https://alternateobjectfictions.tumblr.com/
I’ve attached the link for the project above.
- I think I’m trying to reach a community of writers. I really want to make this process an inclusive and interactive project. Luckily, I am a part of the Tufts Creative Writing club, so I will also be working through what they know about writing blogs.
- I think I’m really trying to reach as many people as possible. I would love to include and reach out to other writers, to write their own versions of fairy tales. I’ve included the submission option on my blog for this very purpose. I’ve been trying to reach out to writing blogs and hopefully will start to get somewhere soon!
- I think I’m going to try and build a writing community! There are many like it on tumblr. I believe to start, I need to get a few followers, and then interact with them.
- I don’t think the longer twitter narratives will help with my personal plan, but I have been using it as an inspiration of sorts.
- I think my major problem so far is that I only have one follower. I’m having trouble figuring out how to get to more people. I’ve been trying to reach out, but I feel like it will take a decent amount of time before I begin to see process.
- I would like to begin to vary in the types of fairy tales I am telling. There are many great fables that are not European based that I have read and loved. However, I do not wish to appropriate cultures. I was thinking of beginning with a few Jewish tales and moving on from there. This is part of the reason I really want to get submissions from writers with different backgrounds, as I don’t want to rewrite myths and stories from other people’s cultures. Probably I want to do a post on The Little Mermaid. I really want to go from the original tale, which is much bloodier. However, I also want to begin to stray away from princess tales and begin to move into more moral tales, such as Hansel and Gretel. Maybe the Princess and the Pea from the point of view of either the pea or one of the mattresses. And the Princess and the Frog from the point of view of the Princess’s favorite ball? There are a lot of options I am thinking of to be honest. I will have to continue brainstorming more as the week continues. I will have to go through my copy of Grimm’s fairy tales.