Friday, 31 January 2014

Twisted Stories

The results of the ProjectREUTSway competition were announced today, and I'm pleased and proud to announce that one of my stories was selected for publication in the Reuts Publication Twisted Fairy Tales Anthology.

The story selected for publication was SHIFTING SEAS, a twisted take on the Brothers Grimm story THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE.

Two of my other short stories were included in the runners-up list,  and will be featured on the Reuts blog over the coming weeks.

BREATH OF DEATH - based on THE 12 DANCING PRINCESSES
THE DEVILS MATCH - based on THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL

Keep checking back for information on when my stories feature and follow the Reuts blog for posts of all the other runner-up stories that were selected. I'm sure they'll be wonderful. There are many talented writers out there and it's a privilege to be included among them.


Monday, 6 January 2014

ProjectREUTSway

I have some exciting news for you this month, and wanted to share it with you as soon as I found out.

I got through to the final round of the ProjectREUTSway challenge!

The final decision is due to be announced on 31st January. I will find out whether I am a runner up, have one or even two stories due to be published! It's all very exciting, and I am so happy to have been selected as a finalist!

Whatever the result - I will make the stories available on my website - the page is already set up. (If a story is selected for the publication then, unfortunately for now, I will not be able to publish it on my website - but I will publish the others!)

So, just to tempt you a little bit more - I have posted some very simple covers that I designed for the stories. You can see them here on my website.

As a reminder - here are the weekly challenges:

Week 1 – Bloody Ever After
Theme: Vampires, Revenants, Chupacabras, Cannibals and/or Bloodsuckers of some kind.



Week 2 – The Ugly Dead
Theme: Zombies, Mummies, Ghosts, etc.



Week 3 – Fairy Tales from Hell
Theme: Demons, Fallen Angels, Succubae, etc.



Week 4 – Shifty Stories to Read in the Dark
Theme: Werewolves and other Were-Animals–Therianthropy of all kinds, really–Skin-Walkers, Shape Shifters, Selkies, etc.


Take care.

Melody xxx