Showing posts with label fairy godmothers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fairy godmothers. Show all posts

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Where Stories Come From



When I started writing, I was unsure what I would write.  I grew up on science fiction and fantasy. That wasn't it.  I sold a poem early on and made $4. I decided that wasn't it.  And then I found romance. I loved how it honed in on two characters, their obstacles and how they found a way beyond them in order to find each other.  Comedy.  Drama. The basic component stays the same. People meet. Things get in the way. They overcome them. They find each other.

And early on, I discovered you could add all kinds of elements to that "formula." And in my Fairy Godmother series, I added...fairies. And comedy.  I was so lucky to find a small press who loved the fairies as much as I did.  And I added my love of Heinlein to the fairy myth.  You see, he felt that characters who are truly loved exist somewhere.  His characters visit Oz.  In my series, the fairies are loved enough that they come to life.  That's where this story began with, what if Heinlein was right.

What-if.  That's where all stories begin.

Over the years I've asked that question about fairy godmothers, wedding cursing grandmas, people recovering from loss, or dealing with pain... I keep asking the question.  All my stories come from that one question. 


The fairy godmother series got new covers a few years back and I love them.  Since then the fairies have found a new group of readers.  The first book, Mad About Max is on sale for $.99.

Talking fairies seems like a nice segue to my latest Trippin' with Holly and Susan where we talk about superheroes.  Yes. I know you're thinking fairies aren't superheroes, but I would argue that fairies and other magical creatures could easily hold their own against superheroes.  Although, if my Fern, Myrtle and Blossom were the fairies in question, there would be mishaps.  Guaranteed.  LOL


Every story begins with someone asking themselves, what if. What if fairies came to life?  What if a kid got bit by a spider?  It's always the same question.

Holly


PS Check out the newest Trippin'. If you missed any, you can find them on YouTube.



PPS 
Don't forget my new release Polished Off: A Maid in LA Mystery is out! Check out Quincy's newest adventure!

And there's a salespalooza this month. Check out:
Just One Thing
Hold Her Heart
Everything But...series


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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Ask the Author #3, Why fairies?



Once upon a time there was a girl who read a lot of science fiction and fantasy books.  I mean a lot.  A whole lot.  She grew up in Middle Earth, Narnia, Oz and a bunch of other magical worlds.  One day, she finally decided what she wanted to do when she grew up. She wanted to be a writer.  But rather than writing science fiction or fantasy, she wrote romance.  Why?  Because she fell in love with...love.

A few years after she started the greatest job in the history of jobs, (I mean, she got to go to work on her couch and wear holey jeans...and spend her day making up stories) she got an idea for fairies.  I mean, poof.  They were just there one day...like magic.  And it turned out Myrtle, Fern and Blossom were fun...and a bit inept.  But they had good hearts!  The books were published and Holly went on to write a bunch more romantic comedies, and then some romance + stories (women's fiction/romances).  But the fairies weren't done.  A new publisher picked them up and gave them new (much prettier) covers and put them back in the world!

So come visit Erie, PA (I always say it's the best city ever and it has almost everything...even fairies now) and Myrtle, Fern and Blossom in...Mad About Max, Magic for Joy, Miracles for Nick and Fairly Human!

Holly

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

Fairy Resurgence!!!

When I first started writing, no one told me that Romantic Comedies with a goodly dose of fairy godmothers might be a tough sell. But I wrote the first three book anyway, and ImaJinn Books, a small publisher bought them. And readers found them. They seemed to enjoy Myrtle, Fern and Blossom...my rather inept, but loving, fairy godmothers! Which led to a number of fairy gifts...

Yes, fairies kept popping up in the mail over the years!

And here's how my love of sci fi led to this fantasy inspired my books! You see, I grew up reading Robert Heinlein. And in one of his books he theorized that well loved places/characters really exist. He sent his characters to Oz. And that story inspired me to bring Grace's fairies to life. You see, she wrote a series of bestselling fairy romances...and the fairies have come to life to give their author/goddaughter her very own HEA!

Mad About Max, Magic For Joy, Miracles For Nick are out now...and the fairy finale will be out next month!!
Available at:
Amazon
BN
Kobo
Apple Books

Hope you have a magical time!!

Holly

Fairy Resurgence!!!

When I first started writing, no one told me that Romantic Comedies with a goodly dose of fairy godmothers might be a tough sell. But I wrote the first three book anyway, and ImaJinn Books, a small publisher bought them. And readers found them. They seemed to enjoy Myrtle, Fern and Blossom...my rather inept, but loving, fairy godmothers! Which led to a number of fairy gifts...

Yes, fairies kept popping up in the mail over the years!

And here's how my love of sci fi led to this fantasy inspired my books! You see, I grew up reading Robert Heinlein. And in one of his books he theorized that well loved places/characters really exist. He sent his characters to Oz. And that story inspired me to bring Grace's fairies to life. You see, she wrote a series of bestselling fairy romances...and the fairies have come to life to give their author/goddaughter her very own HEA!

Mad About Max, Magic For Joy, Miracles For Nick are out now...and the fairy finale will be out next month!!
Available at:
Amazon
BN
Kobo
Apple Books

Hope you have a magical time!!

Holly