Cela Day

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When not traversing the imaginary worlds she creates in her fairy tales and fantasy stories, Cela Day lives in a tiny cottage with her husband and a lot of plants, all of which ("whom?" she adds hopefully) have names. She believes reading The Chronicles of Narnia cover-to-cover countless times as a child taught her more about grammar and readable syntax than any English class she ever attended. She's also drawn many "architectural" renderings of the castle of her dreams, which will feature plant-friendly southern-facing windows and a lush meadow for Talking Horses.

In recent years she's enjoyed reading up-and-coming indie fantasy/fairy tale authors, and to the best of her ability (i.e., time/budget limitations) is committed to encouraging ot
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Cela Day A retelling of Twelve Dancing Princesses, as well as the sequel to Dragon Slave.
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My retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses is currently with beta readers and I’m hoping publication is not too far away, so I decided to post the two cover designs I’m trying to choose between. #1 – I think the “vine” option better reflects the story’s actual content, and I do like it, yet… #2 […]
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