wondering whether magical talent / sensitivity in novels and stories usually is ethnically tied
Interesting to read this just as I was researching ghost stories and urban legends from other countries. Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas--I think it was them, sorry don't have the linke now--are putting together an anthology of ghost story/urban legend retellings (with emphasis on making these stories feel real again, bringing new life to them). I think most stories were solicited, but they now have an open reading period. Anyway, there's a need for stories from countries other than the US and UK, and I started researching some South American legends. When it came to opening my imagination to the one that caught me, I realized I had to first feel immersed in the land, the culture, the colors of this country--rural village? city? what do the people eat, drink, wear?--then in talking to a friend from Brazil, I got his take and he brought the little magical trickster here to the States and had him at a Bulls game. And this was an easy trip for him; he knew the creature. I think he already understood his tricky heart.
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Interesting to read this just as I was researching ghost stories and urban legends from other countries. Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatas--I think it was them, sorry don't have the linke now--are putting together an anthology of ghost story/urban legend retellings (with emphasis on making these stories feel real again, bringing new life to them). I think most stories were solicited, but they now have an open reading period. Anyway, there's a need for stories from countries other than the US and UK, and I started researching some South American legends. When it came to opening my imagination to the one that caught me, I realized I had to first feel immersed in the land, the culture, the colors of this country--rural village? city? what do the people eat, drink, wear?--then in talking to a friend from Brazil, I got his take and he brought the little magical trickster here to the States and had him at a Bulls game. And this was an easy trip for him; he knew the creature. I think he already understood his tricky heart.