Comments on: Tia Nevitt and the Sevenfold Spell … https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/ New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:20:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Tia Nevitt https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18720 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:20:30 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18720 In reply to Erin.

Awesome! Thanks, Erin!

]]> By: Erin https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18719 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:16:52 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18719 Hihi,

Thanks for introducing Tia, and the new Harlequin’s Carina Press. (I became a Harlequin Ambassador a while ago, and just love trying their new types of books.) I will be looking into the Sevenfold Spell soon!

~Erin~

]]> By: Tia Nevitt https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18718 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:28:31 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18718 In reply to Laurel.

I’ll look into the Snow Queen. I had not considered doing a retelling of that one! My daughter also has me looking into the Swan Maid. I believe that is an Irish tale, which would be like a homage to me Irish mum!

]]> By: Laurel https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18717 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:52:08 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18717 @ Tia: I’ve always had a soft spot for the damsel in distress trope, too, as long as she’s not completely dying swan. As for favorite fairy tales, I’ve always loved Hans Christian Andersen in general and The Snow Queen in particular. Gerda is the heroine of the story and rescues the hero but not without a lot of help and luck along the way. I also really loved the detail about the demon fashioned mirror that would twist anything reflected in it into something ugly.

@ Jennifer: I found the Elemental Assassins series in October. I love them so much that I keep checking Amazon hoping the pub date for the next one nudges up a bit.

]]> By: Jennifer Estep https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18714 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:51:26 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18714 Hi, guys! I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for dropping by and leaving a comment. From the looks of it, I’d say we’re all suckers for fairy tales. And I think that’s a good thing. 😉

]]> By: Tia Nevitt https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18713 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:02:58 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18713 In reply to Liz Kreger.

It is probably the most mature of the fairy tales. Love it.

]]> By: Liz Kreger https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18712 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:50:21 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18712 Hi Tia. Great post. I love fairytales. Something about those happy endings. Then again, I also like Grimms’ fairytales where the endings aren’t usually so happy. LOL.

Gotta say that my favorite has always been Beauty and the Beast.

]]> By: Tia Nevitt https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18710 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:56:05 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18710 I guess the Internet didn’t eat your post after all! Thank you, and I’m definitely going to look for Robin McKinley’s BEAUTY.

]]> By: Deborah Blake https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18708 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:10:48 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18708 Ack–the mean interwebs just ate my comment. I’ll try again. Ogres, maybe…

Great post. I too loved BEAUTY by Robin McKinley. And I just wrote a short story for Kate Austin’s yearly online anthology that was based on Beauty and the Beast, so I guess that’s my current favorite…

Other than yours, of course 🙂

]]> By: Deborah Blake https://www.jenniferestep.com/tia-nevitt-and-the-sevenfold-spell/#comment-18707 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:08:19 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2468#comment-18707 Hi Tia! (And Jennifer)
Great post 🙂
I love fairy tales and their modern retellings. Most people don’t remember that the original versions tended to be (you should excuse the expression) very Grimm, and not at all Disney-like.

I also loved Robin McKinley’s BEAUTY, btw. And I just finished writing a short story based (losely) on Beauty and the Beast for Kate Austiin’s yearly online anthology. I’m not sure which my favorite would be, though. There is Baba Yaga, the Russian witch tale. ANd Sleeping Beauty…and…Rapunzel…

Sorry–just can’t chose! But I’m sure yours will be up there 🙂

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