Blog Waltz: Interview on Calmgrove

On November 6, 2014November 6, 2014 By cherylmahoneyIn Novel News2 Comments

Today we’re on the final stop of my blog tour for The Storyteller and Her Sisters! We’re closing up with another interview, this one with Christopher who blogs on Calmgrove about books, minutiae, and Arthuriana–among other things! We also both participated in Lory’s Witch Week event, which is wrapping up today.

I’m excited about this interview, because Christopher asked some great and complex questions about the nature of fairy tale retelling, and the importance of narratives in our lives. I only hope my answers are as good! 🙂

Find out for yourself by checking out my interview!

Blog Waltz: Guest Post on Lynn’s Book Blog

On November 2, 2014November 2, 2014 By cherylmahoneyIn Novel NewsLeave a comment

Another stop today on my blog tour for The Storyteller and Her Sisters! Today you can head over to Lynn’s Book Blog for a guest post about where the idea for the novel first came from. You’ve probably heard already that it’s based on “The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces” from the Brothers Grimm, but there was one line in particular that set me off thinking…

Lynn is another book review blogger–I think I “met” her to during Carl’s awesome seasonal reading challenges. And I frequently discover that I missed a cool Top Ten Tuesday topic by reading about it on Lynn’s blog!

For today, check out my guest post about Storyteller! (And I’m pretty delighted by a very nice review Lynn posted too…)

Blogging Day 1461, NaNoWriMo Day 1

On November 1, 2014October 29, 2014 By cherylmahoneyIn NaNoWriMo4 Comments

Very, very long-time readers may remember that I launched Tales of the Marvelous on November 1st, 2010–so today marks my 4th Blogging Anniversary! After more than 1,000 likes and 4,000 comments, I am so happy you all are here, in my book-filled corner of the internet. 😀 I don’t think I’d still be here if I was just talking to myself! I am perpetually trying to be better at replying to comments, but I read and value every single one.

Readers of more than two years may remember that in 2011 and 2012, I participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), when a lot of crazy writers set out to write 50,000 words of a novel during the month of November, and talk about it online. Last year I was publishing a novel in the middle of November, but this year my latest novel (which began as my 2011 NaNo project) has been out in the world for three weeks and I am ready for NaNoWriMo! Continue reading “Blogging Day 1461, NaNoWriMo Day 1” →

Blog Waltz: Guest Post on The Bookworm Chronicles

On October 24, 2014October 16, 2014 By cherylmahoneyIn Novel News2 Comments

Continuing the dance around the blogs for The Storyteller and Her Sisters, today I’m happy to share that I have a guest post on The Bookworm Chronicles. That’s the online home of Jessica, who you may have seen around here as a commenter. 🙂

Jessica posts frequent book reviews, and is so much better than I am at responding to comments from lovely readers! She also does a monthly post on film adaptations of books–I always enjoy it, and it inspired my guest post. I wrote a bit about movie retellings of fairy tales…Disney’s, specifically! I mention a few favorites, a few that make me groan, and how Disney’s adaptations have changed over the years. And why I hope they’ll do a “Twelve Dancing Princesses” retelling soon!

Head over to The Bookworm Chronicles to read the post!

Blog Waltz: Guest Post with A Library Mama

On October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 By cherylmahoneyIn Novel NewsLeave a comment

Today we’re onto our second dance for The Storyteller and Her Sisters’ Blog Waltz, with a guest post on A Library Mama, blog of Katy, “public librarian, bookworm and mother of two, among other things.” You may remember she guest-posted here a few months ago, sharing some of her favorite fairy tale retellings. I took that as my inspiration to send her a guest post about my favorite retellings of “The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces,” the Brothers Grimm story that inspired Storyteller.

I recommend all the books in my guest post, and I recommend Katy’s blog too. 🙂 We have similar reading taste, with a fondness for fantasy and historical fiction, and for kids books that adults will enjoy too.

Read my guest post on favorite retellings!