Meagan Myhren-Bennett asked Melanie Dickerson:

Hi Melanie, I love your books. When you sit down to write do you have a specific fairy tale in mind before you start the whole process? Or do you just start writing the story and the threads of the fairy tale / tales weave their way in as you write?

Melanie Dickerson Hi, Meagan! I sometimes have the idea for a story, just the beginnings of an idea, and then I think of which fairy tale it might fit with. And sometimes I think of a fairy tale I'd like to retell and the story ideas come as I think about the fairy tale. So I've done it both ways. But I never just start writing not knowing where my story is going. I always let it simmer a little in my brain and come up with several important scenes or plot points and character points before I start writing, and I always know which fairy tale I'm retelling. Thanks for your question!

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Hi Melanie! I just have a quick question, when are you publishing the new book cover for A Dangerous Engagement? Thank you!

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Do you have any advice for young novel writers? I am 14 and currently writing a historical fantasy novel in a similar style to your Hagenheim series. How did you write your first novels in high school?

The Grimm Reader asked Melanie Dickerson:

Hi Melanie! I am such a big fan of ALL of your books. I just read The Noble Servant (LOVED it!) and was wondering if it was the last book in the Medieval Fairy-Tales series or if you planned on writing more?

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Hi Melanie, I love your books. When you sit down to write do you have a specific fairy tale in mind before you start the whole process? Or do you just start writing the story and the threads of the fairy tale / tales weave their way in as you write?

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Hi Melanie! I just have a quick question, when are you publishing the new book cover for A Dangerous Engagement? Thank you!

Do you have any advice for young novel writers? I am 14 and currently writing a historical fantasy novel in a similar style to your Hagenheim series. How did you write your first novels in high school?

Hi Melanie! I am such a big fan of ALL of your books. I just read The Noble Servant (LOVED it!) and was wondering if it was the last book in the Medieval Fairy-Tales series or if you planned on writing more?

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