#aesopian lesson

Write a synopsis or blurb in present tense for a modern murder mystery using a fairytale. This includes works by: The Brothers Grimm Lewis Carroll Aesop Charles Perault Hans Christian Anderson A good example of this is the 2023 movie, Once Upon A Crime, which follows Cinderella and Red Riding Hood as they navigate a ball in the midst of a death. It tries to add comedic effect to punch home…

There are a number of reading tropes that writers, especially television and movie writers never get right. Perhaps it’s their own lack of knowledge about life, literature, reading, and readers. Maybe they don’t have someone that’s willing to tell them that they’re wrong, or they won’t listen. I’d like to go over some of these misinformed, miseducated, or just very wrong skews about…