tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post7706562965629771734..comments2023-11-24T00:58:03.990-08:00Comments on Untethered Realms: Twists on the themes of temptation & the corrupting nature of power in spec fictionM Paxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-15179475671723392882014-08-22T19:43:57.148-07:002014-08-22T19:43:57.148-07:00Lee, it haunted me so much that I had to write abo...Lee, it haunted me so much that I had to write about it! Thanks, Heather. I have yet to do a mythology twist.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-21148507914250823492014-08-21T05:30:03.703-07:002014-08-21T05:30:03.703-07:00Dorianna sounds fantastic! I love horror tales lik...<i>Dorianna</i> sounds fantastic! I love horror tales like this. As for fresh twists on classic tales, I can never resist doing this to mythology. It's my weakness! ;)Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-36309566601405924502014-08-20T21:06:02.915-07:002014-08-20T21:06:02.915-07:00Dorian Gray haunted me for years after reading it....Dorian Gray haunted me for years after reading it. Well, it still haunts me as does Faust's deal. Very human, indeed. Both go to the core of us.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-87375019068706991262014-08-20T17:56:11.799-07:002014-08-20T17:56:11.799-07:00Thanks, Birgit, and everyone who gave me a shoutou...Thanks, Birgit, and everyone who gave me a shoutout for Dorianna. I just started to gather up swag for the launch party, including Edgar Allen Poe bandaids, and T-shirts that say: Dorianna, playing with fire.... it's fun.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-60573084506932798332014-08-20T08:44:12.366-07:002014-08-20T08:44:12.366-07:00Good ole Beel is always on our shoulder. I love Fa...Good ole Beel is always on our shoulder. I love Faust and thought it quite the well-telled tale. I am glad you are teaching it and it is so true as one just has to look at every day people. How many people have one the big lottery to only lose it all a few years later to do wanting all right away. The newest story sounds quite intriguing and one many girls could relate to actually. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-84122901229154288462014-08-19T18:33:50.418-07:002014-08-19T18:33:50.418-07:00The themes of good vs evil, temptation, and the co...The themes of good vs evil, temptation, and the corrupting nature of power will never grow old since they deal with the gist of human nature and society. I'd have to think on the twist idea. So many have been done already. I'd rather come up with a new approach, but there's nothing new under the sun or so they say.<br /><br />Best wishes for the upcoming release.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-74028410959613351812014-08-19T17:23:06.169-07:002014-08-19T17:23:06.169-07:00I love modern twists on the classic tales, especia...I love modern twists on the classic tales, especially ones involving Greek mythology. Congrats on Dorianna!River Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374958276717316437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-35137735108136041022014-08-19T15:04:42.857-07:002014-08-19T15:04:42.857-07:00I only know Goethe's version. Congratulations ...I only know Goethe's version. Congratulations on the upcoming release.Vanessa Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953359344425030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-60198057733824918682014-08-19T09:19:39.712-07:002014-08-19T09:19:39.712-07:00Very cool, Catherine! Congrats on your upcoming re...Very cool, Catherine! Congrats on your upcoming release! I've always enjoyed the Faust tale, particularly Gounod's opera Faust. "Un roi de Thule" from the opera is one of my favorite arias. If I could put a twist on an old tale, I would love to one day write a sci-fi, post-apocalyptic version of Homer's The Iliad.Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-90063084570665338552014-08-19T09:11:05.903-07:002014-08-19T09:11:05.903-07:00I'd say, but I've already got it pipelined...I'd say, but I've already got it pipelined, so mum's the word until it's done. :-PMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-36540175976573614942014-08-19T09:01:23.232-07:002014-08-19T09:01:23.232-07:00Your story sounds wonderful and very appealing for...Your story sounds wonderful and very appealing for this internet age. I'm not sure what classic I wouldn't mind re-hashing into something new. That gives me something to consider as I shuffle through various story ideas to see what can come of them.Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-38080926787389321782014-08-19T08:47:04.097-07:002014-08-19T08:47:04.097-07:00There's another story that keeps being re-twis...There's another story that keeps being re-twisted/re-visioned: The old Flowers for Algernon. In last year's Planet of the Apes film, in Her (the reverse of the original plot), in a book by Robert Sawyer that I'll be teaching this fall called www.watch. Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-52432935619711111802014-08-19T07:44:56.416-07:002014-08-19T07:44:56.416-07:00Very clever, Catherine! It sounds really good. I d...Very clever, Catherine! It sounds really good. I do have something up my sleeve for a twist on a classic, but I'm sitting on it for now ;)Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-41174315777533588122014-08-19T07:25:48.078-07:002014-08-19T07:25:48.078-07:00Temptation is a tempting subject to toy with in a ...Temptation is a tempting subject to toy with in a story. I'm a goner for a good piece of chocolate. Sounds like a great plot you came up with, Catherine.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-64367189249723950862014-08-19T04:40:55.985-07:002014-08-19T04:40:55.985-07:00That is awesome! I love the twist you put on the o...That is awesome! I love the twist you put on the old tale. Can't wait to read it!Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-21563034270794081002014-08-19T03:51:54.076-07:002014-08-19T03:51:54.076-07:00Actually, EC, Perrault tells you what happened to ...Actually, EC, Perrault tells you what happened to Sleeping Beauty. She has an ogress mother in law who tries to eat her children and her. It's the Brothers Grimm version that has the couple riding off into the sunset. :-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167030264910213419.post-25336798248511711342014-08-18T21:21:47.409-07:002014-08-18T21:21:47.409-07:00What a fascinating twist on a very familiar and sa...What a fascinating twist on a very familiar and salutory tale.<br />As a reader, I am often frustrated because the classic stories stop too soon for me. What happens to Sleeping Beauty after she is married (or any of the fairy tales princesses)? Questions like that rattle around in my skull - and have done forever and a day.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com