Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales.
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People tend to think of fairy tales as 'archetypal.' They are also extremely sensual, something which translates well over the ages.
As I read more and more fairy tales as an adult, I found massive collusion between their 'subjects' and those in my fiction: childhood, nature, sexuality, transformation. I realized that it wasn't by accident that I was drawn to their narrative structure and motifs.
My parents told me any and every fairy-tale from all around the world. I usually gravitated towards ones with interesting, strong heroines.
The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life.
I am completely fascinated by the differences and comparisons between real life and fairy tales because we're raised as little girls to think that we're a princess and that Prince Charming is going to sweep us off our feet.
Fairy-tales are nice.
Fairy tales and folk tales are part of the DNA of all stories and great fun to write.
Fairytales are stories that span every generation and they've been around for a long time.
The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of man. They represent escapism, but they all feature themes that have such poignancy in a modern world.
No matter what you write, you actually can't help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way.
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