by amiemccracken | Mar 8, 2012 | reading, writing
It’s time for the Original Fairy Tales Challenge. I’ve read J.M. Barrie’s The Complete Adventures of Peter Pan. Now let me know what you think of my story about Peter Pan’s mermaids.Credit [Contrapposto on deviantART] She sat on the edge of the...
by amiemccracken | Feb 29, 2012 | reading, writing
If you would like to post a story in March for my Original Fairy Tales Challenge (reading an original fairy tale and then writing your own version of it or a blog post about it), I will be posting my story on March 8th. So you have just over a week to get it ready....
by amiemccracken | Feb 28, 2012 | writing
We did a lot of snowboarding in Colorado. I love it there.She feels the wind biting her cheeks; her knees are shaking. Why would she ever agree to do this? She wanted to show him that she was tough, but she’s terrified. She’s never been snowboarding before. He puts...
by amiemccracken | Feb 23, 2012 | reading, story, writing
Peter Pan and Wendy Kiss – monacoFinding Neverland is a wonderful movie. Not only does it capture J.M. Barrie’s imagination (him walking into a bedroom that is really an African plain…) but it pulls lines directly from Peter Pan. I’m kind of in...
by amiemccracken | Feb 14, 2012 | reading, writing
I am reading the original Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie so I can write a fan fiction short story based on the fairy tale. You can still join my challenge. I’m going to be reading and writing stories about three different fairy tales.J.M. Barrie has an amazing sense...
by amiemccracken | Feb 9, 2012 | Germany, writing
I have a guest post today! In my travels back home I stopped in Oklahoma to visit a blogger friend of mine, Hanna from I’ll Name My Typewriter After the Moon. We had a spontaneous writer’s retreat. She explains it way better than I ever could so I will...
