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Fairy Tale Appeal By Mary Jensen
As a child, I loved the Gem Classics Library of Fairy Tales. These were multiple books containing collections of the classic fairy tales – Emerald Fairy Tales, Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond, etc. I fell in love with fairy tales, and continue to enjoy them today. Why are so many people drawn to these stories, all around the world? Fairy tales appeal to our very basic human needs. In Snow White we have a queen that epitomizes vanity and jealousy. Snow White is beauty. We can relate because even the best of us have felt these emotions, dealt with the insecurities of a world obsessed by beauty. These stories allow us to confront these fears and emotions. We see the dangers of being consumed with jealousy. The queen destroys herself in her efforts to destroy Snow White. And the endings feel good, they leave us with a sense of rightness. We want to believe that good values will conquer over bad. At the same time, it appeals to our carnal nature. The villains don’t just disappear, or go to jail. The queen in Snow White is punished by wearing hot iron shoes. Versions of Rumpelstiltskin end in his stomping into the floor and tearing himself in two. All around the world, people have been telling stories with the same themes. For example, almost every culture has a Cinderella story. What changed over time is the values and message of the tales. Victorian tales dealt with the wish fulfillment of good things come to those who wait, and had very passive heroines. Modern retellings generally have stronger, more active heroines, to reflect the independence of modern women. Not only am I a fan of the traditional tales, I also seek out retellings. Robin McKinley and Donna Jo Napoli write wonderful young adult versions (though enjoyable for more than youth). For a fantasy targeted to adults, try Juliet Marillier’s Sevenwaters Trilogy. The first book, “Daughter of the Forest” is based on the tale of The Six Swans. Since I can never get enough of fairy tales, I’ve even written a couple of my own, one based on Sleeping Beauty, and one on Snow White. If writing your own, you can change everything but the bare bones – the basic structure or theme. Change the motivations, the protagonist, the setting, whatever else you want. It will work as long as your characters are believable. If you stray so far from the original fairy tale that it’s no longer recognizable, you may lose the ability to label it a fairy tale, but don’t let that stop you if you have a different story to tell. Does it matter the roots as long as it entertains? Mary W. Jensen is an author on http://www.Writing.Com/ which is a site for Creative Writing She is an editor for the Writing.com Fantasy newsletter, and the cofounder of an offline writing group. Mary is working on a fantasy novel, Emergence of the Fey
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DFSM/Oklahoma Steampunk Expo @ the Ghouls Gone Wild Parade
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Saturday, October 23 · 5:00pm – 10:00pm
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Are you ready for the greatest dark carnival of 2010? We have our own airship and we are looking sky pirates to fly the breeze with Darkfaery Subculture Magazine and the Oklahoma Steampunk Exposition. All we need is a few hands on deck to guide us through the heavens and deliver sweet mana to the starving masses. (Pass out candy to thousands of trick or treating kids)
All that is required of you is that you show up in costume… and meet us at 5pm Saturday the 23rd of October at NW 12th St & N Walker Ave in Oklahoma City, OK and look for our airship boldly displaying the Oklahoma Steampunk Expo on its tattered sails and plod along with us as we plunder the airwaves. You must be 18 and over and in costume. Feel free to be as creative as you wish on your costume our theme is carnival, faery, steampunk, horror, pirate, funeral, lolita, gothic but the imagery is all yours. Our musical Guest will be Christophe & the Pallbearers so join us and show your support for the band! We high encourage poi, belly dancing, and lots of glowing. sponsored by |
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SoonerCon, not just for comic books and sci-fi dead beats One thing I run into a lot, and not just in Oklahoma, is people who think conventions are just for comic books nerds and sci-fi freaks. You will see a lot of that at conventions, it’s true, but by closing your mind to the adventure, you are missing out on a good time to be had by all. SoonerCon 2009 has a lot to offer fans, it doesn’t matter what you are a fan of there will probably be a fan base for it somewhere at SoonerCon. For our part in SoonerCon we have a booth in the exhibition hall with Moroch Entertainment. We will be selling a large variety of goods, including our Faery Tails Hair Extensions, but we will be giving away so much more. You can expect Word of Mouth to bring: ANGELS & DEMONS Magnetic Bookmarks ANGELS & DEMONS Hats THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 Advance Screening Passes THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 Water Bottles THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 T-Shirts THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 Full-Size Posters YEAR ONE Full-Size Posters CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Full-Size Posters CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Scratch-and-Sniff Cards DISTRICT 9 Full-Size Posters And you can certainly read more about it in their blog @ http://wordofmouthokc.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/soonercon/ We also have posters and swag of our own to give away and stuff from VampireFreaks and Metropolis Records, plus flyers and swag from local events. You never know what kind of surprises we will have in store for you. Friday night at SoonerCon be sure and visit us for the kinky meet and greet in room 404 from 10pm until 2am where we will be playing kinky whose line is it and subjecting you to the kinky name game, you‘ll get a new kinky name that you can use for the whole weekend. We will have the music of Christophe while we get to know ourselves and each other, so come make some new friends or chill out with some old friends, all while checking out kinky people being freaky. Saturday night in the Chisholm Club from 9pm til 2am will be the SinnerCon Ball. SinnerCon is an exploration of the naughty bits of SF, an opportunity for hands-on experience with kinkier lifestyles and lovestyles, and the best damn Con party around! Held Saturday Night, SinnerCon is an Adults-Only dance, which gives the grown-ups a place to dance, drink, and play! This year SinnerCon is sponsored by Darkfaery Subculture Magazine and will feature Tribal Stars Bellydance, Nicole Moan, Alain Viesca, Dirk Hooper and the Toxic Goddesses, Actively Hostile, RopeMyster, Brad Foster, Rampage Artists, Bryan Crump body painting, and OKC Hash House Harriers. Good Lord, why would you want to miss that? And if Cosplay or costuming is more your thing, SoonerCon will be holding the Annual Costume Contest, but this year with a special twist! Rather than a formal presentation of costumes, the costume contest will be a live con-hallway contest. Participants will simply need to register their participation at the convention office (near registration), and then receive their participant number. SoonerCon attendees, staff, and guests will then make selections over the course of the weekend. The more you wear your costume, the more likely you are to win! Participation is free, and winners will be announced during the SoonerCon closing ceremony on Sunday! So do come out to the Biltmore Hotel Oklahoma 401 South Meridian Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73108 Telephone 405-947-7681 I-40 and Meridian Exit 145 this weekend June 5, 6, and 7th 2009 and swing by our booth. You won’t be disappointed.
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