Come celebrate the start of summer and find new-to-you authors!

For the next three days, I’m opening up the Believing is Seeing blog for authors to post blurbs for their books. If something looks interesting, go buy it and support some of your favorites. Maybe you’ll find a new “must buy” author too!

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Museful Monday- A Reformed Panser?- by Stephanie Haefner

I have openly admitted for many years that I am a panser. A fly by the seat of my pants, lose myself in my own story, no clue how it will actually end, kind of writer. I remember meeting a woman at my writer’s group and she’d been working on her outline for her murder mystery novel. An extremely detailed outline, chapter by chapter, scene by scene. It seemed not only daunting to me, but boring as all hell. The fun of writing seemed lost.

While an outline wasn’t part of my process, I always had a tentative plan in my head and notes scribbled, but I was on a journey and I went wherever my characters took me.

Until now.

After writing a few books my way and finding homes for them in the literary world, I continued to move forward. The goal has always been to be successful…and success in my world means selling lots of books. But then I started reading about other authors who had sold to bigger publishing houses. And guess what? They weren’t writing an entire book BEFORE selling it. Nope. They were selling the book based on the first three chapters and a detailed synopsis.

WHAT????!!!!!

This completely rocked my little world. If I was going to someday play with the big girls, I might have to alter my ways.

So, as I’d prepared to start my last book, I decided to give this plotting thing a try. I wrote out a vague outline. It wasn’t incredibly detailed, but it did go through the story start to finish. It seemed to help. And then for the next one, I decided to try a full-out detailed outline. And detailed I did. I wrote almost the entire book out, scene by scene. Just a few lines of what would happen, but I’d done. 26 pages of outlining, like 70-some scenes. And it made the writing process really easy. There was no staring at a blank screen wondering what to do with my characters next.

BUT, I could not outline the last few scenes, the absolute end to the book. I just had to wait til I got there.

And indeed I got there! I finished the entire book…all 80,000 words…in a matter of 35 days! I was so proud of myself! I think the outline is what allowed me to write so fast.

At my local RWA chapter meeting recently, one of the women made a comment that she was was struggling with writing her book proposal and the synopsis for it. She’d been told that many authors who wrote detailed synopsises before writing the book lost interest. They already knew how the book ended, so they had no desire. For me, I feel very differently. My outline has scene details, but no personality. The fun part is being able to add in quirks and funny dialogue, show my character’s personalities by the way they move and interact with others. And the sex scenes…yeah…those are still fun to write!

So, are you a plotter or panser? Think you’ll ever change your ways like I did??

Fun Friday: A Mummy Shook My Hand by Karen Michelle Nutt

No, there hasn’t been an invasion of mummies rising from their coffins. No Walking Dead. My mummy resides at St. Michan’s Church in Dublin, Ireland.

My brothers and I took the tour of this beautiful Northside church. The vaults entrance is outside, down through the slanted metal doors, that leads to a long corridor. There are chambers on each side filled with coffins. Some were thrown haphazardly on top of each other as if the people placing the coffins were too scared to linger longer than necessary. You have to remember their only source of light would have been a torch (and I don’t mean a ‘torch’ as the Brits call a flashlight) I actually mean a medieval torch. Electricity hadn’t been invented. There were no windows and of course, superstitions ran high. No wonder they dropped their burden and ran.

The walls of the vault are made of limestone, which creates a dry environment and the perfect conditions to preserve everything in the vaults. 

In Ireland, it is against the law to open coffins just for curiosity sake to find out if all the bodies are mumified. However, since some of the coffins have collapsed and the mummies fell out, no one says anything about keeping the leathered skeletons on display. The vault is dark, and eerily quiet, but add the four mummies peering back at you and you have a scene out of a horror flick. You can still make out their features. Their nails and some of the mummies’ organs can be seen.

No one knows who these mummies once were. There is no record of their identities since the Four Courts was bombed in 1922 and all the records were destroyed.

What they do know: One of the mummies is a small woman. There isn’t anything to indicate who she was or what her walk in life might have been. Another is assumed to be a nun, due to her clothing. The one in the middle is thought to be a thief because of his missing forearm. His feet are also missing. I have a difficult time believing this mummy is a thief since it was a privilege to be buried on church grounds. I’m more apt to believe he was a warrior and he lost his limbs perhaps in a battle.

