Anna Questerly
Bookseller and bibliophile turned author, Anna Questerly writes medieval fiction and fairy tales for smart kids and young hearts. For adults, she creates Utopian fantasy as A.J. Questerly.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
My Favorite Fairy Tale
Has to be Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves; I love stories where the hero wins by cleverness rather than goodness. Perhaps it's because the goody-two-shoes mentality in many stories is boring to me. Give me a character who uses their mind and can figure out ways around practically anything and I'm hooked; that was one of the reasons I loved Ken Follet's Pillars of the Earth so much. I hope I was able to bring that same trait to my characters in my stories, although I did allow the virtuous to win on occasion. You be the judge...my next blog will give you a sample of one of the fairy tales from my book.
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My favorit fairy tale would definitly have to be,the Final Fantisy series.A japanise vidio game, its thousands of differint tales and adventures, in on massive epic.ill have to tell you all about it one day.
ReplyDeleteThe reason i love it so much is because the line between good and evil is very profound,like night and day, but you can sympathize with the bad guys point of veiw as much as the good guys.it constantly makes you question the games, as well as, your own morals and belifes. and for that, it facinates me.
I have never read that series, but it sounds like something I would enjoy. You mention it's a video game, do you know if it's available as a book?
ReplyDeletei dont think it is a book, and if it was it would probibly be in japinise. their is three movies out about it though. but next time i see you i will give you a run down.
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