Lissa

Foreign Cover Friday: Sabriel by Garth Nix

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 Sabriel, one of the first YA books IContinue reading “Foreign Cover Friday: Sabriel by Garth Nix”

Mulan: Disney’s First Warrior Princess

I have to admit: although I’m not a huge fan of Disney’s thirty-sixth animated feature film, I have an incredibly soft spot for the eighth Disney Princess Mulan. My Honours thesis was on two cross-dressing Shakespeare plays, where young women dress up as boys for various reasons – one to protect her virginity, and theContinue reading “Mulan: Disney’s First Warrior Princess”

Publishing On A Budget: Lulu vs CreateSpace

If you haven’t yet been notified, I’m publishing my first book, a soft sci-fi dystopian about cyborg former prisoners of war and their mutiny aboard a transport ship (I love my elevator pitch SO MUCH! Ahem.) this September. Go here for the chance to win a paperback copy (Lulu version) of the book. Speaking ofContinue reading “Publishing On A Budget: Lulu vs CreateSpace”

Seven Virtues Flash Fiction Challenge: Day Seven: Humility

Lady Antimony is hosting a week-long Repentance: The Seven Virtues flash fiction challenge. The premise of the challenge is as follows: Seven Days Seven Virtues Seven Flash Fictions up to 100 words Starting August 7. I cannot refuse this Disney themed Seven Virtues artwork from http://pat7.deviantart.com. The Seven Virtues are not as easily defined asContinue reading “Seven Virtues Flash Fiction Challenge: Day Seven: Humility”

Seven Virtues Flash Fiction Challenge: Day Six: Kindness

Lady Antimony is hosting a week-long Repentance: The Seven Virtues flash fiction challenge. The premise of the challenge is as follows:Seven DaysSeven VirtuesSeven Flash Fictions up to 100 wordsStarting August 7.I cannot refuse this Disney themed Seven Virtues artwork from http://pat7.deviantart.com. The Seven Virtues are not as easily defined as the Seven Deadly Sins. EachContinue reading “Seven Virtues Flash Fiction Challenge: Day Six: Kindness”