Amy Thyst Out Now!

Sparkly pink faery greetings everyone. It’s lovely to be back typing here on The Faery Tales Website Blog. After what seems like a very long holiday break, we have hit the sky flying this week with the giddy x 100 excitement of the brand new Faery Tales publication. ‘The Faery Tale of Amy Thyst’ was officially released on Monday 7th September and you can finally order your copy from all good bookshops and online...

Happy Beltane

It’s the first of May today, hurray! It’s the sabbat of Beltane, and a massive cause for celebration in the Faery Kingdom. This festival is all about welcoming the happy arrival of summer, and the faeries honour the Green Man, the great spirit god of nature, with a stream of luxurious food, drink, song and dance.  In the final chapter of my new book, ‘The Faery Tale of Amy Thyst’ the story ends on the eve of...

First Choices & Favourites

‘First Choices & Favourites’ A Mini Author Interview with Melanie J Firth Thank you so much to all my lovely Faery Tales fans who sent me questions based on the topics “first choices & favourites” for this mini interview. I’ve tried to include as many as possible here and hope it gives you a little glimpse into my world 🙂 What is your … First choice first thing in the morning?...

Happy Ostara

Today marks the start of the Spring Equinox, a very important time in Faery Land. If you have read ‘The Faery Tale of Rosie Quartz’ you will already know how sacred all of the eight Sabbats are to the faeries and each occasion throughout the year is celebrated with music, feasting and dancing. The Spring Equinox, also known as ‘Ostara’ is a period of perfect balance between daylight and darkness. It comes just...

World Book Day 2015

Schools everywhere have celebrated World Book Day today and there have been some wonderful examples in the news of the creative hive of activity going on up and down the country. Horizon Community College in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, where children’s author Melanie J Firth works as a Performing Arts teacher, was no exception. The teachers themselves were asked to teach their lessons dressed as characters from...