In the very back coffin is my ‘friend’ the crusader. He was well over six and half feet tall. He would have been a giant for that time period. Most coffins were constructed for a much shorter man. The crusader’s legs were broken and crossed over his body so he would fit. Our guide pointed out that some of St. Michan’s construction is medieval. It was once a Danes church (Vikings) dating back to 1095. The vaults were constructed in the 17^th century. The Crusades were between 1095- 1291. Where was the crusader ‘hanging out’ before the vault was built? I don’t know about you, but I found that interesting.

Our guide—who possessed the ‘gift of gab‘ convinced us to do the unbelievable. He said if we shook the crusader’s hand, it would bring us good luck. Who doesn’t want good luck? Of course, we shook the guy’s leathery, bony hand. It wasn’t until we were sitting down at Bewley’s for dinner that the ‘yuck factor’ sunk in. I had just touched a dead guy’s hand. Good luck or not, I promptly left my seat and headed for the bathroom to wash my hands.

Much later, I thought perhaps the crusader did bestow good luck. My idea for my first time travel adventure came from this tour.

***Just a side note: Since I love a good ghost story, I have to share. Many visitors to the vaults have heard mysterious disembodied voices and others have felt ice-cold fingers run down their neck as they bend to inspect the corpses.

I hope enjoyed the tour of St. Michan’s. Please come back next week for a new adventure.

About the Author:

Karen Michelle Nutt
Author of time travel and otherworldly tales.
Whether your reading fancy is paranormal, historical or time travel, all my stories capture the rich array of emotions that accompany the most fabulous human phenomena—falling in love.

All Things Disney Thursday–May 2012 trip–Day One

Well, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, or you connect with me on Facebook or Twitter, it will come as no surprise that I’m a big Disney nut.

Okay, addict.

Whatever you want to call it, my husband and I just got back from a vacation from Walt Disney World in Florida. We went the week of May 14th to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I’ll be featuring trip report segments for the next few weeks on Thursdays and sharing pictures And because the love of my life has a huge fear of flying, we drive…from Indiana…every single time. Which means we need to stop partway through. I don’t mind this, actually, as we always stay in Macon, GA and it’s a lovely place. The hotel we stay in is beautiful and reasonably priced and it’s always a relaxing place to be, all done in blues and greens that remind you of the sea, plus sea salt toiletries.

Anyway, we arrived at Disney around mid-day on Tuesday, May 15th. Can I just tell you that from the time we drove through central Florida to the second we parked, our car was pretty much covered in dead “love bugs”. Another hazard of going to Florida during May I guess LOL This time around, we stayed at the Wilderness Lodge (we’ve stayed there twice before and it’s always been great). We took part in a change since last time around. Before arriving, I checked in online, which meant we didn’t have to wait in a line upon arrival. That was a plus, not that it was busy at the resort. Our “guide” who explained the resort amenities, etc was extremely nice (and he was cute), but of course, I forgot to write down his name to thank him during the exit survey you always get once you’re home. He got David a Happy Birthday button and even put his name on it so everyone gave him good wishes by using his first name LOL However, I think because we checked in online, they made our room assignment as an afterthought because we were stuck all the way in the back of the resort, seemingly miles away from the lobby or shops LOL

Also, at check-in we were told the concierge staff could let us buy Annual Passes. When we showed up at that counter, the staff couldn’t figure out how and eventually told us they couldn’t do it. As a consumer, I wasn’t real fond of the “I don’t know” response or the blank stares as they looked back at us. Wouldn’t it have been better if they’d said, “I’m not finding the answer here but let me find out that information for you?”

Moving on.

Good thing about online check-in was that our room was ready at midday instead of having to wait until four or five in the afternoon. We went up as soon as we got our room keys… and quickly found out that this wasn’t going to be a relaxing vacation. They were doing extensive renovations at the resort where they were doing stuff to the floor above our room and the room. Lots of noise. In fact, huge amounts of noise that there’d be no way we could catch a nap. Also, the brochures and info online promises Dish Network channels (like with Food Network and everything else) but this was a lie. The only channels we had were news and Disney-owned channels just like always.

But it wasn’t like we were staying in the room the whole day. Plus, the room was nice and it had a private balcony (which we never used because of the bugs and heat) but we could see Bay Lake through the trees.

As it was my husband’s birthday and we had dinner ressies at the Coral Reef, we went ahead and called for our luggage, then once it arrived, we headed out to Epcot. One of the great things about staying at the Wilderness Lodge is the ease of access to the Magic Kingdom and the Monorail service. The boat launch to the Magic Kingdom is always fun. At the Magic Kingdom, we purchased our Annual Passes (cuz this will be a big travel year for us for a variety of reasons). The ticketing agent was spectacular and very nice. I wish I remembered her name. Then we connected to the Epcot monorail at the Magic Kingdom and it was very easy. It wasn’t crowded so we gained Epcot in no time flat.

