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Juliet Marillier is a wonderful example to use. In her book Wolfskin, she uses an old folk tale for the basis of her story.

Her heroine recalls the story of a harp made of bone that when finished would magically come alive and tell the truth of its demise. In Mariller's book Daughter of the Forest, it brings to mind the Irish tale The Fate of the Children of Lir.

In truth, all a faery tale requires is a bit of imagination and some research on folk and faery tales from all over the world. Every country from the British Isles to Japan has cultures steeped in legends.

If you wish to take a more personal approach, turn to your childhood dreams. Things that once fascinated you as a child will surely still delight an adult.

It would be much fun to write about a young girl who follows a butterfly to a palace floating in the sky. Such a story could easily be written as a children's book, but all the same could be made more complicated for the pleasure of adults.

Writing your own faery tale does not lie far beyond your reach. Simply take up your pen or keyboard and let your fantasies flow form your fingers onto the page. Just think, the pen is your wand and the paper is your spellbook.