Good
day to you, and welcome to Fantastical Folk!
On
this blog I will be sharing an exploration into the world of folklore
and fantasy. Writing, performance, and music are the primary media
that I will be looking at.
"Why?" I hear you cry!
Firstly I love fantasy and folklore, ruddy love the stuff. And after spending
many a delightful eve pouring over books of the fantasy persuasion,
and more recently folklore, I have finally caved and decided to
indulge in some thorough research. Dragons, magic, battles,
fantastical worlds...I love them. Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time
(wow), Anne McCaffrey and her dragons (I want one please and thank
you), Pratchett's Discworld (no comment even needed).I could write masses on
my favourites, and with this new blog I most probably will, but let's
keep it short and sweet for now!
Secondly,
I am hoping to start some positive and interesting discussions about
folklore and fantasy work! How does this storytelling work in the modern
age? Is it just pure magical escapism or do these genres hold genuine social resonance in their roots?
And
thirdly, shockingly, and completely originally….I
am a writer. Primarily of plays, secretly of fiction, and also of
songs. My research of late has taken me down a particularly
folklorish path and I have
stumbled upon the pitfall that faces everyone who says "I'm going to
take a year out of projects to write"... a lack of focus. As
many of you creative types out there can empathise with I am finding myself
twiddling my thumbs a lot more than tapping my fingers on the
keyboard. Therefore I will commit to sharing a post once a week creating a much needed kick to get a
shuffle on with my independent work.
Well,
there's a brief summary! My first official post will be out this
weekend and is a review of a Ghost Walk I went on in my new home town
of Norwich.
Over
and out
Emma
Disclaimer: I have spent the majority of today figuring out how to blog in the first place, bear with me as I learn the ways of the craft!
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