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 | 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 | 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 | Dec 7, 2014 | Fairy tales, Favorite Books and Authors, The Cinderella Interviews, Youtube
The Cinderella Interviews is a YouTube video series where I talk with other authors who have written Cinderella fairy-tale retellings. I am so excited about this project, I can’t even tell you. There will not be a particular posting schedule. The plan is to fit...
by Shonna | Apr 7, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress, Fairy tales, Favorite Books and Authors
In the midst of this A to Z Blogging Challenge I have been tagged on another blog challenge from one of my new writing friends for the “My Writing Process Blog Tour,” which, I suppose would be the title of my blog post today, were it not for the fact it...
by Shonna | Mar 23, 2014 | Cinderella's Dress, Fairy tales, Favorite Books and Authors
Cinderella has always been one of my favorite fairy-tales. It’s not so much the rags-to-riches for me, or the romance, but the prevailing sense of justice when the girl who was treated so cruelly rises above, and takes the very place her tormentors were vying for. The...