Writing fairy tales is huge fun but also, given the wonderful work of Hans Christen Andersen, the Brothers Grimm etc, quite daunting at times. You want to add to the work that has gone before and then realizing just how brilliant the others are, that can stymie you. I aim to write the best fairytale I can and leave it at that. I think it's what any writer in any genre should do. You just write it, leave others to judge it.
The range of fairytales is bigger than I think a lot of people expect. There are sad ones (The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl etc) and happy ones (Cinderella, Snow White etc). There is room for one liners in your tale and the best stories have deep meanings which may bypass some readers. How many youngsters watching Frozen pick up on the message of sacrifice and love? I guess they kind of absorb it but when do they realise they've picked that message up I wonder?
The range of fairytales is bigger than I think a lot of people expect. There are sad ones (The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl etc) and happy ones (Cinderella, Snow White etc). There is room for one liners in your tale and the best stories have deep meanings which may bypass some readers. How many youngsters watching Frozen pick up on the message of sacrifice and love? I guess they kind of absorb it but when do they realise they've picked that message up I wonder?
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