Day 7 of What Writers of Greek Myth Retellings Do Wrong: Relying on other Greek Myth retellings for information 🧵 #GreekMythology #WritingCommunity #MythRetelling #Greece #BookSky #Writers
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Thank you for reading 💙 I have lots of material coming!
Thanks so much for doing this series!
Day 5 of What Writers of #GreekMyth #Retellings Do Wrong: Inventing dysfunctional nicknames and diminutive. 🧵
Yes, mine as well! I'll make a separate post about it, because I think it deserve some space. Not all names follow Anglophone logic 🤷♀️
My biggest pet peeve is when anglophone pet name conventions are applied to Greek names 😵💫
Day 5 of What Writers of Greek Myth Retellings Do Wrong: Treating Greek names like aesthetic decorations. 🧵 #GreekMythology #WritingCommunity #MythRetelling #Greec #BookSky #Writers
Day 4 of: What writers of Greek myth retellings often do wrong 🧵 "They don't have a reliable safety net." The plot and characters are perfected. But now you've gotten to know Greek culture and things got complicated. Insecurity creeps in. #GreekMythology #MythRetellings #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 3 of: What writers of Greek myth retellings often do wrong 🧵 They miss their chance to explore Greek culture and make their readers fall in love with it: #GreekMythology #MythRetellings #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Day 2 of: What writers of Greek myth retellings often do wrong 🧵 #GreekMythology #MythRetellings #WritingCommunity #BookSky
What writers of Greek myth retellings often do wrong (from a Greek beta reader who has seen... a lot) 🧵
Hello #BookSky & #WritingCommunity! I’m an editor specializing in #MythRetelling, and #HistFic on Greek culture. I help writers navigate cultural nuances and level up their stories! Whether you write epic #FantasySky, cozy #MythicFiction, #YA, #comics, or #scripts, let's connect!
This sounds really cool! Immediately on my list!
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