by Shonna | Mar 22, 2015 | #atozchallenge
Last year I blogged by the seat of my pants. It was my first year participating in the A to Z blogging challenge. I had no plan and was completely random. However, that randomness led to my most popular pin on Pinterest–and it was on Q of all days! People...
by Shonna | Mar 17, 2015 | Cinderella's Shoes
Today is the day! I don’t have a list of all the blogs participating, but as I find them on Twitter, I’ll post links here. Big shout out to all the book-loving bloggers revealing my cover. Thank you so much for helping me introduce my new baby. *It’s...
by Shonna | Mar 13, 2015 | Fairy tales
We took a school field trip this morning (#benefits of homeschooling!) to watch the first showing of the new Disney Cinderella movie. The show was held in the large theater and by the time we got there, 10 min early, it was pretty full already. (It was spring break...
by Shonna | Mar 10, 2015 | Fairy tales, The Cinderella Interviews, Youtube
If you are a fan of fairy-tale retellings, you probably already know about Melanie Dickerson. She’s been writing retellings with an historical take for several years. She created her own kingdom for her story world, and several of her characters make cameos in...
by Shonna | Mar 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hey, Bloggers! Want a first peek at the Cinderella’s Shoes cover? (It’s SO beautiful!!!) Sign up for the cover reveal on March 18th here: YA Bound Book Tours
by Shonna | Feb 11, 2015 | Cinderella's Dress, Cinderella's Shoes, Fairy tales
The new Disney Cinderella Movie comes out March 13, 2015. I’ve been collecting links in separate blog posts and Pinterest pins and Tweets, and thought it was time to put them all in one spot where I can add to them as the promotions continue. If you know of any...
by Shonna | Feb 6, 2015 | The Cinderella Interviews
Introducing a Special Edition of The Cinderella Interviews! Marissa Meyer came to town on tour for her latest release in the Lunar Chronicles, Fairest. To celebrate, Changing Hands Bookstore put on a special Lunar Ball event complete with dancing and a costume...
by Shonna | Jan 15, 2015 | The Cinderella Interviews
This latest Cinderella interview was so much fun. Five Glass Slippers is a collection of Cinderella stories by five authors. When author-turned-editor Anne Elisabeth Stengl and Rooglewood Press posed the challenge to write a Cinderella retelling, the stories came...
by Shonna | Jan 9, 2015 | Cinderella's Dress, Fairy tales
I love learning the new details of the upcoming live-action Cinderella movie. Here is more about the dress designed by Sandy Powell: “The challenge was to make the gown look enormous, but still … have it move beautifully,” Powell said. “The...
by Shonna | Jan 8, 2015 | Coffee With Authors
Amy K. Nichols is a 2014 debut author. We met almost a year ago at a YA event and immediately clicked. We have so much in common, and Amy was a rock to lean on during those nerve-inducing public events that shy, introverted writers like me suddenly find themselves...
