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We've been talking about retellings quite a bit this week (sorry, they're my favorite thing and I love talking about them...) and now we've come to the crowning glory: the fantasy retelling. Here to discuss it, we have Laurie Lucking, author of a Cinderella-esque story known as Common , which is a very lovely story that I quite recommend. And it's apparently not her only experiment with fairy tales! Let's hear what she has to say, shall we? Laurie Lucking Christian/Fantasy/Romance/Retellings Author of Common Website ~ Blog ~ Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Pinterest ~ YouTube ~ Newsletter Fantasy Retellings I adore fairy tales and fantasy is my favorite genre, so there’s nothing I love more than fantasy retellings! While I enjoy seeing fairy tales reimagined in any genre, fantasy lends itself especially well to retellings, since most classic fairy tales have some element of magic or other-worldliness. Whether it’s a fairy...

And here we've come to fantasy - my favorite genre - and the last day of Indie e-Con. Let me just say, but this week has been INTENSE. We're also representing the new genre Kingdom Fiction  today. Kingdom Fiction is basically a blur between Historical Fiction and Fantasy - but the opposite of Historical Fantasy. While Historical Fantasy inserts magic into historical fiction, Kingdom Fiction is a fictional world that feels like our world. No weird races, no magic ... but also no Europe, Asia, America, Africa, ect. New world with its own history, but still abbiding by our own rules of physics. Don't forget, we have a word war going down - so be keeping track of your writing! The person who leaves the most comments across ALL of the Indie e-Con posts will win a special prize package. If you leave a review on the book of any Indie e-Con author THIS WEEK on your blog or on Goodreads,  you can enter it towards another giveaway. Sharing the posts via social media (Twitter,...

Friends to lovers is my other favorite romance trope, though I've only written it a couple of times, most particularly in Lady Dragon, Tela Du, and  The Worth of a King , which I'll be releasing in August. I have Laurie Lucking here today to give her two cents on how to write the trope, and I will say - the way she handles it in her book, Common , is adorable (and one of the few cases of a forbidden romance that haven't made me run screaming for the hills.) Laurie Lucking Christian/Fantasy/Romance/Retellings Author of Common Website ~ Blog ~ Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Pinterest ~ YouTube ~ Newsletter When Friendship Leads to Something More Friends to lovers is one of my favorite forms of romance. Not only does it happen to apply to my own personal relationship with my now-husband, but some of the most moving fictional couples started out as friends before sparking something more. When two characters form a friendship prior to ...