it would be...

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Fairy Tale Legacy: Snow White

We have this false idea that fairy tales are about weak and passive heroines, damsels in distress. So we are always fighting against a fairy tale legacy that doesn't exist. Snow White is a bit of a confounding fairy tale and in 1937, Disney did it no favors. We all know the essence of the...

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When a holiday is a Monday

When a holiday is a Monday.... It's like a gift to Sunday. Sundays are practical days, things to do days. While I can sleep in, it's not indefinite. There are timelines and clocks and a week ahead to prepare for. There is grocery shopping and cooking and money to reconcile and putting...

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Fairy Tale Legacy: Twelve Dancing Princesses

We have this false idea that fairy tales are about weak and passive heroines, damsels in distress. So we are always fighting against a fairy tale legacy that doesn't exist. The Twelve Dancing Princesses was one of my favorite stories as a child. I liked the dancing and the sisters and that...

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Fairy Tale Legacy: Jasmine

We have this false idea that fairy tales are about weak and passive heroines, damsels in distress. So we are always fighting against a fairy tale legacy that doesn't exist. We all know Disney has a reputation for sweet, passive princesses and throughout this series I've seen where that is...

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audiobooks and the indie author...

audiobooks and the indie author

Audiobooks are an awesome sort of thing. They bring your novel to life in a very different way than writing it or reading it. And they create exposure in a market of "readers" who for any number of reasons like to read with their ears instead of their eyes. For an indie author, creating an...

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Fairy Tale Legacy: Rapunzel

We have this false idea that fairy tales are about weak and passive heroines, damsels in distress. So we are always fighting against a fairy tale legacy that doesn't exist. Rapunzel is the girl trapped in a tower, known mostly for her long hair. It's easy to see why we'd think of her as...

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social media 3 - the remnants

I posted previously general thoughts of which social media outlets I really engage with and why. And then the first round of an author's point of view on the whole thing (or at least this author's point of view). But that draft was far too long and so we have the undiscussed, the leftovers,...

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Fairy Tale Legacy: Snow White and Rose Red

We have this false idea that fairy tales are about weak and passive heroines, damsels in distress. So we are always fighting against a fairy tale legacy that doesn't exist. The Snow White few people know and another of my favorite stories as a child. I think I loved that they're sisters and...

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social media 2 - the author version

I posted previously general thoughts on the different social media outlets I engage with and why. But, as an author, there's a different piece to the whole equation than just what I enjoy. Part of being an author in this day and age is building your brand, expanding your readership and...

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Top 10 Quotes from Books

Top Ten Quotes from Books

I can't resist a good quote post. And The Top Ten Tuesday topic from The Broke and the Bookish today is Top Ten Inspiring Quotes from Books. So, yeah, this is happening. But the subject is a lie, really. I love quotes. I have a database of quotes from movies and tv shows and books and...

#quotes #book quotes #lotr #robin mckinley #madeleine l'engle #megan whalen turner #sarah addison allen #the grisha trilogy #leigh bardugo #melina marchetta #janette rallison