Lissa

Disney’s First Non-White Princess, Jasmine.

The thing about Disney is that they like to add technically non-princesses into the Disney Princess line-up. When you think about it, throughout their entire films, Belle and Cinderella weren’t actually princesses. Sure, they became princesses afterwards by marrying a prince, whatever. But then you come across characters like Alice (who is sometimes marketed thatContinue reading “Disney’s First Non-White Princess, Jasmine.”

On Beta Reading and Unfortunate Gaming Mishaps

Lately, I’ve been doing more beta-reading than writing. Reading is taking up a lot of time. I’ve been reading published books as well, and dreaming about the books I’m going to buy when I get back to Australia. I beta read the most phenomenal dystopian by a sixteen year old that blew my mind –Continue reading “On Beta Reading and Unfortunate Gaming Mishaps”

Sleeping Beauty: The Passive, Peasant Princess

Sleeping Beauty, Disney’s third Disney Princess film, was released in 1959. I enjoyed Sleeping Beauty a lot more than I enjoyed Cinderella, which I enjoyed a lot more than Snow White. It seems that Disney was only getting better with age. Princess Aurora has the beginnings of the later 90s princesses I adore. The PrinceContinue reading “Sleeping Beauty: The Passive, Peasant Princess”

Seven Virtues Flash Fiction Challenge

After the success of the Seven Deadly Sins flash fiction challenge, Lady Antimony is hosting the Seven Virtues flash fiction challenge. Seven Days Seven Virtues 100 words Starting 7th August 2011 The Seven Virtues are not as widely known as the Seven Deadly Sins, so I’ll list them in the order Antimony would like usContinue reading “Seven Virtues Flash Fiction Challenge”

Heroes Out Of Time

A girl I went to University with told me she loved to read regency romances because the men in those books were ‘allowed’ to be assholes – it was time-appropriate, she said, to be devilishly handsome and be rather roguish, to rip their ladies’ bodices off their heaving bosom and generally be totally sexist… IContinue reading “Heroes Out Of Time”