Do you like scary stories? 😰
Hello amazing myth-makers!
How's your month of May going? What's been exciting you lately?
Do you like scary stories? 😁
If you don't, or if you're uncomfortable with talk of supernatural beings, feel free to skip the next few paragraphs. Under the page-break there's a little announcement I think you'll like ;)
For those still with us... let's talk about Erlkonig.
Erlkönig was originally a ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and it was put to music by composer Franz Schubert. It tells the story of a father and his son, riding home through the woods one night being pursued by the erlking, which is kind of a goblin or evil woodland spirit common in German folklore. The erlking calls to the son, bribes him and tries to lure him away from his father. The son tells his father, but he can't hear the erlking, and tells the son it's only the shadows of the trees he can see. But when he gets to the cottage... well, I'll let you watch the video and find out :)
(If you don't speak German, there's an English translation in the description of the link I attached ;) )
And here's an interesting musical analysis of the song, if you're interested in that side of things. (It's where I accidentally found out about it!)
Have you found an intriguing story? I'd love to hear it!
It's been more than a month now since debbiecoll.com was launched! I've put up a brand spanking new post every two weeks with a few writing and creative tips for you to journey with me. This week you can read five things I've learnt from a book I didn't enjoy reading - The Three Secret Cities by Matthew Reilly. Have you read it?
(Here's one bonus thing I've taken from that series... italics. Reilly uses it to emphasis his writing all the time, and now when I write, I have to actually stop myself from italicising random words for unnecessary emphasis 😅. I'm hoping I get out of the habit soon!)
What are some unexpected places you learnt valuable things?
Have a great weekend!
<3 Debbie