Tag: novels

  • An Opening to Intrigue You

    In the land of Ingary, where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born the eldest of three. – Howl’s Moving Castle (yes, again)  I love this opening because it establishes so clearly that this novel is going to poke fun at fairy-tales. The…

  • Choosing Sides: Chapter 14B (Why Polly?)

    This chapter finds Polly continuing in her attempts to foil the jadess’s plans at the Palace.  Polly, while impersonating the princess, has been kidnapped by an enchanter and his trainee… where she meets the very princess she was impersonating. It is revealed they all are being threatened by a malevolent magical being known as a…