: Re: Rewriting an existing story (fable) to fit it within my fantasy universe My antagonist sends my protagonist a note that says "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". Obviously, this is the

@Gloria285

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The first thing I'd ask myself if writing this is whether the reader would find the story interesting. In order for the note to work, it seems to me you'd have to have told them the story before your protagonist receives the note (otherwise it would lose its impact). But before they receive the note, there's no obvious reason why they would be interested in the story. It would be a diversion from the main story, and something they'd likely find uninteresting if you just dropped it in.

The key, then, seems to be that you would have to find a way of weaving it in to the main story in a way that's interesting and doesn't feel forced. As an example from a novel series I'm working on, one of my main characters is repeatedly described as resembling a historical personality and has been selected for her role as a priestess because of this resemblance. A few dropped hints throughout the early chapters give the reader reason to think this person is important, so when eventually somebody tells my protagonist a story about her life, I hope this is enough to make the reader interested to find out more about her.

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