Of course, the first thing we did upon arrival was ride Spaceship Earth (the ride inside the sphere). We also did this because it felt about a thousand degrees in the Florida humidity and the air conditioning was very welcome.

Also, the thing to remember when traveling to Florida in the summer months is the threat for thunderstorms and showers in the afternoon and evening. By the time we exited Spaceship Earth, the skies were looking pretty threatening. With an hour to go to our reservation, we booked our way through the front half of Epcot. Lots of cute topiaries were on display for the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival, lots of interesting things to look at and questionable clothing choices to witness on some of the guests LOL

We popped into the Living with the Land ride. This is always a favorite and the slow moving boat ride really lets you have a behind the scenes glance at innovations in farming and technology. I love to see the growing things in the greenhouses, and at this time of the year, bell peppers in all sorts of colors were out as were pineapples and other fruits. Awesome as always.

By the time we hit the Finding Nemo ride, the skies opened up so we made our way to the Coral Reef restaurant nearly an hour early for dinner appointment and checked in. Huge crowds in this restaurant, some of the biggest I’ve seen, but we waited, then finally moved inside to the waiting area once it cleared out a bit. This was when we discovered people are incapable, apparently, of behaving in public or making their children behave in public. I was shocked at how rude people are and how adults and kids alike generally disregard basic politeness. Plus, I can’t believe how much folks trash bathrooms that don’t belong to them.

After a shortish wait, we were led to our table which had a great view of the huge wall-to-wall fishtanks. This restaurant didn’t decorate our table for David’s birthday (which was a disappointment) but the meal was excellent (he had the mahi-mahi and I had the chicken) but then our talkative waiter brought out a complimentary chocolate molten fudge cake with a chocolate Happy Birthday sign on it. It send my husband into gastric delights LOL It was great to watch all the fish and the giant sea turtle in the tank while we ate.

Once we left the Coral Reef, it was raining, and since neither of us really wanted to traipse around Epcot in drenched clothing, we went back to the entrance and caught a bus back to the resort, which was good because the skies looked really dark and threatening.

Back at the Wilderness Lodge, we meandered around the lobby and explored nooks and crannies. If you’ve never been there, they do have an excellent lobby to goof around or relax in, plus Disney resorts now have free wifi service in all resorts (warning, service is spotty at best and you’ll oftentimes fall off the internet) Once back in the room, we were able to catch the Electrical Water Pageant out our window around 9:45 p.m. This went on every night, and I found it interesting that it hasn’t changed in all the years we’ve been down there.

Pretty much that was the end of day one. My pics weren’t taken on this day but since the views of the lobby and the topiaries didn’t change during the trip I figure it’s okay LOL

Come back next week for our next day fun and games!

Writing Wednesday–sexy excerpt from my m/f/m menage Two Mr. Rights

Today, I thought it would be fun to share an excerpt from my recently released book Two Mr. Rights. It’s the first in a new series for me and has been called a menage with heart, so I hope you’ll check it out. This is a sexy little snippet that’ll give you a glimpse of the trouble–or fun–Emily is in store for with these two guys.

She swallowed around the sudden lump in her throat. “Why do we need privacy?” Ohmygod, surely they aren’t planning on seducing me right here?

“Delicate subject matter.” Jonathan’s grin occupied her attention, as did the fact that Ben had also turned toward her and placed a hand on her left knee.

Heat shot up her leg. Moisture rushed between her thighs. If her body continued its reaction to these men, there’d be no doubt to any of them how turned on she was. And it wasn’t warranted. They were just being good hosts, right? Sure, because every guy hits on me the moment we meet. Ignore, ignore, ignore. “Um, what subject matter?” It’d be just her luck that they’d decide to kidnap her. She mentally kicked herself for giving up her purse so willingly.

“Has Lynda told you anything about the lifestyle Ben and I share?”

“She’s made a few hints, but told me I’d need to ask you if I was curious.” The words came out as a whisper as Ben inched his hand up her denim-clad leg and let his fingers drift between her thighs, mere inches from her crotch. The frantic need to be touched there made her squirm right before the common-sense part of her brain urged caution.

“Are you curious?” Jonathan stroked his fingers along her shoulder, tracing the neckline of her sweater.

“Yes.” Her response was a mere croak.

