Dismantle My Bed

…schadenfreude…

…schadenfreude…

…schadenfreude…

Do you want to buy? Is it at the front of your mind? Give in to it. It feels SO good.

Okay, maybe not the originale, but the Black Forest as it lives and breathes in Cinderella’s Rebellion is all me. And here’s a little trivia for you, in case it should ever come up on Jeopardy. The Black Forest, as it is in my mind, is basically, well, the UK. The majority of the action takes place in a kingdom called Aulis, situated where London is in the southeast. Another key kingdome is Naxos, and it lies in the middle where York is on the map.

Bleeding Through Kingdoms: Cinderella’s Rebellion utilizes some of the most notable fairy tale characters ever created. When I was writing the book, I often heard the question, “doesn’t Disney own those characters?” Ah, what amazing things fame can do to the human brain.

As for Disney, they have most definitely cornered the market, but the answer is no. Disney does not own the characters that appear in quite a few of their most famous films. They do not own Cinderella. They do not own Snow White. They do own the likenesses of these characters that they have created, but as for the characters themselves, Disney plucked them, just as I did, out of the public domain. They belong to every one of us to do with as we would like.

And so I did.

I’m not saying that one particular scene in Shrek 3 that I have seen in previews (I admit, I haven’t actually seen the movie) bears striking resemblance to a scene in Bleeding Through Kingdoms. But it does. I’m not saying that one of the only locations in which I have had any book sales is right near L.A. But it is. I’m not saying that my ideas are unique, engaging, and highly worthy of theft. But they are. I’m just saying that I hope those ten people in the world who choose not to see Shrek 3 will instead buy my book.

…schadenfreude…