Bréanainn the Druid is currently expanding The Secrets of Blackwood into a full series. The next arc of the series is The Surface of Corruption. I am also working on a historical fantasy based on the documented events of The Salem Witch Trials, realistic 17th Century witches, Celtic practices prior to Abrahamic influence, and fantastical witchcraft. The story takes creative liberties due to lack of historical information prior to and post the events of The Salem Witch Trials of 1692-1693 in Puritan Massachusetts.
The story will contain many dark and real life themes that may be triggering to some. I am also working on other stories as well, including bringing the timeless world of L. Frank Baum's Marvelous Land of Oz, the gothic and gruesome stories of the Grimm Brother's fairytales, and of course Hans Christen Andersen's melancholic yet hopeful fables. All of these with a side of legendary cryptids in a multiversal retelling and re-envisioning of these famous tales.
I asked myself a very interesting question: What might happen if the Wicked Witch of the East's famous silver shoes from L. Frank Baum's original tale didn't just transport Dorothy Gale back to Kansas, but they were never meant to work for her and Glinda knew all along? The core of the story hinges on the public domain Marvelous Land of Oz stories of Baum, with inspiration taken from-but not violating copyright-the groundbreaking 1939 MGM film 'The Wizard of Oz, ' Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, ' the iconic 'Wicked' stage musical written by Winnie Holzman, and of course the film adaption of the musical 'Wicked' directed by Jon M.
Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox. After finishing reading Maguire's 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, ' I felt there was something more that could be done by reintroducing the whimsy of Baum's original story, but maintaining Maguire's tone with a different take. I'm looking forward to blending Grimm, Andersen, Baum, into the same universe.
The story will contain many dark and real life themes that may be triggering to some. I am also working on other stories as well, including bringing the timeless world of L. Frank Baum's Marvelous Land of Oz, the gothic and gruesome stories of the Grimm Brother's fairytales, and of course Hans Christen Andersen's melancholic yet hopeful fables. All of these with a side of legendary cryptids in a multiversal retelling and re-envisioning of these famous tales.
I asked myself a very interesting question: What might happen if the Wicked Witch of the East's famous silver shoes from L. Frank Baum's original tale didn't just transport Dorothy Gale back to Kansas, but they were never meant to work for her and Glinda knew all along? The core of the story hinges on the public domain Marvelous Land of Oz stories of Baum, with inspiration taken from-but not violating copyright-the groundbreaking 1939 MGM film 'The Wizard of Oz, ' Gregory Maguire's 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, ' the iconic 'Wicked' stage musical written by Winnie Holzman, and of course the film adaption of the musical 'Wicked' directed by Jon M.
Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox. After finishing reading Maguire's 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, ' I felt there was something more that could be done by reintroducing the whimsy of Baum's original story, but maintaining Maguire's tone with a different take. I'm looking forward to blending Grimm, Andersen, Baum, into the same universe.
