Don't Fall by Rachel Schieffelbein

Welcome and congratulations to Rachel Schieffelbein! Check out her gorgeous book cover and below where she talks about her Top Ten Fairy Tale list!

Top Ten List

Top Ten Fairy Tales:

10. The Little Mermaid. The original story is much different from the Disney one, and I enjoy them both. The mermaid’s motivation for becoming human in the original story is quite interesting.

9. Sleeping Beauty. I love the Disney version of this one. Merriweather was always my favorite fairy. Plus I love Prince Philip.

8. Thumbelina. If you’ve never seen the animated version of this, you should. It’s wonderful.

7. The Six Swans. I love the princess in this story. She’s brave and selfless. And I kind of love that it’s a girl saving all her brothers.

6. Snow White and Rose Red. This is another one I’d love to do a retelling of some day. Not a lot of people are familiar with the story.

5. Cinderella. There are so many wonderful retellings of Cinderella, it’s hard to pick a favorite.

4. The Twelve Dancing Princesses. I’ve always found this one fascinating. The whole underground world the princesses visit, it’s so dark and mysterious.

3. Snow White. I’d love to write a version of this story completely from the Evil Queen’s perspective.

2. Beauty and the Beast, especially the Disney version. Belle IS the best Disney princess.

1. Rapunzel. I remember having this read to me as a young child and it’s one that just stayed close to my heart. That’s why I wanted to do a contemporary retelling of it.

Rachel grew up in a tiny town in Minnesota. She still lives there with her husband, their four kids, three cats, and a perfectly overweight black lab. She coaches high school speech and theater, rides Arabian horses, reads as much as she can, and writes stories.

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In this modern day retelling of Rapunzel, Anya has her books, her photography, and her daydreams. She doesn’t think she needs anything else.

She lives in a house on the edge of town with her adopted mother, who goes to extreme measures to keep her daughter safe. Anya doesn’t even go to school, but instead has a private tutor. Anya tries not to acknowledge her loneliness; she puts her efforts into pleasing her mom, and gives her heart to her stories, secretly wishing for a story of her own.

Then one day at the library, the only place she's allowed to go, she takes a picture of a beautiful boy.

Before long she's lying to her mom, and sneaking out late at night to meet Zander. But Zander wants more than a secret romance. If Anya wants to be with the boy of her dreams, she will have to risk her relationship with the only other person she's ever cared about.

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Bookography: like a discography, except for books.

Over the weekend, a friend asked about my books because they were slightly confused about the order of them and the availability.

I figured it can't hurt to do a blog post to help clear up any confusion that my blog friends/readers might have.


Maguire's Corner - This book is about Maggie Maguire & Jack Munro. My first published novel wasn't out in the world very long. The small publisher closed their doors and MC was no more.  It's technically book one in the MC series even though at the time I didn't know there would be more than one book to even have a series. It was available in ebook & pbk.

Already Home - This book is about Maggie Maguire & Jack Munro. This is Maguire's Corner 2.0 and it's still book one in the MC series. When it was picked up by the new publisher, they suggested we change the name so there would be less confusion searching for it online. MC got a new name, a new cover, and lots of new edits to make it even more awesome. It's available in ebook & pbk.

One Good Catch - This book is about Kate Maguire & Rhys MacGrath. This is book two in the MC series. The only confusion with this one is that it was published before Already Home/MC was re-published.
It's available in ebook & paperback.

Before We Break - This is a short story that has some of the MC characters in it. It was supposed to be included in an anthology. The now defunct publisher #FailedThisCity and I decided to self-publish it on Amazon.
It's available as an ebook for just 99 cents.








I'm currently (still) working on book three in the MC series with Bobby Maguire. Keep your fingers crossed that I finish the darn thing before I'm too old to type!

#IWSG - Yes, I'm insecure, but I'm also resilient.

The Insecure Writer’s Support Group

 

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance.

Need help with a topic of conversation? IWSG has a monthly question for you!

October 5 Question: When do you know your story is ready?

Alex J. Cavanaugh's awesome co-hosts for the October 5 posting of the IWSG are Beverly Stowe McClure, Megan Morgan, Viola Fury, Madeline Mora-Summonte, Angela Wooldridge, and Susan Gourley!

  
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Insecure: not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious

Resilient: able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.

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I wrote a short story specifically for an anthology that folded like a lawn chair.

I was pissed, but at the same time really disappointed that I didn't get to share my story with my family, friends, and readers.

Of course, there were options.

-Find another anthology - submit
-Find short story magazines - submit
-Find short story contests - enter
-Offer it for free on my blog - in pieces
-Offer it for free w/ newsletter sign-up
-Try to upload it to Createspace/Amazon and sell it for 99 cents

Most of these sounded time consuming, possibly expensive, and really 'out of my comfort zone'.

But, I wanted people to read it. After all, that's why we write them!

Last week all I could think to myself was...

I can't publish it on my own. It's too hard and I've never done it. I don't know what I'm thinking. No one will want to purchase a short story for 99 cents.

Yesterday morning I woke up thinking...Why the hell not? Lots of people self-publish. I'm no different. Hell, if people will pay for dinosaur porn [yes, that's a real thing], then people will want to read my short story! Even for 99 cents!

So, I took the plunge. I went through the Kindle Direct Publishing FAQ sections and I followed all the KDP guidelines and before I even really knew it, the darn short story was up on Amazon!

My point? Was I insecure? Hells yeah, I was. But, it was either leave that short story on my computer for no one to read or try something strange, new, and different!

Our insecurities try to keep us down, but our resilience keeps us going.

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Interested in the short story?

As Jack Munro struggles with an old demon, Maggie Maguire attempts to show him there's always another way.

You can download the ebook on Amazon. 

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It's October which means I'm almost done mowing the lawn!!

It's the little things. Really.

Well, the lawn isn't that little, but it's not like hard to mow or anything.

Basically, it's one of those chores that you have to do, and it looks great when it's done, but it's like 3 hours of your week that you just don't get back.

I should have mowed about a week ago, but it rained, so I didn't, and now it looks a little shaggy around the edges.

But, that's okay. I will only have to mow 2 or 3 more times before I can lock that sucker up in the shed and call it another year.

Of course, mowing now means that I'm mowing up all the leaves that will start falling. Luckily, the maple trees are only in the front yard. :)

First, I have to make a giant pile for The BOY to jump in.

2015

It's tradition.

Do you get to make leaf piles where you live?

Finally!!! The DVR is about to get FULL!!!

Who else is excited for all the old TV shows returning and the new TV shows starting this month?

Just me?

Well, I am a child of the eighties. We do watch a LOT of TV.

Due to The HUSBAND's work/volunteer schedule and The BOY's school/sports schedule, we never get to watch shows on the same night they're actually on. 

But, thanks to the invention of the DVR, we can watch them at our convenience AND never have to watch commercials!

Lucifer
The Big Bang Theory
Survivor
Elementary
Chicago PD/Fire/ER
Marvel Agents of SHIELD
The 100
Arrow
Supernatural
Flash

This is just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. 

There are a few new shows I'm going to try as well, like BULL, MacGuyver, & Conviction.

There are more, but I don't want to scare you guys away. :)

Anything you're looking forward to watching?