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Beyond Black Friday

11/28/2014

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Older, Darker, Unsanitized #FairyTales

11/26/2014

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Rebecca Roland looks at Sleeping Beauty and Jim Hines' The Stepsister Scheme as part of our Fairy Tale Festival:

A couple of years ago I bought this huge book of classic stories for my son, which includes many fairy tales. I was reading Sleeping Beauty to him when a new story idea jumped into my head. I immediately went to check if anybody else had done it (nope). However, quite a few people had written retellings or variations of the fairy tale. So I jotted down a bunch of notes. I outlined that story and did research, but haven't written it yet. As part of the research, I read Jim Hines' The Stepsister Scheme, which is a story that tells what happens after Cinderella's honeymoon and also includes Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.

Growing up, I was familiar with the 'sanitized' version of popular fairy tales common in animated movies or in books. As an adult, I realized there were different, older, darker versions of fairy tales. The animated versions are nice for kids, but it was the darker versions that really called to me, and it's those origins that Hines uses in The Stepsister Scheme to explore feminism and sexuality.

Hines' book is only one example of the many contemporary stories based on fairy tales. So what is it that attracts people to fairy tales over and over again? Why did Sleeping Beauty, in particular, call to me, and why does it call to others?

Even if you ignore the original version, which includes cannibalism, adultery, and rape, the safe-for-kiddies version can still be disturbing. A young woman falls into a deep sleep, and nothing can awaken her from it except for the kiss of a prince. She's hidden away from the world. Everybody else goes on about their business while she remains in stasis, unable to fend for herself. I find that horrifying (and when you add the other stuff from the original, even more so).


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Gender Role Revenge

11/21/2014

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Rhonda Parrish, editor of the highly anticipated Fae anthology, interviews contributor Christine Morgan.
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Rhonda Parrish: What was the inspiration for your Fae story?

Christine Morgan: It was one of those articles about toy marketing for girls vs. boys, the dreaded "pink aisle" and special girly LEGO and that kind of thing. It led me into thinking about the whole history of toys and "traditional" gender-based play, which then led to all that stuff about snips and snails and puppy dog tails, boys are active and rambunctious, sugar and spice and everything nice for little girls all clean and polite... and it annoys the heck out of me. Then I started thinking about Peter Pan, and how here's this wonderful world of excitement and adventure for the boys, but Wendy's expected to be the nice mommy, and wanted to write something where... what if it went kind of a different way around? Why should the boys get to have all the fun? Why not make them pay for it, in a kind of malicious way?


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Advent of Krampusnacht

11/11/2014

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Krampusnacht, Twelve Nights of Krampus, Kate Wolford, World Weaver Press
By Kate Wolford.

Somehow, over the last few years, a hairy, horned, cloven hoofed, child-thrashing demon from the Alpine regions of Europe has crept his way into Christmas celebrations in the US, Canada and other countries across the world. This disturbing fellow, who is sometimes Santa’s adversary, friend or sidekick (depending on the story you are reading), is known as Krampus, and he’s having a big day in the cold holiday sun.

He’s not new. Not at all. Krampus has been firmly ensconced in folklore in countries like Austria for centuries. His origins are unclear, but he might be connected to Pan or the Devil or other pre-Christian or Christian figures. His purpose in Christmas lore might best be described as an enforcer. Traditionally, he travels with St. Nicholas, who, in many countries of Europe, is not the absurdly jolly rotund figure he is in the US. Certainly, St. Nicholas is a benign and generous figure, but through Krampus, he punishes wicked, bratty kids with a whipping—or, if they are terribly bad, these youthful offenders might be dragged to Hell in a basket carried on Krampus’ back. The important thing is, he provides a counterbalance to St. Nick’s bounty, and serves as a great warning to kids to be good as gold if they want St. Nick to treat them right.

Krampusnacht is Dec. 5, the night before St. Nicholas Day on Dec. 6. It’s a time of revelry and crazy fun, and largely for adults. Perhaps that’s why it is catching on in the US. With birthrates down and marriage delayed, the US is, perhaps, becoming less kid-focused. And, as those of us in the fairy-tale/folklore world know, fantasy figures in general are ever more popular.

The truth is, I’m not sure why Krampus is catching on these days, but he surely is. And he’s certainly inspired the writers in Krampusnacht: Twelve Tales of Krampus. In this anthology, you’ll find Krampus as enforcer, lover, friend, savior, and more, but every incarnation is a fascinating one. So grab a copy and be prepared to travel into the dark and dangerous side of the Yuletide.


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[Out Now] New Release: Krampusnacht

11/9/2014

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Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus, Kate Wolford, World Weaver Press
The joy and terror of the Christmas season.

For bad children, a lump of coal from Santa is positively light punishment when Krampus is ready and waiting to beat them with a stick, wrap them in chains, and drag them down to hell—all with St. Nick's encouragement and approval.

