Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: quixotic
  • Music: Talis Kimberley, "Time and Tide."

Time for another FAQ party!

This one comes in two parts. Part the first: The Toby Daye FAQ is looking a little thin on the ground, with very few questions directly relating to the books themselves. Please give the FAQ a glance, if you get the chance, and propose new questions? I want to get things cleaned up and updated. In, y'know, my copious spare time.

Part the second: The Horror Movie Survival FAQ is going to be moving to MiraGrant.com with the launch of the new site. I know, I know, it's a sad day. But it'll fit in better there, and I'll have a lot of really awesome opportunities to update and expand.

This means I need a new "silly" FAQ for my main site...and that's where today comes in. I'm going to do a Fairy Tale and Ballad Survival FAQ. Please propose questions, offer survival tips, whatever comes to mind, and I'll get started from there! Help protect a new generation of children from evil stepmothers, wicked witches, inexplicable beanstalks, and the dangers of gingerbread houses.

Sometimes my life is awesome.
Tags: common questions, fairy tale remix, requesting things, silliness, toby daye, website updates
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slweippert

March 25 2010, 23:15:27 UTC 7 years ago

When a stranger shows up at your door and asks for help, talk nicely to them, give them food, but don't let them in.

If you find that the stranger you rudely turned away is actually a wish-granting creature that granted your neighbor three wishes DO NOT rush after him begging for wishes. It will end badly.

If a stranger does you a favor on a lonely road be gracious when you thank them and share your lunch, no matter how small it is.

dragoness_e

March 26 2010, 03:45:39 UTC 7 years ago

..unless, of course, you are in an Arabic faerie tale, in which case you invite them into your tent, offer them bread and salt with a generous meal, and invoke the name of Allah repeatedly. (Djinni cannot harm you if you do that, and sharing bread & salt is a sacred bond of hospitality--if your guest will not eat of your salt & bread, he means you harm.)