This post will be somewhat different than my other dissections because I have to keep in mind that Disney’s Snow White was released in 1937, which is a dozen years before the 1950s housewife because the feminine ideal. And in my mind, Snow White is little more than a glorified housewife. Everyone should know theContinue reading “The Domestic Princess: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”
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Supernatural Romance and the Power of the Other: Disney’s The Little Mermaid
In a lot of romances, the women are the mortals and the men immortals: vampires, werewolves, angels, demons. Yes, there are some really cool books where the women are magical and fall in love with mortal men, but these aren’t as common. The mainstream idea is that women fall in love with magical men. OrContinue reading “Supernatural Romance and the Power of the Other: Disney’s The Little Mermaid”
Contest: Kiersten White’s Supernaturally
Kiersten White, author of Paranormalcy (which is at the very top of my wish-list and I am so desperate to read) is hosting a really fun competition on her blog, Kiersten Writes, in honour of the ever-closer release date of the sequel, Supernaturally. The object is to write a FAKE synopsis for Supernaturally based onContinue reading “Contest: Kiersten White’s Supernaturally”
When Did Gaston Become ‘The One’? The Change In Romantic Leads In YA Paranormal Literature
*spoilers for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Meyer’s Twilight Saga, Fitzpatrick’s Hush, Hush and Kate’s Fallen* Remember in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, when Belle is practically besieged by that ‘boorish, brainless’ Gaston? Remember how he’s the handsomest, manliest, most desirable man in the village? And remember how Belle refused him and fell in loveContinue reading “When Did Gaston Become ‘The One’? The Change In Romantic Leads In YA Paranormal Literature”
What I’m Working On I
I want four short stories to accompany my 5 Tina Storm: Demon Hunter short story collection. Currently I have three completed that fit in with the paranormal genre: guardian angels, ghosts, and one that’s so odd and non-type specific that I only know it’s paranormal (that’s The Archive of Lost Dreams). As a side note,Continue reading “What I’m Working On I”
Lissa Bilyk 