tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post7725909217569471818..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: In Which Our Intrepid Heroine Attempts to Keep Foot Out of MouthAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-14340138116068998912011-02-02T20:15:53.754-05:002011-02-02T20:15:53.754-05:00Thanks Mike.Thanks Mike.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-36264710126413190252011-02-01T17:48:20.843-05:002011-02-01T17:48:20.843-05:00I think most stories are a retelling. Most of our ...I think most stories are a retelling. Most of our lives are similar to the lives of thousands if not millions of others.<br /><br />The job of the writer is to help us understand both what is unique about a person and what we have in common with them. Clichés are part of that process.<br /><br />Your post states the challenge well: how to get past the eye-rolling, not again, response.<br /><br />I think you are right to say that the telling is more important than the set up. <br /><br />Thanks for a thought provoking postMike Kimerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002309169478171450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-59136494261486540552011-01-31T23:03:06.128-05:002011-01-31T23:03:06.128-05:00Lisabet - I should have gone as far as to add this...Lisabet - I should have gone as far as to add this: many stories need to be retold. Some things simply don't translate to current times, but the heart of the story is eternal.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-34832987067011961102011-01-31T22:57:32.196-05:002011-01-31T22:57:32.196-05:00Garce - As I said on my FB page, I've been aro...Garce - As I said on my FB page, I've been around this block one too many times to step in it yet again. Besides, if I say what I don't like, someone always asks "Why?" and then goes on to tell me why I'm wrong. That gets old. So I'll leave it up to their imagination.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-24478941535689803502011-01-31T22:19:14.454-05:002011-01-31T22:19:14.454-05:00Hi, Kathleen,
I find your comments very reassurin...Hi, Kathleen,<br /><br />I find your comments very reassuring. I do think that a new telling can make a new story. <br /><br />For a recent take on Red Riding Hood, check out my "More Kinky Fairy Tales" blog post at<br /><br />http://lisabetsarai.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-kinky-fairy-tales.html<br /><br />(Wolf as cross-dresser...!)Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-38955419654974443972011-01-31T19:34:44.549-05:002011-01-31T19:34:44.549-05:00Hi Kathleen
I wish I'd known the word "r...Hi Kathleen<br /><br />I wish I'd known the word "redacted" when I commented last year on "Allison's Wonderland". Won;t make that mistake again. Maybe. Probably will.<br /><br />As you say, most of the stories have been told, but maybe the key is in the characters and how they are represented. My literary idol Angela Carter was famous for her retelling, often with erotic overtones, of classical fairy tales. Same stories, but like hearing them for the first time.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.com