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NewsI am now on Twitter, if you are interested in following me: metteharrison.I am offering some free short stories here, including The Magician's Apprentice which begins: "Oldest story in the book. I fell in love with my master. Then she died. Then I tried to resurrect her." Also, the script of my play THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING PRINCESS is freely available for anyone who would like to use it in community theater or in a school setting. As written, it has 27 parts (12 princess, 2 queens, a lady in waiting, a maid and a cook, plus 2 kings, a prince, a captain of the guard, a royal eagle, a duck and a goat, a farmer, a serving boy, and a guard) but it can be added to or subtracted from as necessary. The Princess and the Snowbird , the sequel to The Princess and the Bear is NOW AVAILABLE! It is the story of Liva, the daughter of the hound and the bear, and Jens, an ordinary boy with no magic at all who does extraordinary things, and of course, a mythical creature called a snowbird who returns to help save magic at the end of the world. You can also read the Prologue and first chapter of The Princess and the Horse, the fourth book in the Hound Sage, and the Prologue and first chapter of The Princess and the Wolf , the fifth book in the Hound Saga. I have sold a new trilogy, beginning with Two Princesses to Harper, which will be published in April 2012. This is a story of two princesses, Bez and Issa, from rival kingdoms who become friends and are forced to choose between their loyalty to each other and their loyalty to their lands. Two Magics and Two Queens will come out in April 2012 and April 2013. I also have a new book called Tris and Izzie coming out with Egmont probably fall of 2011. This is a modern retelling of the German legend "Tristan and Isolde." It is about a young witch named Izzie who is dating Mark King, the captain of the basketball team and thinks her life is going swimmingly well. Until-- she makes a love potion for her best friend Brangane and then ends up taking it herself accidentally, and falling in love with Tristan, the new guy at school. Light, contemporary romantic fantasy for teens. I have a monthly writing column called "Chopsticks" at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. In June it is on "How to Find a Good Writing Group" and in July it is "In the Details." In August it is "All Writers Are Thieves." You can also go to my writing tab and find all of the columns I have written there. My fantasy short story "Through the Blood" is available in issue (#16) of Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. Calendar of EventsAugust 21, 2010--A Book for Every Kid Charity event with practically every children's author in Utah. Held at Waterford School in Sandy, UT. Critiques, workshops, giveaways, fun, music, and food. Go here for more info. September 18, 2010--I will be at the Authorpalooza in the Orem Barnes and Noble, 6-10 p.m. September 23, 2010--I will be signing at the Murray Barnes and Noble from 5:30-8:30 along with some other authors. October 7-9, 2010--I will be in Vail Colorado at the Sirens Conference, and will be doing a panel on Female Friendships in Fantasy with Holly Black, Sherwood Smith, Janni Lee Simner, and others on Saturday October 9th at 9 a.m. I will also be doing a signing time and date TBA. October 28-31, 2010--I will be at World Fantasy in Columubs, Ohio. 2011--I will be doing a week long retreat in the Outer Banks. TBA. For teachersTeacher's Guides with Discussion Questions, Reader's Theaters, and Lessons in Revision, Dialog, and Description for Mira, Mirror and The Princess and the Hound.School Visits and PresentationsContact me by clicking above for appearances. I do workshops with 5th and 6th grade classes on "How to Write Your Own Fairy Tale." I come in and give a rubric for how to write a fairy tale (and how not to). Then, two weeks later, I come back, with comments on every student's paper, and talk about revisions in general and allow kids to ask me privately about their stories. All for $150 in Utah.Manuscript Critiquing ServiceI charge about $1 per page (250 words) for this service, and you will get a manuscript returned with lots of comments made while reading, plus a 10 page letter explaining what your next steps should be if you plan a professional career. If you feel like your writing group is soft pedaling on critiques or if you feel like you are really close to being published, and you just need someone to help you through the last steps, this is for you. Not for the faint of heart, however. Sometimes, the best advice is to learn what you can from this exercise and move onto the next idea. Click on the writing link above for more information. | ||||||||
Copyright Mette Ivie Harrison 2010 all rights reserved.
Last revised August 18, 2010.