Glass Slippers

Recently, I submitted a story to Anne Elisabeth Stengl's Five Glass Slippers Contest. The Contest was this: create an original short story using the Cinderella plot-line.

Hearing this, I was ecstatic: a writing contest! Where you create your own original fairytale! I immediately began writing. I wanted to completely change the approach of the Cinderella story, my tale was this:

Masquerade

In a fairy-made gown and a mask, Elwyn's face is hidden along everyone else's at the ball. But Elwyn has a secret: she wasn't supposed to be there. Imagine her surprise when she was the first person the prince asks to dance with. But Elwyn finds the prince's manners displeasing; she would much rather spend her time with the friendly server she had been talking to. Whisking Elwyn away to the room of roses, the server reveals a tremendous secret to her, which sends her rushing away from the ball in haste. She finds the next day that she has captured the prince's attention--the prince whom she detests--and that he is searching the kingdom for her. The only thing the prince has to find her with is a golden slipper made of glass. 

Sadly, my story did not win, but I may post a few excerpts here in the future. And there is good news! Anne Elisabeth will be holding another five somethings contest next year! My personal hope is that it's based on Beauty and the Beast! 

You can view the winners of the original contest here. 

Another talented writer Hannah, also entered the contest, you can view her entries here. By reading her synopses, I can tell that many great submissions did not win. I cannot wait to read the finished product, as I'm sure it will be amazing!

And yes, I know it is not Wednesday. I am quite aware of the fact that it is Friday: a much happier day than Wednesday. But this blog is not simply for Wednesdays! Wednesdays just lend themselves to happy naming conventions.

Happy Gwensday!

Ok, everyone, I don't think I will continue to use the term "Gwensday." But wait, you say, isn't that the name of your blog? Yes, yes it is. But, as it is the title, I will refrain form excessive usage. I came across the term while browsing facebook and mused to a friend how silly it was. She told me I should start a blog called "Gwensday." And the more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. I've been wanting to start a blog for sometime now, and her suggesting it gave me the idea to do so.

On my blog I will be posting pictures, recipes, art, crafts, verses, poems, short stories, as well as my own general musings. I will also be posting my thoughts on various movies and books. I hope you will enjoy taking this journey with me!

And just so you know, I did not intend for the first post to be on a Wednesday--but you will notice that it is, in fact, Wednesday. My future posts will not be limited to Wednesdays!