The Inspiration For Myla
When I started writing Angelbound, I knew I wanted a strong heroine. I searched around for inspiration. That took a while. (As some of you may know, YA paranormal isn’t exactly famous in this area.)
Eventually, I found Myla in the original version of Cinderella, what the Brothers Grimm called Ash Maiden. How did that work, exactly? Time to hit the way-back machine.
When I was nine years old, I got my hands on a copy of Grimm’s Fairy Tales from the 1890’s. It had a pretty red embossed cover … it had lovely woodcut illustrations … and it had gruesome stories that were freaking terrifying. I loved it instantly.
Thanks to this wonderfully nasty book, I got to know the original fairy tales in all their pre-Disney horror. Few of the stories had happy endings. Snow Wh
