Lissa

Disney’s Would-Be Princess: Giselle from Enchanted

Enchanted is an interesting film. It was released in 2007, nine years after the last Princess film, Mulan, and marketed as a Princess film… that is, until Disney realised their cartoon Giselle was based on live-action Amy Adam’s looks, and they’d have to pay her to use her likeness as a part of their merchandise.Continue reading “Disney’s Would-Be Princess: Giselle from Enchanted”

The Edge of Darkness now available on Amazon.com!

Today I did a search of myself on Amazon.com to see if The Edge of Darkness is available there yet, and guess what? IT IS! My beautiful book is available in paperback edition for purchase from Amazon.com. Now the book is available from Amazon.com (paperback) CreateSpace (paperback) Smashwords (e-book multiple formats) I’m going to figureContinue reading “The Edge of Darkness now available on Amazon.com!”

The Edge of Darkness Launch and Giveaway Winner!

That’s right, loyal blog followers and random people who just happened to drop by: my first novel, The Edge of Darkness, is now available for purchase. YAY! *throws confetti, gives out balloons and cookies and fairy bread etc* So far it’s available on Smashwords CreateSpace but as more options open up I’ll let you know.Continue reading “The Edge of Darkness Launch and Giveaway Winner!”

Just a quick reminder on The Edge of Darkness giveaway

My international giveaway of my first published novel, The Edge of Darkness – a soft sci-fi dystopian about cyborg former prisoners of war in space and their mutiny aboard an old transport ship – closes in roughly seven hours. For everyone who’s subscribed to my blog recently and not commented on this post, you’re missingContinue reading “Just a quick reminder on The Edge of Darkness giveaway”

Disney’s First White Princess in 20 Years: Tangled’s Rapunzel

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”