Snow White: Darker Than Most Fairytales
Not all fairytales started out with happily ever afters. And Snow White is a great example of a popular story that came from darker source material.
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Reader’s Guide to Adult Fiction Book Genres
Book genre rules are not complicated, they are very specific and determine how books are shelved in bookstores and libraries, and why both places shelve books differently.
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Yay for the Public Domain!
It’s that time of year when new books drop into the public domain. Here is a list of those I’m most excited about.
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Since Long Ago…
The Scottish poet Robert Burns is credited with writing Auld Lang Syne, but the truth is more complicated than that.
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
Twas the Night Before Christmas was originally meant to be a gift from a father to his nine children. It has since become so much more than that!
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NaNoWriMo Final Check-in
NaNoWriMo ends today but the act of writing down words continues because our words matter. Our words can affect lives. Our world can change the world.
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“Always Winter, but Never Christmas”
It’s Advent and, after much thought and contemplation, I’ve chosen my advent reading for the season. I can’t wait to reread The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.
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Thanksgiving Short Stories to Warm Your Heart
A collection of short stories perfect for the Thanksgiving holidays written by some of my favorite authors.
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NaNoWriMo: SOS
NaNoWriMo will end soon and this is about the time that the dreaded Shiny Object Syndrome kicks in.
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NaNoWriMo Check-In & Fun
NaNoWriMo week 2 is over and it’s time to evaluate how much fun you’re actually having. Because while writing is hard, it should also be fun.
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Sarah Hale’s Thanksgiving
We all celebrate Thanksgiving, but did you know that we have the children’s poet and essayist Sarah Hale to thank?
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NaNoWriMo Check-In & Self-Care
We’ve completed Week 1 of NaNoWriMo, so now it’s time to talk about self-care and why there should be no guilt or self-sabotage.
