Fan Fiction Story + A Party Invite

Back in May, I posted about a fan fiction contest I was running in conjunction with my western Cinderella retelling – If the Boot Fits.

Fergus Ellis, the hero’s youngest brother, never goes anywhere without his pencil and tablet. He names the animals around the house and dreams up adventures for them that he jots down in his tablet. He has dubbed the family milk cow Mrs. Merriweather and has set her up as banyard maven. Throughout the novel, different people (especially ther hero and heroine) introduce new animal characters into his story world and help him come up with adventures for them to experience.

In response to readers who clamored for a bonus story about Mrs. Merriweather and her barnyard friends, I decided to run a fan fiction contest to let the readers themselves tell the story. Choosing the winning story proved quite difficult, but the charming mice family created by Marianne Decorvet won the day. Then, since this is a children’s story, I hosted a second contest for illustrators. This choice proved even harder! All of the submissions were wonderful. However, while all of the entries did a marvelous job of capturing the essence of the characters, there was one set of illustrations that stood out because of the way they captured the story. Korin Linaburg’s illustrations won the day!

I’m excited to announce that the full, illustrated bonus story is now avialable on my website for your enjoyment.

Read Mrs. Merrweather and the Sewing Mice here.

I’d also like to invite you to my annual Posse Party. The Posse is my Facebook fan group, and each year we have a big shindig to celebrate our brthday. We’re turning 7 years old on August 4th, and we’ll be partying all week August 5-9. Each day there will be a new game to play and bookish prizes to win. It’s a lot of fun. I’d love for you to join us.

Click here to join The Posse.

What are some of your favorite bookish party games to play?