Ty Hulse - Fairies and Fairy Tales

Discover the emotions, personalities, and motivations of the most compelling characters in Fairy Tales.

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A Writers Guide to 

Fairies, Witches, and Vampires

My Book on fairies in which I break down fairies by their motivations, their character traits, etc, instead of by where they lived.

Fairies are some of the most compelling characters in fairy tales, yet few people understand them. From fairy refugees to blood thirsty vampires this book takes you on a journey to discover what drove these characters, where they came from, and what they wanted.

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In addition "From Celtic Fairies to Romanian Vampires" breaks down the history and evolution of folk religion and people's belief in fairies.
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 Articles on the Fairies and Folk Belief 

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How to Survive an Encounter With a Fairies  Those who've studied fairies know that they can be extremely dangerous. Indeed, many fairies are akin to vampires, seducing them to drain their blood. As Purkiss points out in her book "Fairies and Fairy Stories: A History" most people today wouldn't know how to survive if they actually met a fairy. At the same time many fairies are kind. They give people gifts and knowledge. So on the one hand you should want to meet the fairies. On the other hand, before you or your characters do you need to understand how to survive such an encounter.

Fairies in the Era of Steampunk  Fairies and magical creatures found new ways to take advantage of the rapidly changing world of the Victorian Era (Meiji Era in Japan). In France lutins stole and crashed cars, the fairies of Ireland attacked cars, in Italy fairies teased road construction crews. Most of the stories we have of fairies adjusting to the new world, however, come from Japan. Here Tenuki (dogs which look like raccoons) took human form to get drunk in bars, foxes began changing into trains and cars in order to work their mischief, and kami took on new roles to help people adjust to their new lives.

Celtic Fairies Fairies don't live in some distant land, instead they exist all around us. Their houses can be right out our back doors as illustrated by the story of "Why the Front Door Was Back". In this story a farmer wonders why his cows keep getting sick.