tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post3705520353450891381..comments2024-01-01T18:42:01.363-08:00Comments on International Christian Fiction Writers: The Merchant's Daughter GIVE-AWAYLisa Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358581487206184033noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-85285011495666780212012-02-05T05:11:46.039-08:002012-02-05T05:11:46.039-08:00The first two names I drew failed to leave a conta...The first two names I drew failed to leave a contact e-mail, so the winner is Aly Logan! Congratulations, AlyLeAnne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433010038077925237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-61608061840672429262012-01-30T17:43:17.533-08:002012-01-30T17:43:17.533-08:00Karen and Megan, I used to live in South Africa wh...Karen and Megan, I used to live in South Africa where I did story hours with township kids from families affected by HIV. Cinderella was their favorite story hands down. Think of it--a poor, abused orphan grows up to marry someone rich and powerful.LeAnne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433010038077925237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-19261613729977123282012-01-30T13:05:43.882-08:002012-01-30T13:05:43.882-08:00My favorite fairytale has always been Cinderella. ...My favorite fairytale has always been Cinderella. I think I like it so much because I want to be the one who is swept off her feet by a handsome prince. Something inside me wants to go from peasant to princess in a matter of hours. Isn't that what love is supposed to be like?Meganhttp://always-write.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-88657646671309204292012-01-29T17:16:43.080-08:002012-01-29T17:16:43.080-08:00my favourite fairy tale has always been 'cinde...my favourite fairy tale has always been 'cinderella.' i have loved this story since childhood.<br /><br />thank you for the opportunity to read melanie's latest novel.<br /><br />karenk<br />kmkuka at yahoo dot comkarenkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059861255253991778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-84833654232135031492012-01-29T10:15:55.525-08:002012-01-29T10:15:55.525-08:00Melanie, Always a pleasure to learn more about you...Melanie, Always a pleasure to learn more about you and your writing process. The cover of TMD is gorgeous. Wishing you continued success.Becky Jacobyhttp://www.beckyjacoby.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-15146273780306699992012-01-28T20:29:31.940-08:002012-01-28T20:29:31.940-08:00Oooh! Thanks so much for a chance to win Melanie&#...Oooh! Thanks so much for a chance to win Melanie's book! My favorite fairy tale is (I don't suppose Taming of the Shrew counts.) Cinderella.<br /><br />Ann_Lee_Miller[at]msn[dot]comAnn Lee Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442708411342470888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-62079137262678603962012-01-28T20:18:02.650-08:002012-01-28T20:18:02.650-08:00my favorite appears to be the animated telling of ...my favorite appears to be the animated telling of Anastasia (not Disney.....twentieth century fox). when my daughter puts it on, i stop what i'm doing to watch. love the banter back and forth between meg ryan (anastasia) and john cusack (dimitri) that you don't see in traditional fairy tales. but i LOVE them too! i'm so excited to be entered for this book, b/c melanie's first book was amazing!!Jeannie Campbell, LMFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958943404601029395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-6836185209587627762012-01-28T19:19:19.648-08:002012-01-28T19:19:19.648-08:00I'd love a copy of your book Melanie!
Sleepin...I'd love a copy of your book Melanie!<br /><br />Sleeping Beauty has stuck with me for some reason since I was young. I have twin girls that love Disney Princesses. When they turned 7 we took them to Disneyworld and of course we had to stop and have their pictures taken with the princesses. One of the girls was so star struck she was speechless. In the pictures she stiff and looks like she's in shock. She's never going to live that one down. :)Jamie Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06479442281162106675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-10543420235040891102012-01-27T07:15:27.978-08:002012-01-27T07:15:27.978-08:00Hi, Narelle! Thanks for coming by! :-)Hi, Narelle! Thanks for coming by! :-)Melanie Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176517296691824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-3690347513075702612012-01-27T07:14:46.718-08:002012-01-27T07:14:46.718-08:00Hi, Paula! Thanks for coming by! I like the Frog P...Hi, Paula! Thanks for coming by! I like the Frog Prince story too. The challenge with some of the fairy tales is writing without magic. I want my stories to be historically authentic, and to be historicals, not fantasies, so I take the basic concept of the particular fairy tale and ask myself, what would this story be like if it really happened? If it were completely realistic? With the Frog Prince, I'd take a prince and, instead of turning him into a frog, someone powerful could come along and somehow strip away all his privilege and power and make him, say, a stable boy or give him some really menial job that for some reason he can't escape, like carting dung or something. But