An open laptop with a picture of a bee on a purple blossom. Next to the computer is a mug with a bee design.
Thank you to everyone who bought my #GooseGirl inspired #shortstory this summer! Profits from Jewels & Honey went to The Bee Conservancy.
Still need your copy? Check out lissasloan.com to find out how to get a free, illustrated pdf!
#givingtuesday #fairytales #folklore #tellthebees #savethebees
The covers of Glass and Feathers and Jewels and Honey in front of an icy tree branch with red berries. Text says: Holiday Special: Buy Glass and Feathers, get Jewels and Honey free!
This is my way of saying thank you for supporting a small business this year! Check out lissasloan.com for details!
#Cinderella #GooseGirl #brothersgrimm #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #healing #glassslipper #HappyEverAfter #transformation #tellthebees #folklore
3 book covers mostly covered by the words: "Lissa Sloan's 3 favorite reads in 2025. Find out which beautiful, emotional, take-your-breath-away fantasies I chose on Shepherd.com!!"
While you're at @shepherdbooks.bsky.social, you can choose your own list and get customized book recommendations! #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #dreams #selkies #GooseGirl @shvetathakrar.com @kellyjarviswriter.bsky.social
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A screenshot of Lissa from a YouTube video.
Do I get a faraway look in my eye when talking about #fairytales? You'd better believe it! Thank you for inviting me to chat, @kellyjarviswriter.bsky.social and Fairy Tale Magazine! #writerslife #writingcommunity #Cinderella #GooseGirl #brothersgrimm #YouTube #interview
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Thank you to the immensely talented @kimmalinowskipoet.bsky.social for this lovely review of Jewels and Honey!
#GooseGirl #shortstory #BrothersGrimm #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #iseeyou #ItsOkayNotToBeOkay #friendship #tellthebees #beelore
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The green cover of Jewels and Honey, decorated with a gold necklace, red jewels, and golden bees, sits on a parchment background with green background behind it. Honey colored words say "This summer, all profits from Jewels and Honey go to The Bee Conservancy."
The #bees in Jewels and Honey are true friends to the servant only known as Patience. And I want to show #friendship in return. So this summer, I'm donating 100% of the profits from this #GooseGirl inspired #shortstory to @the_bee_conservancy ! #tellthebees
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The Goose Girl follows her geese on a windy day. Her shepherd's hook is over her shoulder. Her hair is loose, and it and her skirt and surrounding bare trees all blow in the wind.
Quick! Who's your favorite #fairytale #Illustrator ? No wrong answers. Here's mine: Arthur Rackham (with John William Waterhouse as my fav Pre-Raphaelite so maybe wouldn't really be called an illustrator but I love him anyway?). #GooseGirl #FairyTaleTuesday #notdisneyprincess #folkloreandfairytales
This summer I'm donating 100% of the profits from Jewels and Honey to The Bee Conservancy! #bees #savethebees #conservation #beelore #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #shortstory #GooseGirl #brothersgrimm #fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #brothersgrimm #tellthebees
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A sepia-toned scene of a barefoot peasant girl sitting by the hearth. There's a broom on one side of her and she pumpkin on the other, and a black cat opposite her.
When faced with the #GooseGirl 's vow of silence, the king finds a clever loophole to break it--just tell the fire (& I'll hide & listen in). #FairyTaleTuesday #notdisneyprincess #fairytales #brothersgrimm #folkloreandfairytales 🎨 HT Dicksee
A tiny bee approaching a pink bee balm blossom.
Hey there, #hivemind ! I'd like to do a donation to a #beecharity based on the sales of my short story, Jewels and Honey, a #GooseGirl retelling. Trouble is, I charge so little for it that it won't be terribly impressive to just donate my profits. Any ideas on how I might structure this?
#bees
Two young ladies in Victorian dress, one coming up behind the other blowing a whistle in her ear. The other girl covers her ears and moves her head away.
While the tormentor of the #GooseGirl is not her sister, there is a #Cinderella like sibling rivalry feel to this story, especially considering some Cinderella tales feature the sister as the false bride. #FairyTaleTuesday #AnotherCinderella #NotDisneyPrincess #fairytales 🎨 HG Schlesinger
Two young women, both with red hair, clutch at each other. One has a hand to her head and looks distressed. The other is slightly above her, possibly coming in the window.
While many #fairytales w/ girl on girl violence feature an older woman (stepmother, mother in law, witch, even mother) tormenting the heroine, the #GooseGirl has a villain closer to her own age. #FairyTaleTuesday #BrothersGrimm #notdisneyprincess 🎨 Florence Harrison
Blue and silver Glass and Feathers cover and green and gold Jewels and Honey cover on a black background decorated with feathers and bees.
Excited to announce that both my #Cinderella continuation novel and my #GooseGirl inspired #shortstory are #free to read on #kindleunlimited all summer long!
