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blythe025

The Many Adventures of Fay Fairburn - A Conversation Over Stones

Jan 23, 2012 13:29

[This story is a continuation of Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV, which you may want to read first.Fay sat on a straw stuffed cushion in Granny Peg’s tent and felt itchy all over. Vervain’s irritation was growing as time passed. Fay could feel it crawling under her skin. She scratched at the twist of tree root around her wrist ( Read more... )

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theafaye January 24 2012, 15:56:01 UTC

Oooooh there's a spider involved. Curiouser and curiouser!

blythe025 January 26 2012, 02:03:48 UTC

Indeed! I don't know what I'm going to do with the spider that this point, but he's involved.

whipchick January 25 2012, 04:03:30 UTC

I love the idea that she saved the spider and that came back to her - great use of a fairy tale trope. I can see where this will raise the stakes when you come back to it, and it's compelling to get a hint that the chase is accelerating!

blythe025 January 26 2012, 02:05:16 UTC

Thank you. Ideally I would have the snake come back, too, though I'm not entirely sure about that.

One of the problems with having Fay be stuck with the witch was that she was stuck with the witch, and I've been hard pressed to get her out of the situation, especially as I'm not sure where the heart of the tree is myself.

whipchick February 1 2012, 16:46:18 UTC

Yeah, but pits of despair is a classic hero location, so there's gotta be something in it :) Have you seen the Hero's Journey/Joseph Campbell stuff? Because there might be some archetypes and classic structures in that that inspire you. Star Wars is an example of a classic Hero's Journey structure, and I'd bet Harry Potter is pretty close to it.

blythe025 February 1 2012, 17:09:29 UTC

You know what, that's a good point. I am familiar with Hero's Journey, so I guess her time with the witch could kind of be a "in the belly of the whale" kind of thing. It's been a while since I read up on the Hero's Journey, so I may go back and explore it again.

jacq22 January 25 2012, 10:40:57 UTC

Made me even feel kindly toward spiders, no idea where its going!

blythe025 January 26 2012, 02:05:39 UTC

Thanks! Some spiders can be very nice once you get to know them. :)

myrna_bird January 25 2012, 19:04:56 UTC

Being patient to wait and see, wait and see is so spider-y.
Liking these new twists.

blythe025 January 26 2012, 02:06:19 UTC

Heh. I hadn't thought of the wait and see being connected to spider-style patience. Thank you for pointing it out. :)

karmasoup January 25 2012, 21:57:51 UTC

I love that the plot is thickening enough to include Fay being a part of a greater venture, more complicated, and involving more at stake. I think this was a great addition for this week, it really added quite a bit.

blythe025 January 26 2012, 02:06:35 UTC

Thank you, dear. :)