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Spark
This is one of the entries referred to in the original Beauty & Dynamite as “The Lost Blogs.” Recovered from the bowels of the intarwebs by Eric James Stone, all of The Lost Blogs will appear in...
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[pinned] Give the Gift of Reading
Would you like a book personalized & signed by Alethea? Contact One More Page Books in Arlington at 703-300-9746 or via email to place your order.Online affiliate links for Alethea’s books can be...
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VERY LIMITED EDITION of DoaMSGG NOW AVAILABLE!
Just what it says up there: Janet Lee and I had a very limited number of the very first edition of Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome available at Comic Book City Con in Greensboro in October.This...
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School Library Journal Loves HERO
It’s odd for a major review like this to appear so long after the book’s release…but better late than never! Also, I wholeheartedly support comparisons to the TV show Once Upon a Time.Some of us little...
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In Which Princess Alethea Inspires You
I was invited by the Magical Words folks to write four inspirational blog posts, each one posted on a Monday in the month of January.Missed any or all of them? Here are the links for your convenience....
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Fairyleaks
You would be amazed the the number of things we, as professional authors, are not allowed to announce to the public. Book deals, cover art, bestseller list placement and awards…just to name a few.In...
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In Which Writing Is Fun
I’ve been teaching a teen writing class at the Rust Library for four weeks — tonight is the last class, and I have to say, I’m going to miss it! But to be honest, I think these young folks are ready to...
View ArticleFast Forward TV Interview is Now Live!
The great thing about Snow Days isn’t just how much *you* get done, it’s how much *other people* get done when removed from the distraction of their pesky day jobs.And…VOILA! My Fast Forward TV...
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WBN Loves Enchanted!
ENCHANTED is sponsoring the World Book Night Twitter feed today!If you’re on Twitter, tell @WBNAmerica your favorite fairy tale, using the hashtag #WBNLoves — and thank you for the love!xox
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Princess Alethea Featured on Wattpad
I am so excited that my short story “The Monster & Mrs. Blake” is a Featured Story on Wattpad this week!This story is suitable for all ages, would make a great PIXAR movie, and was originally meant...
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Star-Crossed Princess
Lynda K. Scott hosted me on her “Star-Crossed Romance” blog, which features Futuristic, Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance.Of course, my essay took the subject for a spin, and I decided to discuss magic...
View ArticleApril is National Poetry Month!
I think that I shall never see A billboard as lovely as a tree because unless the billboards fall I’ll never see a tree at all. ~Ogden NashApril is National Poetry Month! I thought it would be...
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National Poetry Month, Day Two
Another of my heroes: Gelett Burgess.Table MannersTHE Goops they lick their fingers, And the Goops they lick their knives; They spill their broth on the tablecloth- Oh, they lead disgusting lives! The...
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National Poetry Month: Day Three
How doth the little crocodileImprove his shining tail,And pour the waters of the NileOn every golden scale!How cheerfully he seems to grin,How neatly spreads his claws,And welcomes little fishes inWith...
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In Which Princess Alethea recites for you, one of her favorite poems: “If”, by Rudyard Kipling.
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I haven’t memorized this one yet in its entirety…but I will someday. Its cadence entrances me.anyone lived in a pretty how townby E. E. Cummingsanyone lived in a pretty how town (with up so floating...
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National Poetry Month, Day 8
I thought this poem particularly appropriate for this year, with its particularly loooong winter.A Wintry SonnetA Robin said: The Spring will never come, And I shall never care to build again. A...
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National Poetry Month, Day 9
I memorized this poem in the 9th grade, by singing it to myself. Ah, Poe. My emo high school boyfriend.Annabel LeeBy Edgar Allan PoeIt was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea,That a...
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National Poetry Month, Day 10
“The Wendigo”, by Ogden Nash — illustrated by Quentin Blake
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National Poetry Month, Day 12
In honor of Charlie’s USA Today debut:“See them in the windows See them everywhere Shapeless little creatures Called the Teddy bears.”
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