Jonathan nodded. “Ben and I learned long ago, probably during our senior year in high school, that we were as close as brothers, closer maybe, and we had to watch each other’s backs because of the things we believed in.”

“Believed in what?” Emily’s brain spun. Her pulse rushed in her ears. Stuff like this doesn’t happen to me. Then she remembered she was supposed to be making a fresh start. She relaxed a tiny bit.

Ben’s smile bordered on devilish. “Since I was an only child and my parents died in a car accident my junior year, I was pretty much on my own. I spent a great deal of time hanging around Jon. For a guy who came from a rough side of Chicago, meeting someone like Jon showed me a whole new way of life.” His fingers brushed against the seam of her jeans, and she sat up straighter. Old-fashioned lust tingled in all the right places.

“I can understand that. When I met Lynda we hit it off, though we’re worlds apart in a lot of life’s aspects.” She tried to imagine the refined Ben in a rough situation but failed.

“He became my surrogate brother, the one person I relied on no matter what. We were inseparable through college.” Ben’s eyes shone. “In a way, I guess you could say he saved me.”

“Ben did the same to me. I was misunderstood in my own family.” Jonathan skimmed his fingers along her nape. Shivers followed. “We went on to go into business together.”

“Oh my God.” I get it! Emily pulled away from them both, her gaze bouncing between the two men. Everything made sense now. No wonder they were both so touchy-feely. “You’re gay? I had no idea. Lynda never mentioned it, but good for you.”

Both of them laughed. It was obviously a conversation they were familiar with.

“What’s funny?” Had she pissed them off? Exactly how long was this car ride?

“We’re not gay. We’re very much heterosexual men.” Jonathan tugged her back into place between them, his arm around her waist this time, while Ben pulled the elastic from her hair. Too bad she hadn’t had time to get the mop colored. “We never had much luck with the ladies until we decided to work together.”

“What does that mean? Like tag-team dating?” She had trouble breathing as Ben walked his fingers up the front of her sweater and worked the top couple buttons from their holes. She followed him, redoing his handiwork.

A smile pulled at the corners of his sensual lips. Laugh lines framed his mouth as he repeated unbuttoning the sweater. “Not exactly. You see, Jon is shy around women. I’m needed to break the ice and charm them—and run interference between him and his judgmental family.”

Pain flashed across Jonathan’s features, gone before she could ask about it. “Ben can be a jerk and too direct sometimes, so I hang around to smooth out his rough spots and soothe hurt feelings, not to mention provide moral support.” This time, it was Jonathan’s free hand that began a trip along her thigh.

“What are you trying to tell me?” She couldn’t think, could barely breathe under their dual assault. It was almost as if her wish for their attention had come true in a big way, and now she didn’t know what to do about it. Though she hadn’t had regular contact with either of them, being in their presence felt nice and all too easy to give in to. I need to know more. “Guys?” Her nipples tightened into hard buds that poked against her sweater, visible and not unnoticed by the men. They both peeked at her breasts.

“We prefer a ménage relationship.” Ben’s breath warmed her ear as he released a third button. “Alone, we’re not effective, broken, you could say, almost lacking. We have a difficult time letting a relationship go the distance for various reasons.”

Her sweater gaped open, showing the lacy cups of her bra. Emily redid the buttons, but gave up the cause when Ben batted her hands away and released them again.

“Once we figured out we worked better as a team than alone, all we needed was a woman who didn’t mind having two men instead of one. She gets dual halves of a whole, but double the pleasure.”

She pictured a distorted version of that old chewing gum commercial. “But…” She met first Jonathan’s gaze, then Ben’s. Stark need and hope blazed in both. What had happened in their lives that made them so…desperate? “Is that why I’m here?” Her heartbeat thudded so hard she felt it in her temples. Sweat coated her palms, but she didn’t dare move. “I thought I was coming for a vacation, to relax and not have to worry about my life…” It all made sense now: Lynda’s reticence regarding the guys’ single status, her suggestion that the trip would be a big change.

Hello, understatement of the year!

Jonathan cupped her chin and looked into her face. “You can have that. All Ben and I are asking is that you keep an open mind about a possible relationship with us.” He drew the pad of his thumb along her lower lip.

“Because you’re desperate, because I’m what, like a last-chance long shot?” The lust she’d felt earlier backed off under the force of righteous indignation. “I’ve got news for the both of you.” She glanced between them. “I’m no one’s last pick.”

“You misunderstood us.” Jonathan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I imagine from where you’re sitting, this whole thing is pretty odd, but you can’t deny your attraction, or your curiosity.”

