The Vrellish women are sort of like Amazons but their men are full equals in their society and they are physiologically different as well. Amel is the prince raised as a commoner - but he’s also the prostitute with a heart of gold and since he’s male that’s a twist, too. In my own work, the 10-novel Okal Rel Saga (6 in print), I combine and tweak stories as old as time.
Please include CLARION in the subject of the e-mail. Please comment on stories are you conscious of retelling in your own work, and how you make them new.Į-mail your ideas for future articles to me at either as a question to be illustrated by myself or with your own example. Children and young people can’t be expected to have read the canon. Sarah Hoyt thought that in YA, this isn’t so important. Ed Bryant pointed out that some people only read back a decade, others twenty years, some one hundred, and others five hundred. When told this, what was the writer’s response? Something like, “Nobody reads that old stuff anymore.”Īll the writers agreed that it’s important to read your genre, especially your subgenre. But would it get published? Unfortunately, the story had been done before. The story he critiqued was well written, the writing promising. One event that contributed to forming this panel came from a writing contest judged by an top international writer. My favorite rewrite of Jane Eyre is told from the madwoman in the attic’s point of view in Wide Sargasso Sea. John Stith agreed, citing more examples.Įd Bryant talked about “angle of approach.” Tell the story from a different character’s perspective, like the wicked witch in Wicked. Carol Berg talked about story patterns and myths, how people retell types of stories over and over, but the important thing is originality. What works in retelling a story, and when doesn’t it work. Retelling it in a new way, at a new time, delights us. Why do we retell stories? Everyone agreed comfort is a big part. How many versions of A Christmas Carol have you seen? Who’s your favorite Sherlock Holmes? Guest of Honor Sharon Shinn said that Jenna Starborn could definitely be read as a rewrite of Jane Eyre. Each generation seems to need to retell certain stories. Shakespeare borrowed from Ovid and Belleforest, among others. Not all great writers created original stories. The writers included Carol Berg, Ed Bryant, John Stith and Sarah Hoyt. Theresa writes:ĭoes it matter if it’s been done before? That was the name of a panel I had the pleasure of moderating last weekend at COSine, Colorado Springs’ con.
This week’s guest blogger is Theresa Crater (), author of Under the Stone Paw and Beneath the Hallowed Hill (coming in April 2011), reporting on a panel she took part in.
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