Aside from mad turkey cravings since Thursday, my daughter and I went to see Disney's "Tangled" yesterday:
It was soooooo ADORABLE!!! I really enjoyed it. Truly. My daughter even made the bold statement that "This is my new favorite Disney movie!" I don't know if I'd go that far...(B&B is still nearest and dearest to my heart) but it's right up there! Well, you know...with the other 10 or 15 or 20 Disney shows I love. :)
Disney, of course, always does their unique spin on a classic. *Spoiler* There was no blind prince here. And Rapunzel wasn't cast from the tower by the evil witch. She escaped on her own. But, I enjoyed the creative deviations that Disney took all the same.
And I find that I really enjoy this in books that I read - a twist on a classic fairy tale. I may have mentioned this before, but I really love Shannon Hale's "Goose Girl" series. It's her own twist on a (possibly more obscure) Grimm's Fairy tale. One of my own novels-in-progress (wip) is a small twist on the Snow White fairy tale. At least - I hope that part of it is obvious to readers. I know a lot of writers do this (Gregory Maguire, Neil Gaiman, or Alex Flinn's "Beastly", which is also coming out on film soon) - I mean A LOT of writers. So my question for you today is, "Do you?" Are any of you incorporating/twisting/revisiting classic fairy tales in your novels?
Some other wonderful business to attend to now!! I've been awarded some blogging awards!! Yeah, me!! Lindsey over at "Dangerous with a Pen" gave me the Versatile blogger award. Thank you, Lindsey!! And Alexia over at "The Life and Literary Pursuits of Alexia Chamberlynn" gave me the Honest Scrap award:
Woo hoo!! Thanks, Alexia! Ok - so I've gotten the Versatile blogger award before from Abby over at Above Water - but I wasn't cued in on the "rules" of accepting such wonderful, thoughtful awards. So - I'm supposed to share 7 things about myself for the VB and 10 things for the HS...eek! Really? Does that mean 17 things about me right now? I'll make it brief:
(Actually, I'm cheating a little....here's a list of 17 of my favorite (insert category here))
Favorite Foods:
1 - Thanksgiving dinner (the whole thing!) 2 - SF Sourdough Ham&Pineapple Pizza w/Alfredo sauce 3 - Oooo! Speaking of Alfredo Sauce - from Olive Garden, on breadsticks or fettuccine 4 - BBq'd hamburgers
Favorite Sweets (yes, this deserves its own category):
5 - CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!! (forever on the hunt for the perfect recipe) 6 - Caramel corn 7 - brownies, frosted 8 - strawberry shortcake *argh! fighting...urge....to...quit....typing...and....go...eat.....ok, it's passed*
Favorite TV Shows:
9 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer!! (A MUST watch for any doubters out there of this show's pure, clever awesomeness!!!!) 10 - Star Trek (all version of it, except the original...is that weird?) 11 - Pushing Daisies (you said "goodbye" toooo soon!) 12 - Top Chef!!
Favorite Board/Card Games:
13 - Apples to Apples (so fun!) 14 - Hand and Foot (for the serious card-player) 15 - Cranium (got clay?) 16 - Shout about the Movies (ok, this one's a dvd game, but it counts!)
And finally, my favorite 13-year-old:
17 - My daughter Alexandra, OF COURSE!! (yeah, she just came in and read this and says to me "Oh, I'm number 17??) Please insert her at #1 - :)
I also must pass this on to some wonderful bloggers I know - in my opinion, you're ALL fantastic! (cop out). I've already listed some WONDERFUL ones above (Alexia, Lindsey, Abby) but, here's a few more:
Colene @ The Journey
Lydia @ The Word is my Oyster
Ivy @ The Happy Whisk
Jen @ Unedited
Shannon Whitney Messenger
Jess @ Falling Leaflets
Lenny Lee @ Lenny's World
Shayda @ Shayda Writes
These are just to name a few of the GREAT blogs I've come across! There are a LOT more, to be sure! So - if you're feeling versatile and honest today, please pick either award for yourselves. :)
(Oh, yeah - don't forget to enter my giveaway!!)