“Maybe.” Embarrassed at being the sole object of his attention, she wrenched away only to encounter Ben’s face near her own. His fingers caressed her collarbone and slid upward along the side of her neck. “It’s a lot to take in. You just can’t spring something like this on a woman without warning.” I’ll bet Alice never felt like this in Wonderland.

Ben’s smile slipped. “We understand, but think of it like a great birthday bash. What more could you want than having two guys paying attention to you, waiting on you hand and foot, willing to give you pleasure and take care of you?” He drew a hand down the side of her face. “The lifestyle goes beyond sex, in case you’ve gotten the wrong idea.”

“Except that I’m being propositioned to do the nasty with both of you right now. How is that selling a lifestyle?” What bothered her more, the fact that they wanted her body or that they were both thinking way farther down the line than she’d considered?

Hope you enjoyed the excerpt! You can buy Two Mr. Rights at Purple Sword Publications, Amazon or All Romance ebooks.

Toasty Tuesday–chicken fajitas

Hi kids! Today, I’m jonesing for chicken fajitas (yes even though I made them two nights ago for dinner) so I thought I’d share my recipe with you.

Marinade (you can let your chicken sit in this up to two hours)

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves garlic–chopped
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro–chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon brown sugar
pinch of salt and pepper

Combine then add one pound of pre-cut chicken strips or break down two boneless/skinless chicken breasts into strips or cubes.

After you’re done marinating, grill chicken or cook chicken in a skillet until no longer pink inside.

Once chicken is done, take it out and let it rest. Meanwhile, throw sliced green/red peppers and onions onto grill/pan and let soften.

Assemble fajitas in warmed tortillas and add your favorite toppings.

Yum!

Winners from the dual Two Mr. Rights giveaway

Happy Monday morning everyone. I hope you had a great weekend!

Now it’s time to announce the winners from my dual giveaways from last week that celebrated the release of my first m/f/m menage TWO MR. RIGHTS.

Winner #1: Aurora. auroraboriealice@gmail.com (winner from blog post)

Winner #2: Jody Faltys (winner from my Facebook Author Page)

Both winners will receive a $5.00 gift card from Starbucks, a $5.00 gift card to Amazon plus two digital e-books of their choice (2012 books excluded)

Please email me at sandra (dot) sookoo (at) comcast (dot) net with your email address and choice of book titles.

Thank you for everyone who came out and entered. Stay tuned to both social media outlets for more chances to win in the coming weeks! And go pick up your copy of Two Mr. Rights today!

Six Sentence Sunday–caught between two hard places

Today, I’m sharing a snippet from TWO MR. RIGHTS. It’s a contemporary M/F/M menage, and the first in the Redemption Cove series. You can purchase this book from Purple Sword Publications, Amazon or All Romance e-books.

Set-up: Emily has been met at the airport by Jonathan, but when she gets in the car, she’s surprised to find Ben there as well.

***

Ben’s grin revealed toothpaste commercial-worthy teeth. “But I never forget a good-looking female.” His gaze flickered to her boobs before bouncing back to her face.

Emily’s cheeks blazed. The fact that he’d blatantly checked her out sent a bolt of awareness down her spine. This could be interesting.

***

To read the blurb and a longer excerpt from chapter one, please visit my website.

Front Porch Saturday: jj Keller and The Valkyrie and the Marine

Good morning! I am saddend by the loss of my mother-in-law on Mother’s Day from a long battle with lung cancer. On Monday my son had surgery on his foot (run over by a car) and found he has a “mass” on his chest. He is a teenage cancer survior of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I pray the spot on his chest is a cyst and nothing else.

Unable to pull my thoughts together to write a logical blog, I’m posting an excerpt for my July 2012 release of The Valkyrie and the Marine. A Wild Rose Press publication.

Conditioned to not fall in love with her fallen warriors, Kiara cannot fight the attraction she has for Special Ops Marine, Harrison Lombard. When a sabotaged mission critically wounds Harrison he seeks revenge. Will his search lead him to his angel of mercy or death?

EXCERPT:

Kiara looked deep into her chosen one’s soul. She had to shake off her atypical sympathy. But the twinges in her heart and the heat between her thighs couldn’t be ignored.

Harrison’s lips were dry. His glaze held acknowledgement of equal attraction no doubt. A smile from him would be her undoing. Three steps, Kiara. Offer him immortality, toss him on Bright and take to the skies.

Lance in both hands she pushed the rod against his wide shoulder span. “Just to verify, what is your name?”

