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Preconceptions on mythical figures(ever tried mixing it up?)

OK, as you can probably see, I like taking mythical things, races, and people and changing the way people see them. Like how most see angels as these sweet, protective figures; I take them, and make them corrupt, and always thinking of an angle. Or demons; most see them as evil tricksters, but what if most of them are just ruff around the edges and pretty much just want to be left alone? Now, quite a few people have done things like that with angels, demons, and deities, but no one seems to want to touch Death(That's one of the reasons I made him and life, who no one ever seems to have any stories about, the center of a big story I'm writing), and there are a lot of other creatures, people, places, and races(like elves, yes elves. they're used a lot, but most people's elves are the same darn thing) that are pegged as pretty much one thing and one thing only that you can spice up with your own imagination. Forget the old rules, there are no rules of how those things have to act or be like; so, if you're like me with a strange imagination, or just want to try something new, try taking something old and over used, and turn it into something totally different! :D Have fun guys, and good luck with your writings! XD

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Permalink Reply by Anna L. Walls on January 31, 2010 at 7:44am

More power to you. I wish you all the luck. I too like to write about mythical creatures and peoples, though I haven't tackled Death (yet). I like to make my elves - though still exotic - more human, after a fashion.

Permalink Reply by Pink Asassin on January 31, 2010 at 8:10am

That's really cool. :) Good luck to you too!

Anna L. Walls said:

More power to you. I wish you all the luck. I too like to write about mythical creatures and peoples, though I haven't tackled Death (yet). I like to make my elves - though still exotic - more human, after a fashion.

Permalink Reply by Mark A. Santomieri on January 31, 2010 at 4:13pm

This is a very good point, Pink.
The very nature of the creative mind insists that we rework the old and refuse to be hardwired to any given predisposition. I've heard it said that there are only "x" number of story lines, for example, and that all we do is populate them with newly invented characters and twist them with obscurata. I say bollux to that. There are as many stories out there as there are those who wish to tell them.
In the science fiction/fantasy genres, it is evident that there is no stagnation in the imagination of new worlds and new mythologies. It is our credo as creative writers to maintain that inspiration and to forge into new turf whenever we can.
If we fail to keep re-imagining, we are lost as creative forces.
So is my humble opinion.

My Best,
M.

Permalink Reply by Anna L. Walls on January 31, 2010 at 8:38pm

I have always believed that all myth has to have had some thread of truth to it and I like messing with that thread.

Permalink Reply by Pink Asassin on February 1, 2010 at 5:13am

I agree with you Mark, you make a very good point. I think the mind is something vast and limitless; the only limits to crativety is the limits we put on ourselves. :)

Mark A. Santomieri said:

This is a very good point, Pink.
The very nature of the creative mind insists that we rework the old and refuse to be hardwired to any given predisposition. I've heard it said that there are only "x" number of story lines, for example, and that all we do is populate them with newly invented characters and twist them with obscurata. I say bollux to that. There are as many stories out there as there are those who wish to tell them.
In the science fiction/fantasy genres, it is evident that there is no stagnation in the imagination of new worlds and new mythologies. It is our credo as creative writers to maintain that inspiration and to forge into new turf whenever we can.
If we fail to keep re-imagining, we are lost as creative forces.
So is my humble opinion.

My Best,
M.

Permalink Reply by Pink Asassin on February 1, 2010 at 5:18am

Awesomely put! :D I also love to do that(evil laugh), and I also like to have the threads be something no one would think of as being the truth sometimes; it's too strange to be true..., right? ;) Tee hee hee. They think the fiction part of it is the truth, and the truth to be fiction; it's fun,lol. I bet you do that too,huh? ;) hee hee

Anna L. Walls said:

I have always believed that all myth has to have had some thread of truth to it and I like messing with that thread.

Permalink Reply by Anna L. Walls on February 1, 2010 at 9:05am

Yep - I try to think like the people would think way back when - I love that kind of thing. Ain't fiction grand

Pink Asassin said:

Awesomely put! :D I also love to do that(evil laugh), and I also like to have the threads be something no one would think of as being the truth sometimes; it's too strange to be true..., right? ;) Tee hee hee. They think the fiction part of it is the truth, and the truth to be fiction; it's fun,lol. I bet you do that too,huh? ;) hee hee

Anna L. Walls said:
I have always believed that all myth has to have had some thread of truth to it and I like messing with that thread.

Permalink Reply by Mark A. Santomieri on February 1, 2010 at 6:12pm

Hey all!

Great discussion here, and I am sorry for truncating the latter greeeting.
If it weren't for our creative intellect, there would be no fiction. Can anyone fancy a world without the dreams fiction creates? It is a necessary part of our human genome, the ability to fantasy and create. The opposible thumb is good, but the opposible mind....ahhh, there in lies the key. Should we forget to understand the star stuff of which we are made, then shall we fail in whatever we attempt to impart it.
Write on!

Permalink Reply by Pink Asassin on February 1, 2010 at 6:55pm

It sure is Anna! :D

Permalink Reply by Pink Asassin on February 1, 2010 at 6:58pm

Thanks Mark, I agree with you, I don't think I could live in a world with no fiction XD Lol, that's just how a part of my life it is. :) Thanks for commenting by the way guys! :D You guys make very good points. :3

Mark A. Santomieri said:

Hey all!

Great discussion here, and I am sorry for truncating the latter greeeting.
If it weren't for our creative intellect, there would be no fiction. Can anyone fancy a world without the dreams fiction creates? It is a necessary part of our human genome, the ability to fantasy and create. The opposible thumb is good, but the opposible mind....ahhh, there in lies the key. Should we forget to understand the star stuff of which we are made, then shall we fail in whatever we attempt to impart it.
Write on!

Permalink Reply by Mark A. Santomieri on February 1, 2010 at 8:18pm

Oh by the by, Pink,

I like your eloquence in general. I hope that you write every day, at least something. Practice makes perfect.

My Best,
M.

Permalink Reply by Pink Asassin on February 1, 2010 at 8:49pm

Thank you, I try to, but sometimes my mind wonders too much,lol XD And I get busy, I guess I just need to MAKE time,lol XD

Mark A. Santomieri said: