Fairytales were never really meant for children; they were meant as cautionary tales for teenagers on the verge of growing up.
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I'm not a big fan of kids' movies that have this knowing snarkiness to them or this post-modern take on storytelling. I think that sails right over the heads of most kids. There's something to be said for a well-told fairy tale. There's a reason that these mythic stories stay with us.
I didn't like fairy tales when I was younger. I found a lot of fairy tales scary. They really didn't sit well with me.
Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life.
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.
I never grew up reading or fantasizing about fairy tales. I was always too busy, like, outside being a kid.
People tend to think of fairy tales as 'archetypal.' They are also extremely sensual, something which translates well over the ages.
I loved fairy tales growing up.
As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
Fairytales are stories that span every generation and they've been around for a long time.