Tag Archives: Fairy tales retold

Introducing the Twelve Dancing Princesses

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Long-time readers may remember that for NaNo 2011, I wrote the first draft of a novel based around the fairy tale of The Twelve Dancing Princesses (or The Shoes That Were Worn to Pieces).  I’ve finally completed a revision of … Continue reading →

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Healing the Twelve Dancing Princesses

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Two of my favorite fairy tales are “The Twelve Dancing Princesses” and “Beauty and the Beast.”  So of course I was intrigued by a novel that promised to retell both of them.  The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell lived up … Continue reading →

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Classic Review: Wildwood Dancing

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

I reviewed some really good books when I first started this blog.  But most of you weren’t here yet!  Since I’m coming up on a busy month right now, I thought it was a good time to share again some … Continue reading →

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A Mermaid and a Princess

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Since it’s hard to ignore Disney while talking about fairy tales, perhaps I should begin by saying that this is not a review of The Little Mermaid.  It’s not a review of Andersen’s fairy tale either, but that’s a closer … Continue reading →

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A Sci Fi Retelling of Cinderella

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

First, a bit of business–the first post for the Going Postal group read goes up a week from tomorrow.  I contacted everyone who let me know they were interested, but there’s still plenty of time to join in–so let me … Continue reading →

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