The Princess Blog

To celebrate  500 posts in The Princess Blog , I'm participating in the Book Owl Word Search (BOWS) along with many other talented writers. Each author has a secret word hidden somewhere in their blog. If you can find and collect all the secret words, you get a chance to win a prize! I'm on the orange team. You can learn more about the challenge on the Snowy Wings Publishing website . For my entry, I decided to release the bonus chapter from my book, The Stolen Slipper , which had only been published in the Kindle box set for The Stolen Trilogy until now. This chapter is from the perspective of James, the "Prince Charming" character from my reimagining of  "Cinderella,"  who is also  Lily's brother from The Stolen Queen , the second book in the trilogy .   After you read the chapter, you will find a link to the next blog in this challenge. I hope you have fun learning about these talented authors and searching for their hidden words.

Fellow author Lyssa Chiavari , who helped me with my book relaunch , recently released a YA fairy tale anthology called Magic at Midnight  containing various fairy tale adaptations by her and other authors from Snowy Wings Publishing . Generally, anthologies tend to be a mixed bag. I know some other authors that I follow have contributed to fairy tale anthologies , but I mostly avoid them because I worry I might not like all of the stories if I'm not familiar with most of the contributors. Despite having a multitude of authors,  Magic at Midnight  was fairly consistent in tone, but I was surprised to learn that the tone was very different from the fantasy image portrayed on the cover of a young woman in a ballgown running into the sunset. Instead, nearly all of the stories contained elements of sci-fi or horror, which is not usually my cup of tea, although I do enjoy my fair share of sci-fi if I'm in the right mood. I am of the personal opinion that princesses d...

My friend who helped me with my book relaunch yesterday also referred me to some wonderful princess stories that  Snowy Wings Publishing  distributes. The first one I chose to read was Crown of Ice  by Vicki Weavil  because I was burnt out on Disney's Frozen  and eager to read a more faithful adaptation of "The Snow Queen."   Crown of Ice  delivered exactly what I was hoping for. It gave me a new twist on a classic tale while still remaining true to the essence of the story. The characters were rich and full of life, and the book had lots of suspense on every page. Crown of Ice  is the first book in a trilogy called The Mirror of Immortality. From what I've read so far, the trilogy is off to a very strong start. This book is told from the perspective of Thyra Winther, more commonly known as the Snow Queen. Instead of making her another trite misunderstood heroine, Thyra begins as an antihero who is fully aware that her intentions are not pur...

Instead of bringing you a new short story this Saturday, I am celebrating over 500 likes on my Facebook page  with a relaunch of all the novels I wrote! The covers have been completely redesigned using stock images and Photoshop. I have also lowered the prices for all the Kindle versions. This weekend only, I have a special promotion happening in which the first book I ever wrote, Elf Princess Roweena , and my poetry anthology, Castle , are completely free! You can find the complete list on my Amazon page . I was inspired to do this relaunch by fellow author Lyssa Chiavari of Snowy Wings Publishing  who created the new cover for Elf Princess Roweena . She referred me to some resources about indie publishing, and I realized how much self-publishing has changed since I wrote my last book, Blood Red , back in 2013. It's a lot easier to market yourself as a writer now thanks to Kindle Direct Publishing and other online marketing resources. Since I will be working on my...