His muscles tensed under her, pressing into her knuckles. Despite his closeness to death Kiara felt a rise bumping, titillating, and making her yearn for a tryst. No human had ever had such an impact on her. Why now? Ignoring the rush of emotions plaguing her body and mind, she strengthened her reserve and focused on the task. Her future with the squad depended on it. She wanted to become a captain. No tingling in her woman parts would change her course.

“Harrison Valentine Lombard.” His hips lifted, a hard long slice fit nicely between her thighs. “I can’t imagine my last thoughts to be of a siren teasing me, without allowing me to have release. Either kill me, or liberate me so I can —”

“Kiara, it’s time. Grab your Einherjar and let’s ride,” Skogul bellowed.

A last burst of energy flowed from the soldier beneath Kiara. His hand stroked her breast, sliding between the skin and the gold corset. He lifted his head from the ground, causing blood to squirt from the wound. Twitches, low in her stomach, created jittering in muscles higher in her womb. More than pleasing Odin, she wanted to fornicate with this brave, yet stupid man, her Valentine.

“Kiara.” His alluring whisper sailed on the wind.

jj Keller

Fantasies with spice and humor.

http://www.jj-keller.com

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Praise for jj keller

 

Trade Agreement

 

Ranked Best of the Best at Long and Short of it Reviews:

Ms. Keller throws you right into the heart of her plot then keeps our attention riveted while we hold our breath to find out what happens next…She is a first-class storyteller with a unique way of telling it. Her love scenes are evocative, sensual and sizzle on the page, while her romance between our hero and heroine is sweet and sensual.

~Larkspur, Long and Short Reviews

I felt for Georgina for here is a woman who will do anything to find freedom including running away. Now Jake is man so unusual for her it’s sweet to see them together.

~Melinda, Night Owl Reviews

The Tarot Card

Between the Lines ranked The Tarot Card: Fantastic, Stays on the Shelf

I have enjoyed every book I have read by JJ Keller and this one lives up to that reputation. If you have never read this author, this particular book would be a great one to start with! This is a wonderful, lighthearted, and fun quick read to start you day off well or to finish your day feeling good!

~Steph B., The Romance Studio

Holy Cow what a great read! Ms. Keller gives us a love at first sight story. Stein and Kerry make a great hero and heroine. I loved the characters, they were well developed and enjoyable to get to know. The writing style was great and was a credit to the author telling such a well written story confined in 148 short pages.

~Larkspur, Long and Short Reviews

The book doesn’t rely only on spice for its power- there is a complex plot and a really good sort-of-twist at the end. It left me with a smile on my face and a real sense of satisfaction. I’d say this is definitely a story I’d like to share with my friends –well worth a read. Enjoy!

~Vasiliki Scurfield, WRDF Reviews

Fun Friday–Which Fairy Tale Princess Would You Be? By Kerrianne Coombes

 

 

Hi everyone! I am so happy to be here with my first Fun Friday! Weeeee!

This week i have released a Fairy Tale Retelling, and it got me  thinking–which Fairy Tale princess would i be in and why?

I am a massive fan of Fairy Tales, old and new. I just love the romance and suspense all wrapped up with a lovely little thread of evil. There is always some kind of cruelty–Cinderella being treated as a slave, Snow White being sent to her death, only to be left to starve in a wood. And not forgetting Sleeping Beauty–locked up in a tower, forced into a coma for a thousand years. The stories are told in such a way that children dont really see the cruelty, but concentrate on the romance and pretty songs.

But now when i watch them, i see the evil. *Does evil laugh* Not one princess lives a perfect life. Not one of the princesses is happy–until they meet their prince charming *Awwwwww* And if you think abut the cruelty they actually suffer–its harsh.

So, back to my question, Which Fairy Tale princess would i be? My answer is NONE!!!

Sure, the princes might be handsome and rich. And yeah, sure, the princess do in fact, live happily ever after. BUT what do they have to suffer before that? Almost having her heart ripped out by a massive woodcutter–Snow White. Almost choking to death on a poisoned apple, only to be put in a glass coffin before you are actually dead–Snow White. AND did not one of those incompetent Dwarves not think to clear her throat before giving her a funeral?? And then there is Rapunzel being locked up alone in a tower, poor thing. I am far to social to survive such a thing. AND SHE HAD NO T.V!!! Unacceptable!

And lets no forget poor Red Riding *Shivers* That girl had it the worst, in my opinion.

 

 

So, no. I would not be a fairy tale princess for all the tea in china.

Would you?