making it realistic might get complicated! Still, now that I'm thinking about it, it could work! :-)Melanie Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176517296691824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-60939229910920223352012-01-27T07:10:40.310-08:002012-01-27T07:10:40.310-08:00Hi, Rita!!! I'm finding that a lot of the fair...Hi, Rita!!! I'm finding that a lot of the fairy tales have similarities, so it's becoming a challenge to make the evil stepmothers unique and the damsels in distress with gumption and backbone! LOL But I'm having fun with it. I take the basic premise and then add my own characterization and plot twists, so it's great. I'm working on my fourth one now. And I just love writing within a medieval setting.Melanie Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176517296691824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-37463920820541880282012-01-27T07:07:13.517-08:002012-01-27T07:07:13.517-08:00Hi, Melanie! Thanks for coming by! I've never ...Hi, Melanie! Thanks for coming by! I've never met a Melanie I didn't like! :-)Melanie Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176517296691824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-68189249094162446042012-01-27T01:29:15.074-08:002012-01-27T01:29:15.074-08:00LeAnne and Melanie, great interview! Melanie, your...LeAnne and Melanie, great interview! Melanie, your book sounds like a fascinating read :)<br />narelle [at] narelleatkins [dot] comNarellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-8368922582313621922012-01-26T23:08:14.233-08:002012-01-26T23:08:14.233-08:00Hi Melanie, what a wonderful looking book. I know ...Hi Melanie, what a wonderful looking book. I know I'd love it and want to look out for all your fairy tale adaptations. It's a stunning cover too. Please put me in the draw :D I'd love either format as I have a brand new kindle for ebooks.<br />I think I'd choose "The Frog Prince". The princess begins with some attitudes that need to be ironed out and she actually grows to love and appreciate the frog for himself before she gets the wonderful surprise that he's a heart-throb prince after all. I think some good writing could be done from his POV too, to explain how he ended up in his predicament. Some great scope for character development.<br />My email address is paulavince at internode dot on dot netPaula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-62494676036722582082012-01-26T20:48:31.709-08:002012-01-26T20:48:31.709-08:00Oh what a brilliant idea, Melanie! I'd never t...Oh what a brilliant idea, Melanie! I'd never thought of adapting fairy tales. And yet they have everything. A villain, a wounded hero, a naive young beauty. Wow, can't wait till you write Snow White. What a snarky villainess to work on. <br />ritagalieh at gmail dot comRita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-88831041422151318192012-01-26T20:20:08.243-08:002012-01-26T20:20:08.243-08:00Beauty and the Beast all the way!
I've heard ...Beauty and the Beast all the way!<br /><br />I've heard a lot of great things about this book & your writing, Melanie. And of course, I like your name. :)Melanie N. Brasherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911818530874840829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-52657491701416868762012-01-26T07:59:26.419-08:002012-01-26T07:59:26.419-08:00And thanks so much, LeAnne, for inviting me to be ...And thanks so much, LeAnne, for inviting me to be on the blog! It's great to be with other Internationally-minded writers. :-)Melanie Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176517296691824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-85845504200139741692012-01-26T07:58:16.529-08:002012-01-26T07:58:16.529-08:00Hi, Kristen! Thanks for coming by and commenting! ...Hi, Kristen! Thanks for coming by and commenting! I absolutely loved the King Arthur stories when I was younger. And the Beauty and the Beast musical is fabulous (much better than the movie!) because it gives you a little bit more insight into the characters, and there's a few extra scenes, one especially that shows the beast and Belle warming up to each other. I love live theatre! :-)Melanie Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176517296691824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-30305931849851623132012-01-26T06:48:51.459-08:002012-01-26T06:48:51.459-08:00Kristen, I love all things Arthurian as well. Did ...Kristen, I love all things Arthurian as well. Did you know that Glastonbury is said to be the Avalon of the tales? It is incredible to walk the hills that would have been islands in the day and imagine.LeAnne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433010038077925237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620199782689299940.post-52737901762484121442012-01-26T05:47:14.350-08:002012-01-26T05:47:14.350-08:00I'm not sure if this counts, but I think my fa...I'm not sure if this counts, but I think my favorite fairy tale is the King Arthur legends...because they might possibly be real. So fun. I also love beauty and the beast. Partly because I saw the play with my husband before we were even dating and it brings me back to those days of romance. If by some odd chance I win the book, I would love an electronic copy, I have a Nook. God Bless.<br />tomewriter@kristenjoywilks.comKristen Joy Wilkshttp://www.kristenjoywilks.comnoreply@blogger.com