by Jamie | May 14, 2014 | Blog, Books, Events, Nerding Out |
Guys! Today I have something special for you. I’m SO pleased to be part of author Jessa Russo’s blog tour for her fab new book DIVIDE, a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, with a few amazing twists and I HIGHLY recommend it! Today, Jessa’s here to talk a bit about the challenges and highlights she faced while writing a fairytale retelling. Take it away, Jessa! I’d say the biggest challenge in writing a fairytale retelling is, to put it simply: staying true to the fairytale, while making your version completely unique and one-of-a-kind. Seems easy enough, right? But it’s not. Because you run the risk of either straying so far from the original that your readers don’t know they’re even reading a redux, or, on the other hand, you may go the opposite direction and write something so similar that readers know exactly what’s going to happen at every turn. This would be boring, no? If I’d written something too much like Beauty and the Beast, what’s the point in reading it, right? Just go read the original or remember the Disney version from your youth. But if my version is so far removed from the original(s), then it’s not really a redux. So, sigh. In comes the dilemma. I wanted to give readers a story that stuck to the original—or, more honestly, that stuck to the Disney version, since that’s really where my inspiration came from—but I wanted my version to have a few twists and turns that readers weren’t expecting. Sure, there’s a centuries-old family curse, and a beast, but . . . there’s also...
by Jamie | May 13, 2014 | Blog, Books, Nerding Out, Reading |
You guys! I’m SO excited. Today is the release day for GYPSY (The Cavy files) by the amazing Trisha Leigh. I have a special place in my heart for this book. A few months ago, Trisha asked if I’d read it and provide a blurb if I liked it. This was the first time I’d been asked to blurb as an author and talk about an honor! I’ve been a HUGE fan of Trisha’s forever, and for her to ask me to read and blurb pretty much made my year. Of course there’s always the worry that you won’t like the book, but OMG you guys. I couldn’t put this one down. I fell in love with Gypsy, and the world that Trisha built. Her writing is absolutely gorgeous, and I ended staying up all night so I could finish it. I’m waiting desperately for the next book now! This is what I had to say about it: “Smart, suspenseful, and full of amazing science, I fell in love with Gypsy from the first page. The constant threat of danger, the hint of romance, and the mysterious backdrop of Charleston hit all the right notes. I devoured this book, desperate to uncover the secrets behind the Cavies and their strange abilities. Gypsy is the kind of YA Sci-fi I love, with believable characters, fantastic relationships, and a plot that kept me turning the pages well into the night. Trisha Leigh has written one of my favorite books of 2014 and I can’t wait to see what happens to Gypsy and the other Cavies next!” So – in honor of release week, Trisha...
by andersje | Oct 2, 2012 | Nerding Out, Photoshop |
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