The Turnip Princess

Fairy tale lovers by now are aware that 500 new tales collected by historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth were discovered after being locked away in an archive in Regensburg for over 150 years. “While sifting through Von Schönwerth’s work, Eichenseer found 500 fairytales, many of which do not appear in other European fairytale collections. For example, there is the…

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PWs Great Beginnings

I know I mentioned this on Twitter & Facebook, but it’s just so freaking cool I couldn’t help but post it here as well. Last week, Publisher’s Weekly’s Elizabeth Bluemle compiled a list of the Best First Lines from YA fiction coming in 2012. And, of course, ENCHANTED was on the list!! “My name is Sunday Woodcutter, and I…

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March ENCHANTED Goodreads Giveaway!

Don’t forget, it’s time for for Round Three! The March ENCHANTED ARC Giveaway is here! Alethea will be giving away one signed ARC of her YA debut fairy tale novel ENCHANTED a month, until the May 26th launch of the book. That’s one for January, February, March, and April–a total of four ARCs. In May, Alethea will be giving…

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Little T on AlphaOops

Google Alerts is a wonderful thing. I will never get sick of finding clips like this on the internet. I should piece them together and play a little movie of them every morning when I wake up. If I need more motivation than that, I don’t deserve to call myself a writer. Plus, I kind of like his musical…

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Princess Time Lord

Your job is now your Time Lord name. The last digit of your phone number is the current regeneration you are in. The nearest clothing item to your right is now the most notable item in your current wardrobe. The last person you texted is your current companion. Your favorite word is now your catchphrase. Name: The Princess Regeneration:…

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Video Chat — For Real This Time!

A miscommunication last month over at Coffee Time Romance left Leanna Renee Hieber, Suzanne Lazear, and me watching tumbleweed in an empty online chatroom. This Sunday at 2pm EST, fellow Mermaids Robin Covington, Avery Flynn and I are going to try it again…this time on video! We’re co-hosting (with Bewitching Book Tours), so there’s no mix-up. And there will…

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The Essence of Fabulous

I was asked once what my favorite thing was about being a writer. My answer was probably the standard, “I get to write the books like the ones I loved as a kid and share them with the world.” I’m adding a caveat to that today. I do get to write the books I loved as a kid and…

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My Audio Dreamgirl

I’ve been friends with the folks at Brilliance Audio for almost a decade. We’ve always said, half-jokingly, that when my first novel was published, Brilliance would do the audiobook. Brilliance brought me up to Michigan for a tour of their facilities and a John Green event for Paper Towns back in 2008. They took me under their wing and…

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