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I learn so many interesting things while I’m researching fairy tales and history! Listen to this: History Fashion often plays a role in all my historical novels. Mentioning a specific hat or style of dress helps pinpoint the era I’m writing in. This week, my mermaid research led me to a blog describing how the […]

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I learn so many interesting things while I’m researching fairy tales and history! Listen to this: History Is there a fashion you’d like to see make a comeback? During this pandemic, we’ve been watching lots of old TV shows. Have you noticed how often the women in the 60s would put on gloves before they […]

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I learn so many interesting things while I’m researching fairy tales and history! Listen to this: History Is there a fashion you’d like to see make a comeback? During this pandemic, we’ve been watching lots of old TV shows. Have you noticed how often the women in the 60s would put on gloves before they […]

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I learn so many interesting things while I’m researching fairy tales and history. If you were sitting at my kitchen table while was working, I would turn to you and say…listen to this: History I go down a few rabbit trails that never make it into my books, but are interesting to learn about nonetheless. […]

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I learn so many interesting things while I’m researching fairy tales and history. If you were sitting at my kitchen table while was working, I would turn to you and say…listen to this: History I go down a few rabbit trails that never make it into my books, but are interesting to learn about nonetheless. […]

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I learn so many interesting things while I’m researching fairy tales and history! Listen to this: Now if this entrepreneurial girl crops up in one of my stories, you’ll know where I got the idea! It’s little tidbits like this that spark my imagination and give authenticity to the history side of my books. Can […]

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I learn so many interesting things while I’m researching fairy tales and history! Listen to this: Now if this entrepreneurial girl crops up in one of my stories, you’ll know where I got the idea! It’s little tidbits like this that spark my imagination and give authenticity to the history side of my books. Can […]

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Available now in print and ebook! Click here to choose your store. Excerpt: At first blush, Grimms’ fairy tales are some strange stories. Adults plot against children. A knocked-off head can be reattached with a life-giving root. And the amount of rust on a knife will tell you if your brother is alive… or mostly […]

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Looking for writing practice for your suddenly-homeschooling students? Ive got you covered from grades 3-6 and 7-12 with free downloads you can print yourself, or paperback copies already done for you that you can buy from your favorite bookseller (available around April 21). Write a fairy tale with help from the Grimm brothers! As an []

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February 26 is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, often affectionately shortened to Fairy Tale Day. Here are some fun ways to celebrate telling fairy tales: 1. Tell a Fairy Tale through Group Storytelling Story Cube Prompts Use Story Cubes as prompts to retell a fairy tale. You can make your own cubes (or slips […]

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