Today is the launch of my fourth book and third novel-length book, Deliver Us. You can order it here I have two pages of acknowledgements and all contributed greatly to this work of fiction. I remember coming up with the idea while writing my first novel. And I also remember […]
Forget everything you know about fairytale retellings when you read Ashen by H. L. Burke. Most retellings either are a straight-up novel length version of a story you’ve read before, or they include some type of gimmick to make the narrative fresh. Reading these types of retellings are like playing […]
For a long time, I’ve wanted to read a retelling by Melanie Cellier. She’s retold most of the popular fairy tales and a few of the ones rarely retold (e.g. “Swan Lake” and “The Princess and the Pea”). I wondered how she would approach a Snow White retelling after writing […]
I have written two novel-length fairy tales and have rough copies of future stories. When I get the inspiration for a new story set in the world of Kingdom, I now ask myself two questions: Who will kiss? And who will die? Great fairy tales, in my opinion, are about […]
C. J. Redwine’s The Shadow Queen is an action-packed retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs envisioned as a high fantasy. This Snow White is Lorelai Diederich, the true heir to the throne, but on the run from her evil stepmother, Queen Irina. Lorelai is not the meek maiden […]
Welcome, friend. If you’re reading this on Feb. 26, you’ve arrived at Tell A Fairy Tale Day Central. I have a lot of goodies for you today. I’ve chosen Snow White as a theme this year, so a lot of posts will be about her. You probably followed one of […]
Lou Wilham’s The Girl in the Clockwork Tower is a steampunk, fairytale retelling of a trapped, tender-hearted Rapunzel. The world is split between humans and the preternatural beings called “the enhanced” with humans acting in the role of oppressors of any other creatures. Persinette, the girl in the clockwork tower, […]
In 2021, I plan to publish my fourth book and third full-length novel in the Kingdom series of Kingdom Fantasy. The title is called Deliver Us: A Kingdom Fantasy Novel. After Sondra and Harold Saturn bail the Little Match Girl and Alice of Wonderland out of jail, they learn the […]
When I review novels, I often don’t reference my own work but in this case, it’s warranted. I had just finished publishing my third novel, Kingdom’s Advent, which is a book of fairytale short stories all set in the same world. While I was on my page, Amazon listed a […]
The Independent wrote an article on October 18, 2018 entitled “Five Reasons To Stop Reading Fairytales to your children Now!” which is not only misleading but dangerous. I’m going to deconstruct their entire article with logic and then give you eight rebuttals in support of reading these stories to your […]