I'm on vacation!!! 

So, while I am digging my toes in the sand and enjoying some beach therapy, I asked Mark Koopmans to come by and keep you all entertained! Mark, of course, said yes because he is bound by the Charlie's Scribes creed to help burnt out and/or vacationing bloggers with spectacular posts.

 If you need a break, call on Charlie's Scribes HERE!!!

Now, here's Mark with a few Fairy Fales- you know the first crack at anything is rarely the best....

Top Ten Fairy Fales, or beloved children’s’ fairy tales that never quite made it to Release Day. 

CinderBella – The story about a female chimney sweep who sought love but was sadly and severely injured by a descending Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.

Peter Palm – Beta readers found his character too oily.

Christmas Carol – Too many people questioned what Carol did for the other eleven months – and some were convinced she, and not CinderBella (a former love rival) would later became Mrs. S. Claus.

Alice in Wanderland – People were just tripping on this one, dude.

Chronicles of Marmalade – Somehow the history of this jam-like substance never became a hit with the 18-49 set.)

Snow White and the Several Dwarfs: Severe cutbacks at the publishing house curtailed the success of this short story.

Ugly Duckling II – Unfortunately, once Goose started making it personal, all bets were off for this story of running and friendship.

Beauty and the Yeast – This beautiful tale of a former play date model who moved to France to open a small bakery never rose to its right temperature.

Little Red: Riding in the Hood – After her trippin’ Caddy was rendered on blocks for the third time in a month, readers suggested the fairy tale be moved to a forest. There, a male lead was introduced and Red was recast as a Gretel.

Rumplestiltzkinheimer – No one could spell the dude’s name, so R’kin was born. That, too, became less of a success than was at first envisioned.

Rapunzachoo – Beta readers kept saying, “Bless you” whenever this title was mentioned.

The Three Little Osha Pigs – After two were injured in separate house demolitions, the tale was shut down as government workers investigated workers’ comp issues.

Morsel and Gretel – A hungry boy and a former Caddy driver bond over a lost journey, but this story was marred by Gretel always going on about “keeping it real” and wanting to visit her “homie.” (Ed. Note: No address was forthcoming.)

If you haven't checked out the IWSG, you really should. Thanks to Alex Cavanaugh for the group. 
(BTW...be sure to get your .99 cent sale copy of Alex's book CassaFire!)

And thanks to this month's IWSG hosts,

 Sheena-kay Graham, Julie Musil, 

Jamie Ayres, and Mike Swift!

Right now I am suffering from bloggy insecurity. I am currently blog touring for my new release, Fate Intended. Blog tours always give me a good degree of worry. People are kind enough to invite me over, I want to send them something that is worth reading...and on time. I sent this post to Nicole Zoltack and then worried it was too long.
And Crystal Collier was kind enough to have me over for Writerly Wednesday. Crystal is all sorts of organized awesomeness. She can make a schlep like me feel like an insecure baby blogger.

On any day though, blogging can be stressful. Stress can wear a body down and lead to that beast insecurity.

BUT!

Like all things in my life. I have over-analyzed the condition and have a solution.

Might I suggest...

Drum roll, please!!! Charlie's Scribes!

       Have you ever mused on your lost muse – and wonder is she coming back? 

Do you need a break – after yet another epic fail? 

Ever yearn to relearn that writeous feeling of fingers flying and keyboards smoking?

We may not be professional Hulu dancers, but we know what you’re feeling!

And, by gosh, we are here to help!

Charlie's Scribes is a new (and say it loud and proud, people) FREE service featuring the angelic smiles of Mark Koopmans, Elizabeth Seckman and Tammy Theriault.

The professional women of Charlie’s Scribes (and Mark, too) have only one goal: To fight writer's block and fill empty post slots throughout the blogosphere – or your next post is free!

At Charlie’s Scribes, our motto is “You Snooze, We Muse.” To begin, our free services will focus on guest posting for people on vacation or anyone needing a bloggy break. (E.g. we send over the complete post, you schedule and we’ll manage comments.)

If you have a need, we can do the deed – with speed, indeed.

Charlie’s Scribes are the chocolate to your sweet tooth. We are the filler to the soon-to-be cavity. And best of all, we are the wig to Mark's shiny lovable head.

 (If you don’t need us now – that’s okay. Feel free to print this page and pin it to your fridge next to those other emergency contact numbers.)

And now for some awesome fine print in 12-point Times New Roman.

·         Meant as a fun, pay-it-forward endeavor, the Scribes will, at first, focus on only one project at a time.

·         Requests are on a first write, first served basis. The more time we have to be funny, the wittier we are. (Mark often requires a ten-year lead-in time.)

·         All Charlie’s Scribes posts will be light, fluffy and non-pasteurized. No meaning of life posts will be considered, written or submitted (for fear of blood seeping from the Scribes’ eyes.)

·         Requests for specific topics are encouraged, but please note who you are dealing with. (Seriously!)

·         Should the Scribes continue to get along (and not have a strong, adverse desire to build a voodoo doll of other Scribes,) hosted interviews, co-hosted Cover Reveals/ Book Launches and more free services may be added.

·         Question? Suggestions? Please reply via comments and one of the Scribes will reply within 364 business days.

·         The Request Line for Charlie’s Scribes help is now OPEN and all requests should be made to charliesscribes@gmail.com

Adam Foster | Codefor