Check out the link in my bio to learn more about Glass and Feathers and Jewels and Honey! Lissasloan.com
#fairytales #brothersgrimm
Postcards and stickers with an envelope on a dark wood table.
Jewels and Honey #swag is buzzing through the #mail even as we speak. If you want some for yourself, stop on by lissasloan.com by June 3 to see how to get yours. I'll send it internationally too!
#fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #GooseGirl #brothersgrimm #ibelieveyou #iseeyou #AmandaBergloff
Flowered teapot and teacup full of tea with a spoon of honey held over it.
Stirring a spoon of honey into my Once Upon a Time tea to celebrate the release of my #GooseGirl inspired #shortstory, Jewels and Honey. Life is sweet!
#fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #brothersgrimm #friendship #speakyourtruth #iseeyou #ItsOkayNotToBeOkay #magic #tellthebees
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Two fantasy book covers, one blue and silver, the other green and gold, on a parchment paper background.
Today's the day! Jewels and Honey is live, and Glass and Feathers gets it's re-release, both from my new publisher, Darkling House!
#fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #GooseGirl #brothersgrimm
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Happy Publication Day to Lissa Sloan’s wonderful new story “Jewels and Honey” 💚🐝 I loved every word, and you won’t want to miss this one! Order information in the comments!
#jewelsandhoney #story #fairytale #fairytaleretelling #folklore #GoTelltheBees #writingcommunity #bookbirthday #goosegirl
I've added more #swag to the Jewels and Honey #preorder campaign! Black & white postcards & big sticker are from illustrations by the amazing Amanda Bergloff.🖤 See lissasloan.com for how to get yours💚🐝
#fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #GooseGirl #brothersgrimm #shortstory
Black and white illustration of a fairy tale king holding a white duck who has just flown into his hands. Her three ducklings lay dead at his feet. The false bride and a cook with a long knife look on in shock.
Like the #GooseGirl the heroine of The White Duck is replaced by an imposter. But this true bride is turned into a duck by her replacement (who also kills her ducklings). Don't worry--the witch gets what's coming to her. #FairyTaleTuesday #fairytales #notdisneyprincess
HJ Ford
18th century maid spinning her mop to wring it out.
Want to read a deleted scene from Glass and Feathers featuring the first appearance of Patience, the narrator of my #GooseGirl story, Jewels and Honey (and learn about upcoming giveaways!) Just sign up for my newsletter at lissasloan.com before May 13!
🎨 Edward Perry
#fairytales #brothersgrimm
Gummie, one of the bird sisters (Canadian Goose), and receptionist for the Campbell National Park's visitor center! 😡🏕️ #goose #goosegirl #birdgirl
Apologies Merriam-Webster: It is truth universally that a LOT of single goodWOMEN (& goodmen) DO NOT CARE. Respectfully. #speirgorm #womenwholiketobealone #goodmenwhodonotcare #goosegirl bsky.app/profile/smid...
A collection of swag laid out on a table (glass slipper sticker, Jewels and Honey postcard in green and gold, black and white postcard of a young woman with bees and flowers, sticker with Darkling House logo of a house in a wood).
For your free swag, here's all you do:
1. Sign up for my newsletter at lissasloan.com (unless you're already signed up🤭)
2. Preorder Jewels and Honey at Amazon (only $0.99)
3. Email me proof of purchase and your address (even international) & I'll mail it to you!
#fairytales #goosegirl #Cinderella
A young woman in a golden gown sits at a table with tea and biscuits. Her little dog sits across from her on the table begging for a treat.
The heroine of The Golden Bracelet, whose stepsister takes her place with her betrothed, is part #GooseGirl, part #Cinderella. She puts things right by confiding not in the fire, but her little dog.
🎨 Philippe Mercier
#fairytales #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #AnotherCinderella #notdisneyprincess
Nah. Geese are very loyal to those who truly care for them, especially if they've known them from birth. (They are good protectors, too!) I think it's more likely the #GooseGirl had charges who loved her like this ⬇️, and may have helped in chasing off that boy... 😉 www.youtube.com/shorts/k5EOk...
When she loses her mother's gift, the princess in the #GooseGirl is powerless to resist her maid's coup. Is she simply so intimidated by her maid's actions, or is #Magic at work?
🎨 Edith Somerville
#fairytales #brothersgrimm #FolkloreThursday #folkyfriday #folkloreandfairytales #FairyTaleTuesday
Friends, my #GooseGirl short story is up on #goodreads to review or mark #TBR! (Also, to pre-order on Amazon.) 🐝
#fairytales #folkloreandfairytales #brothersgrimm #GlassAndFeathers
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Look what’s coming from Lissa Sloan! 💚🐝 I was lucky enough to be an early reader of her new story set in the Glass and Feathers universe and you don’t want to miss it! Mark your calendars!!!!
#bookrecommendations #shortstory #jewels #honey #FairyTale #fairytaleretelling #goosegirl