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Rooglewood Countdown: 9 1/2 weeks: Why Yours?


     Yep, time is picking up speed.  Especially since I have other things to keep me busy.

     Here is my questions for you today: what makes your story special?  In the comments below, I want you to finish this sentence "It's a Snow White story, but..."  Did you change the setting?  Is Snow White the ugliest in all the land?  How did you swap out the elements of your story to make it unique?

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  1. Savannah GraceJanuary 25, 2018 at 6:33 AM

    It's a Snow White story, but my main character is not Snow White - it's the character that doubles as one of the dwarfs AND the prince.

    ~ Savannah | Scattered Scribblings

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  2. Esther Brooksmith (wisdomcreates)January 25, 2018 at 7:29 AM

    It's a Snow White story, but...
    ... My evil queen isn't evil. She had her flaws, of course, but her motives through the story were completely misinterpreted by the minstrels and storytellers. My story is here to tell you about the unloveable queen who had a life-mission that no one knew about.

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  3. Skye HoffertJanuary 25, 2018 at 5:45 PM

    It's a Snow White story but... Snow White is unknowingly a pawn, in a high stakes game with powerful fae.

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  4. Sophia WhiteJanuary 27, 2018 at 12:56 PM

    It's a Snow White story, but. . . her friendship with the dwarves is much more central to the plot than any romance.

    https://ofdreamsandswords.wordpress.com

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  5. Grace NewsomFebruary 1, 2018 at 4:22 PM

    It's a Snow White story, but...
    ...the dwarves aren't actually dwarves, but dwarf-stars. It's set in space 300 years from now. A lot of things are different, but I can't tell all of them (#spoilers!)

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