The influence of Grimm’s fairy tales is everywhere in modern culture. In the much loved and franchised Disney films and on children’s book shelves in various adaptions and re-writes.
When the stories were originally published in 1812, they were criticised for being unsuitable for children. This is not surprising as they contained sexual references and gruesome violence.[1]
Next time you are stuck for a plot or story idea you could use these stories to start you off.
So what makes the tales work as stories, two hundred years later? Continue reading Grimm’s Fairy Tales – a goldmine of story lines for writers
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