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My friend, Rosemarie, DiCristo, and I have been wanting to co-write for a while, so we decided to collaborate on a short story for the 2024 spring anthology with Ye Olde Dragon Books. The theme was Little Red Riding Hood ~ which is just a jumping off point. The publishers don’t want a re-telling. They want us to tell a new story, and the more twists, the better! So, Rosie and I decided to write a mystery: The Case of the Missings Legs. 

Well, we started off with a serious mystery, which quickly turned into satire and ended up a complete farce. We loved every minute of it! And since neither of us had co-written before, we tried doing a “round robin” which means I started the story, wrote a few paragraphs and emailed that to her. She then continued the story, wrote a few paragraphs, and sent it back. And we continued that way. Neither of us knew what the other was going to add. 

It. Was. So. Much. Fun.

I waited every week, anticipating what Rosie might add, and when she sent it, I would read and laugh and think, “Wow, I really need to step up to Rosie’s level!” She told me she thought the same thing.

The best part was when I went up to Rosie’s apartment in January for a long weekend so we could finish the story and make any revisions needed. That meant reaing the story out loud. Several times. Ohmygosh, we laughed SO HARD every time that we had tears in our eyes and our stomachs hurt!  And we hoped the publishers would see the story the same way we did.

We submitted it and GOT ACCEPTED!!  The editor told me she chuckled all the way through the story.

The anthology, Tales From the Forest, will release on May 1st. I can’t wait to read all the other stories! https://yeoldedragonbooks.com/anthologies/ always puts out fabulous short story anthologies!

               

                                                                                           

 

 

TALES FROM THE FOREST

We all know the story of the little girl in a red cloak and hood, going through the forest to visit her grandmother, who meets up with a wolf

Or do we really know the story? Could it be all wrong? A coverup? Is the wolf an innocent victim, slandered by bad PR? Was the grandmother the villain? Or the woodsman? Or Red Riding Hood herself?

These twelve stories take the familiar and twist it around, inside out and upside down. The settings vary from fairytale to the modern world, from a peasant village to a college campus, from a high school drama to a Southern town with strange goings-on. They feature spies and shapeshifters and greedy relatives, bullies and lawyers and private investigators. You'll laugh, you'll shiver, you'll boo and cheer -- maybe both at the same time.

Settle in and hold on tight, because these definitely aren't your granny's fairytales…

 

I received notice that my fantasy novel, Fairyeater, is being terminated. This means all rights will revert to me. I still have copies available at home, so if anyone is interested in a signed copy for only $15, please contact me. Once these copies are gone, I won’t have any more.

 

                                                                                                                                                

 

 

 

                                                                                             

 

IMPORTANT Willoughby News

Willoughby’s publisher and my dear sister in Christ, Candy Abbott, passed away from cancer on Jan. 15, 2023. Fruitbearer Publishing has been disbanded, so you won’t be able to order Willoughby books from Amazon. I have copies here at home.  If you want any Willoughby books, contact me at [email protected].  Thanks!

 

                                                                     

 

 

Willoughby Specials!

Willoughby and Friends makes a great gift for children, grandchildren, and any child you love!

 

                                                                                                           

 

 

I’m offering a price of $12 each! Each book comes with a bookmark, a sticker, a temporary tattoo, and mini-glowstick.

 

If you purchase the set of three, I’ll include a coloring book and crayons!

 

                                                                   
 

 

                                                                                     Willoughby’s COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK!!

 

                                                                                     

 

 

 

Coloring books are available for $5.00, ONLY THROUGH ME – if you want to order any, please contact me (at the bottom of the page) through this website. Thanks! 

Every coloring book purchase includes a box of crayons.

 

 

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All the anthologies I’m in can be purchased on Amazon!  Woot! It would be a great help if you would please go to Amazon and type in the title and hit search. Then put it on your Wishlist. This doesn’t cost a thing and will give the books a boost in the search engines!  

 

All authors need book reviews, so please leave a review on Amazon. It can be as simple as “I liked it” or more indepth. The best reviews tell why you liked or didn’t like the story, so please keep that in mind when you write a review. Please don’t leave a bad review because you received a copy with bent pages or if it was delivered late. Reviews are about how you liked or did not like the STORY.  Thanks!

 

Willoughby is on Instagram! Wheres_Willoughby follows all Willoughby’s fun and travels!

https://www.instagram.com/wheres_willoughby/ 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                         

 

 

Please visit Willoughby’s Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/WilloughbyandFriends/

Here’s the link for my interview with Family Fiction Magazine about Willoughby! https://www.familyfiction.com/childrens-qa-pam-halter-willoughby-friends/

 

                                                                                             

 

Kim and I love talking about books, writing and illustrating. If you would like to have us come to your church, group, school, or library, please contact me through this website. We are also available for workshops for children, teens, and adults.

 

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