Vanilla Fairytales Explained
If you like fairytales you are most likely aware that they are not always tales with fairies. And they are not in their entirety meant for children. In the majority they are grim and if it weren’t for Disney children wouldn’t be able to sleep if you told them an original tale from centuries ago.
Fairytales would be folk tales, dark and grim, with a gruesome ending. They’d involve no kind fairies but malevolent monsters that eventually rule the world. Those stories were meant to spread the word about certain taboo themes and warn people away from unfortunate circumstances that otherwise could not be addressed. In the older days they would mask issues such as child molestation, rape, fear of the unknown and menstruation.
Then, being aware of all of the above, I went and wrote a fairytale that contained nothing of the kind. The Seven Goblets is a mild mythology in a universe with humans. It features elements such as the Sun and the Wind existing as individuals with actual personality. It was initially aimed at readers of all ages with developed analytical reading skills. Very carefully I chose not to touch upsetting hidden themes and I did manage to create a mythology without going too deep. Having second thoughts now however, I should have followed my heart to cause an uproar and do the story proper justice.
I had the unfortunate foreseeing to be as plain as vanilla. I kept it PG13 out of fear I could step on unfamiliar toes and be disliked. How silly of me.
A writer’s duty is to be faithful to his story and no one else.
My tale barely includes princesses and the women featured are not dressed in pink nor do they run after princes. Imagine my surprise when parents took it to read it to their youngsters as a bed time story. I had to act quickly.
The Seven Goblets is now labelled as an adult book. I know it sounds wrong, but fear not. It’s a sweet story that contains no foul language, no amorous behaviours and no detailed violence what-so-ever.
The journey thus far has been full of surprises and most inspiring. Thank you for inspiring me to write The Seven Goblets Mythology Explained.
Mind you, this one might not be as vanilla.
Fairytales would be folk tales, dark and grim, with a gruesome ending. They’d involve no kind fairies but malevolent monsters that eventually rule the world. Those stories were meant to spread the word about certain taboo themes and warn people away from unfortunate circumstances that otherwise could not be addressed. In the older days they would mask issues such as child molestation, rape, fear of the unknown and menstruation.
Then, being aware of all of the above, I went and wrote a fairytale that contained nothing of the kind. The Seven Goblets is a mild mythology in a universe with humans. It features elements such as the Sun and the Wind existing as individuals with actual personality. It was initially aimed at readers of all ages with developed analytical reading skills. Very carefully I chose not to touch upsetting hidden themes and I did manage to create a mythology without going too deep. Having second thoughts now however, I should have followed my heart to cause an uproar and do the story proper justice.
I had the unfortunate foreseeing to be as plain as vanilla. I kept it PG13 out of fear I could step on unfamiliar toes and be disliked. How silly of me.
A writer’s duty is to be faithful to his story and no one else.
My tale barely includes princesses and the women featured are not dressed in pink nor do they run after princes. Imagine my surprise when parents took it to read it to their youngsters as a bed time story. I had to act quickly.
The Seven Goblets is now labelled as an adult book. I know it sounds wrong, but fear not. It’s a sweet story that contains no foul language, no amorous behaviours and no detailed violence what-so-ever.
The journey thus far has been full of surprises and most inspiring. Thank you for inspiring me to write The Seven Goblets Mythology Explained.
Mind you, this one might not be as vanilla.
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