Tag Archives: Sleeping Beauty

NaNoWriMo Day 28: End of the Tunnel

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

We’re coming in on the end of the month, and I am happy to report that I’m well on-track.  It’s been a busy writing week–of course, I made it easy on myself by working on the short story I knew … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Day 26: Curioser and Curioser

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

I continue making NaNo progress, though it continues to be in odd directions.  My novel draft stands around 35,000 words and is likely to remain there for the foreseeable future.  I worked on a short story for another almost-8,000 words.  … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Day 23: Good But Odd

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

Happy Thanksgiving!  I am thankful that I get to spend lots of time this week with family and friends, I got to eat turkey and pumpkin pie, and I’ve still been finding time to keep up with NaNo. As I … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Round-up: Sleeping Beauty

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

A look at another classic fairy tale this week: Sleeping Beauty.  Like Cinderella, it shows up in the Brothers Grimm and in Charles Perrault.  Grimm gives us a very brief story, “Little Briar Rose,” about a princess who is cursed … Continue reading →

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When Princesses Take Over the Fairy Tale

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

I’ve read many (many) fairy tale retellings, but rarely have I come across fairy tale crossovers, mixing characters from more than one tale.  That’s exactly the premise of Jim C. Hines’ Princess Series, of which I just read the second … Continue reading →

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