Dear Fairy Godmother, A good friend of mine seems to ‘fall in love’ every other week. She always insists that this time she’s found ‘the one.’ I want to be supportive, because I care about her so much, but I just don’t believe it’s ever true. I don’t how to express my concern without soundingContinue reading “At First Sight?”
Author Archives: Kate G. Jameson
How to Write Your Unicorn
I’ll be honest, now that I’m trying to post here with some sort of regularity again, I sometimes have trouble figuring out what to write about. So occasionally I’ll look back through past posts for inspiration. Considering I’ve got about ten years of backlog (wait, what?!), there’s plenty to choose from. (Actually, the ten yearContinue reading “How to Write Your Unicorn”
Kate Reviews: Echo North
Check out a detailed review on my new Goodreads account! Until next time, word nerds!
Fairy Tale Facts: East of the Sun and West of the Moon
I was shocked to realize that I haven’t yet covered this story in my Fairy Tale Facts series. After all, it’s one of my favorite stories and partly the inspiration for the novel I’m writing! So let’s get to it! East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a Norwegian fairy tale, firstContinue reading “Fairy Tale Facts: East of the Sun and West of the Moon”
Types of Words: Eggcorns
Here’s the original post where the term was coined! What’s your favorite eggcorn? You can also check out the video I made about malaprops and mondegreens. What’s your favorite weird type of word? Until next time, word nerds!
7 Favorite Fictional Weapons
As promised, I’m back with part two of my favorite fictional weapons! Before we jump in, let’s go over the rules. To be considered for this list, the item in question must be a weapon. As I was looking at other lists of fictional weapons for inspiration, I was confused by some of them, becauseContinue reading “7 Favorite Fictional Weapons”
Myth or Magic: A Cursed Child?
Myth or Magic is back, and I couldn’t be happier! Today we’re diving into one of my favorite animated movies. “Did the enchantress in Beauty and the Beast curse an actual child?” Julie P.
The Plot Notebook: A Writing Experiment
What’s your favorite way to plot out a story? I’m trying something new.
5 Favorite Fictional Swords
I sat down this weekend to write a blog post listing my favorite weapons from fiction (mostly fantasy). And while that list will happen at some point, I ran into a bit of a snag. I was trying to pick entries from different weapon types, but there are too many swords to just pick one.Continue reading “5 Favorite Fictional Swords”
Fairy Tale Facts: The Princess Who Never Smiled
For today’s installment of Fairy Tale Facts, we’re headed for a different part of the world. Specifically, Russia. Between 1855 and 1863, Russian writer Alexander Afanasyev collected and published over 600 Russian fairy tales and folk tales. This is tale number 297, and if you’re interested, you can read the whole thing here.
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