B. D. Knight

I'm still not sure exactly what happened. I was writing scary tales for adults and becoming pretty well known and decided to write some scary stories for young adults as well. Since I wrote this little info about me I have written and illustrated a new book called I Hate Homework. It's not a fairy tale but it's a funny book with over the top illustrations.

Back to the fractured fairy tales. Somehow I assume I was visited by fairy tale characters and the next thing I knew I was fracturing fairy tales. I have to thank these characters because I'm having a blast and I hope the stories are giving you a chuckle or two.

My job now consists of researching fairy tales. I know, sounds tough, doesn't it? In doing so I realized there are a heck of a lot of terrific fairy tales in the Grimm Brother's Fairy Tale collection as well as those written by Hans Christian Anderson and others, that have somehow become forgotten.

Never fear, Underdog . . . I mean I am here to correct that. I'm in the process of rewriting some of these fairy tales to make sure they are not forgotten. Those tales won't be fractured in the regular sense as I will stay true to the story and not bring in additional characters (such as the ever present Gingerbread Man). My goal is to rewrite them in a way today's reader is accustomed to.

Along the journey from writing for adults to writing for kids and young adults I learned something. It was enjoyable for sure but it was also rewarding. Not in a monetary way (there are certainly much more lucrative fiction genres out there) but in a sense of accomplishing something important kind of way.

The young audience is fun to write for. They are more apt to allow you to be creative and off the wall as long as your stories are entertaining and they will definitely let you know if they're not. It also keeps me young at heart. :-)