I can’t stop looking at this stunning concept art from Beauty and the Beast. I want to see this animated version! Check out more eerie images of this classic fairy tale here.
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Donkeyskin by Gustave Doré
Writing Tips and Resources for Camp NaNoWriMo
I’ve been meaning to do it for ages, but this year I finally made the commitment and signed up to try and write a novel, or at the very least get one started, in a month. Gulp. NaNoWriMo (the affectionate shorthand for National Novel Writing Month) offers a Camp version in July. The timing was perfect! … Continue reading
The Girl with an Axe by Helmut Newton
There’s something so arresting about the fevered energy that this girl is putting in to the swing of her axe; it makes me think of fairy tales where so many female characters are in danger of the woods – except unlike Red Riding Hood or Gretel, this heroine is poised to strike at whatever might … Continue reading
New Movie Trailer: The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug
We have to wait until December 13th for the full length version, but it’s fun to get a hint of the epic movie that’s headed our way! Yay for more beards and the return of Legolas!
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson is a bittersweet tale of adolescence; beautifully but painfully capturing the missed connections, the longing, and the growth that frames this defining period of life. Narrated by Tinker Bell, and populated with twists on the classic characters, pervasive quality of magic, and darkness that is Neverland, Anderson leads the reader … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast directed by Christophe Gans
Time to brush up on my French! I was so excited when I stumbled across this still from Christophe Gans’ adaptation of Beauty and the Beast that he is currently transforming for the Big Screen in February, 2014, that I had to share it here. Gans directed Brotherhood of the Wolf, a chilling, yet captivating … Continue reading
The Too-Clever Fox by Anna and Elena Balbusso
Siege and Storm comes out today (!) by the marvelous and creative Leigh Bardugo, and while I’m waiting patiently to get my hands on a copy of the much talked-about sequel to Shadow and Bone, I’ve devoured the novella that Tor Books released today to celebrate, called The Too-Clever Fox (which you can read online for … Continue reading
Baba Yaga and the Skulls of Her Enemies by Isabelle Melançon
Isabelle Melançon (aka Secondlina) posted this amazing image she created on her blog recently; I would love to read about this character. Such a great idea: One of my favorite fairy tale figures is Baba Yaga, an old witch who lives in an enchanted forest, rides a mortar instead of a broom, lives in a … Continue reading
On Motherhood…
“It is the custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for the next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day. If you could keep awake (but of course you can’t) you would see your own … Continue reading