Krampusnacht holds within its pages twelve tales of Krampus triumphant, usurped, befriended, and much more. From evil children (and adults) who get their due, to those who pull one over on the ancient "Christmas Devil." From historic Europe, to the North Pole, to present day American suburbia, these all new stories embark on a revitalization of the Krampus tradition. 

Whether you choose to read Krampusnacht over twelve dark and scary nights or devour it in one nacht of joy and terror, these stories are sure to add chills and magic to any winter's reading.
Praise for Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus:
 
“A kaleidoscope of Krampus tales featuring enjoyable twists and turns. Imaginative and entertaining.”
— Monte Beauchamp, Krampus: The Devil of Christmas


"From funny to pure terror. A must-read for the upcoming holiday season."
— Bitten By Books

 “Twelve enthralling tales that turn the lights out on Christmas, and dance with folklore in the dark.”
— Kristina Wojtaszek, author of Opal

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Alpena, MI (November 11, 2014) – World Weaver Press (Eileen Wiedbrauk, Editor-in-Chief) is pleased to announce the Christmas horror anthology Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus, edited by Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine editor and publisher Kate Wolford, is available in trade paperback and ebook today, Tuesday, November 11, 2014.
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The Family of BLOOD SIN, the Good, the Ugly, and the Foul-mouthed brat

11/7/2014

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Blood Sin, Jenn Lyons, Blood Chimera, World Weaver Press
By Jenn Lyons.

So here we are. Hopefully, if you’re reading this, it’s because you’ve read the first book in this series, Blood Chimera, and are eager to see what happens to Jackson Pastor and his friends next.

If you haven’t? You should! It’s a great book (yes, yes, I’m very much biased.)

In some ways, I think of Blood Sin as the second half of Blood Chimera. Certainly the second book takes place just a few weeks after the first: it's still autumn in the City of Angels, the Santa Ana winds are starting brush fires in the hills, and a reckoning (in the form of Cesario Meroni's rock star father) is descending on K&R expert turned fledgling vampire Jackson Pastor and his new partners at the FBI.

Of course, the two books are very different stories, with different villains, different plots and different resolutions, but originally, way back in the day (long before World Weaver Press ever saw a manuscript,) Zander Sin showed up in the first book and had a more direct hand in the battle against his centuries-old enemy Crazy Tez. None of the scenes ever quite meshed and I finally realized why: Zander was just too large to be restrained to the position of a secondary character. He needed, nay, demanded, his own novel (with himself on the cover no less!,) and like all things, Zander Sin (who in previous lives has been Sextus Tarquinius, Pope Alexander VI, Lord Byron, and Aleister Crowley) always gets what he wants. So he shows up in book two as a consequence of book one, to devastating effect.

I won't lie: I enjoyed writing that spoiled and thoroughly foul-mouthed brat. He does so revel in being a bastard.

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[Out Now] New Release: Blood Sin

11/4/2014

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Alpena, MI (November 4, 2014) – World Weaver Press (Eileen Wiedbrauk, Editor-in-Chief) has announced Blood Sin, the sequel to the paranormal mystery Blood Chimera by Jenn Lyons, is available in trade paperback and ebook today, Tuesday, November 4, 2014.

Blood Sin, Jenn Lyons, World Weaver Press
Everything is permitted… and everyone has their price.

Zander Sin is the bad boy of rock-n-roll, known for his wealth, his temper tantrums, and his love of hedonism, but to K&R expert and newly born maran vampire Jackson Pastor, Zander Sin is something else: murderer, monster, and kidnapper. After Zander’s Whore of Babylon tour comes to Los Angeles, Jackson also learns that Zander Sin has a grudge with Jackson’s family that goes way beyond money or power, and stretches all the way back to ancient Rome.

Zander may be on everyone’s hit list, human and supernatural alike, but when Jackson learns that Zander’s keeping his younger sister Monika prisoner, he finds himself face-to-face with the most objectionable of outcomes: being forced to help Zander Sin get what he wants.

Even if it means Jackson may have to betray everyone he loves to do it.
Praise for the Blood Chimera series:

"An absolute masterpiece of sharp writing, fascinating characters, twisty, teasing storylines and non-stop surprises. It is the kind of book that readers find themselves saying 'whoaaaa' out-loud and then glancing around to see if anyone heard them."
— Bitten By Books

"It was like reading a Sandman Slim or Felix Castor book for the first time. If this tells you anything, I loved it so much that I immediately gave it to my husband to read because I knew he'd get a kick out of it too."
— Amy Good

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Why I Still NaNo

11/2/2014

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By Amanda C. Davis. 
I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year. It'll be my ninth* year, my second as a co-Municipal Liaison (kind of a regional scout leader), and assuming all goes well, it will produce my third book of the year--which I only mention as a apotropaic against haters. For over half of my NaNo run, I've been what I call a "working writer": producing year-round, selling regularly. Quite a few people in that position eventually quit doing NaNo, or decline to join at all. I'm still a NaNo fan. Here's why.

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