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Confessions of a Picture Book Princess

April 1, 2011
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| Books, life, writing

A funny thing happened last year. But then, I am the Princess of Funny Things, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise. Last summer, I had a new picture book come out. You might remember it: AlphaOops: H is for Halloween. It’s the sequel to AlphaOops!: The Day Z Went First. I was shocked to my toes when I…

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Winners & Things

April 1, 2011
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| Books, New Things

A few announcements I don’t want to forget to post: * The winner of the March 28th Recipe Blog contest is Sandra Davis! Sandra’s name will go into the hat with all the rest of March’s winners of the Fool for Romance contest. If her name is drawn there as well, she could win a virtual boatload of awesome…

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Princess Alethea’s Fairy Tale Theatre: Episode 9

March 31, 2011
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| audio, Fairy Tale Theatre

Episode 9: “The Old Woman in the Wood” (5:27) This is a really fabulous tale–it’s a wonder why it’s not more popular. It’s got all the great elements: a stranded serving girl, murdering thieves, benevolent wild birds with keys, trees full of food and clothes and beds, and an old witch that the serving girl must defeat by following…

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There be e-Dragons

March 29, 2011
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| Friends, writing

My friend Steven Saus and I were chatting earlier this month about the pros and cons of (and rampant rumors and misconceptions surrounding) e-Publishing. I asked him if he wouldn’t mid writing up some of his thoughts for a guest blog. (When a Princess asks for something, she usually gets it.) Steven has listed for us some unromantic realities…

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Fool for Recipes

March 28, 2011
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| contests

Hello, everyone! As promised, here is my March contribution to the Fool for Romance Giveaway Extravaganza! Comment on my blog here today for a chance to win a spot in the Great Big Giveaway. At month’s end, the winners for each day will have a chance to win a HUMONGOUS prize pack from all the contributing authors for the…

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In Which the Princess is Not Amused

March 25, 2011
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| Friends, life

I started writing an essay about this three times last night. I deleted every attempt. There is a very big hullaballoo going on right now surrounding Dorchester Publishing. Chances are, you’ve heard about it from someone you’re a fan of in the industry. As usual, many of the supporters are basing their arguments on rumors and faulty information. A…

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Princess Alethea’s Magical Elixir

March 24, 2011
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| Reviews

New reviews are up at Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show! Title: The Desert of Souls Author: Howard Andrew Jones EAN: 9780312646745 I loved this book. This could possibly be the shortest review I ever write, because I don’t know how to say it any other way: I loved this book. I wish it had been about 800 pages…

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The Princess Goes to Court

March 22, 2011
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| Emerald City, life

Last month I was taking the Fairy GodBoyfriend to pick up his car from the shop and was pulled over. The officer wrote me up for not having a Virginia inspection sticker. He gave me no time to talk, so when he got back to the car (with my ticket), I explained that I had a still-valid PA inspection…

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