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Damsels have values, more than known and that we hear and read in folktales, legends, fairytales and news today.
I define success as a writer as holding the book in my hands after years of writing, cover design, all the edits, all the formatting corrections, and the distribution settled: hardcover paperback, modi and ePub for the many bookstores online and walk-ins. One long time to birth a book, almost like birthing a child; Read other Blogs
--> then all the care and worries of growth and welfare afterwards.
How long do I shelve my first draft, before reading the manuscript and re-drafting?
Sometimes 10 years, the elves have waited since 2005, I did do a bit in 2012 then got busy with my fairytale of 25 years and much beyond start in 1986 and finish 2014 - many adventures inbetween; gardening, computer death and all saved files, storytelling, then the door open for self-publishing and so the fairytale finish and on the web. Rhyonna is flying from here to there on the vast web. She is waiting for marketing.
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Then I wrote about 6 storytelling books which are now waiting - one is finish and almost published, which took about 10 years. The premise change several times: humble heroes, able women to damsels and their value.
So the elves are shelved and waiting, impatiently. They have many tales to tell and now a village, which is a colony of 36+ individually.
I am commenting about my attitude about the 'Knight in Shining Armor' assuming they are all males, which is not true.
Anyway here is my take of the knight or prince charming.
From the legends about the Knights who roamed Europe commissioned by the Kings of England; the Knight has ravished dragons of one sort or another (for treasure) to saved a damsel or is this slaying really give fame to himself. My comment came from my attitude, 'The Knight slays the dragon to secure the jewels for himself.' (jewels = skills)
Sure, some damsel want 'saved'; although most damsels desire to do their own work. To be saved by a Knight is servitude because the maiden or matron becomes the victim in a triangle --> saved, victim, indebted. The tale Spider Weaver in my book Damsels Overcome; if she does not do her saving another danger comes along.
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As a damsel: she can do her bidding, to be saved or not to be saved.