FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why write fairy tales? Aren’t they for kids? Can’t they be seen as twee?
Fairy tales are one of the oldest forms of fiction going. They can be gory, humorous, have the happy ever after ending or not as the case might be. There is flexibility writing fairy tales there isn’t always in other forms of fiction. Ask someone to name a story from their childhood and the odds are they will name a fairy tale. And a good fairy tale is anything but twee. Take The Little Match Girl for example by Hans Christian Anderson. Direct social commentary, ages before Dickens too!
What inspired you to write?
I’ve always loved playing with words. English was my favourite subject at school and I loved what they called composition. The idea of making up stories to my mind back then was a great one! I was right back then too! I’d had the idea of writing my own book at the back of my mind for a long time. The idea of having my own collection of books and at least one on the shelf having my name on appealed no end, nad still does! Turning 30 and having recently had a family, I finally got started. Maybe it took two major milestones to kickstart me. I do know I wish I’d started sooner.
Fairy tales are one of the oldest forms of fiction going. They can be gory, humorous, have the happy ever after ending or not as the case might be. There is flexibility writing fairy tales there isn’t always in other forms of fiction. Ask someone to name a story from their childhood and the odds are they will name a fairy tale. And a good fairy tale is anything but twee. Take The Little Match Girl for example by Hans Christian Anderson. Direct social commentary, ages before Dickens too!
What inspired you to write?
I’ve always loved playing with words. English was my favourite subject at school and I loved what they called composition. The idea of making up stories to my mind back then was a great one! I was right back then too! I’d had the idea of writing my own book at the back of my mind for a long time. The idea of having my own collection of books and at least one on the shelf having my name on appealed no end, nad still does! Turning 30 and having recently had a family, I finally got started. Maybe it took two major milestones to kickstart me. I do know I wish I’d started sooner.
