As I said in yesterday’s post, I love Tangled. It was initially conceived in 2003, released in 2010, and follows the adventures of a young princess who doesn’t know she’s a princess (Rapunzel), and a decent guy pretending to be a ruffian (Flynn). I never really liked the original fairy tale. I found it boring.Continue reading “Disney’s First White Princess in 20 Years: Tangled’s Rapunzel”
Monthly Archives: August 2011
A Background on Tangled and Gender-Neutral Princess Marketing
I LOVE Tangled. This is no secret to anyone who wants to talk Disney with me, or hangs out with me on Facebook. I love it. I love it, I love it, I love it. I think Disney has taken the best bits about every single Disney Princess film, mushed them all together, learned fromContinue reading “A Background on Tangled and Gender-Neutral Princess Marketing”
Birthday Book Bonanza
I’ve been living in England away from the majority of my books back home in Australia for sixteen months now. Knowing that I will want to ship home any books I buy here in England (my visa is only for 24 months) I’ve really cut back on my book spending. I don’t remember the lastContinue reading “Birthday Book Bonanza”
Tina Storm: Demon Hunter gets her own novel
When I first started writing the Tina Storm: Demon Hunter Paranormal Short Story Collection, it was basically an excuse to take a break from creating an entirely new world and mythology in The Innocence Saga and have a go at writing something based in reality. By based in reality I meant a normal teenage girl,Continue reading “Tina Storm: Demon Hunter gets her own novel”
Foreign Cover Friday: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Foreign Cover Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Reading Fever, where foreign covers of the books we know and love are spotlighted and discussed. To join, either pick your favourite foreign cover, or pick many foreign covers, and start discussing! This week I’m going with Unearthly by Cynthia Hand for two reasons: pointContinue reading “Foreign Cover Friday: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand”
Lissa Bilyk 