Write Your Own Myths: Your Guide to Writing the Most Legendary Stories
Write Your Own Myths showcases 20 myths, legends, and folktales from many different periods and cultures, and uses them as springboards and prompts to help you write your own versions—or point you in directions you never thought you’d go. You’ll learn about all the important aspects of creative writing: 
 
• Learn about beginnings from The Sword in the Stone
• Baba Yaga’s chicken house will help you get those settings believable. 
• Odysseus will teach you about dialogue and Loki will help you with plot. 
 
Supported with beautiful illustrations that will get your imagination flowing, there are also glossaries, tips and tricks, extra prompts, and more information about each myth or legend. 
The final section is packed with even more ideas for further reading and discovery. 
 
So what are you waiting for? Pick up a pen, and get creative! 
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Write Your Own Myths: Your Guide to Writing the Most Legendary Stories
Write Your Own Myths showcases 20 myths, legends, and folktales from many different periods and cultures, and uses them as springboards and prompts to help you write your own versions—or point you in directions you never thought you’d go. You’ll learn about all the important aspects of creative writing: 
 
• Learn about beginnings from The Sword in the Stone
• Baba Yaga’s chicken house will help you get those settings believable. 
• Odysseus will teach you about dialogue and Loki will help you with plot. 
 
Supported with beautiful illustrations that will get your imagination flowing, there are also glossaries, tips and tricks, extra prompts, and more information about each myth or legend. 
The final section is packed with even more ideas for further reading and discovery. 
 
So what are you waiting for? Pick up a pen, and get creative! 
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Write Your Own Myths: Your Guide to Writing the Most Legendary Stories

Write Your Own Myths: Your Guide to Writing the Most Legendary Stories

Write Your Own Myths: Your Guide to Writing the Most Legendary Stories

Write Your Own Myths: Your Guide to Writing the Most Legendary Stories

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Overview

Write Your Own Myths showcases 20 myths, legends, and folktales from many different periods and cultures, and uses them as springboards and prompts to help you write your own versions—or point you in directions you never thought you’d go. You’ll learn about all the important aspects of creative writing: 
 
• Learn about beginnings from The Sword in the Stone
• Baba Yaga’s chicken house will help you get those settings believable. 
• Odysseus will teach you about dialogue and Loki will help you with plot. 
 
Supported with beautiful illustrations that will get your imagination flowing, there are also glossaries, tips and tricks, extra prompts, and more information about each myth or legend. 
The final section is packed with even more ideas for further reading and discovery. 
 
So what are you waiting for? Pick up a pen, and get creative! 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781454941781
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Publication date: 05/18/2021
Series: Write Your Own
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 9 - 18 Years

About the Author

Philip Womack has been a fan of myths and legends since he first read about Pegasus at the age of five. He’s written seven critically acclaimed novels for children, including The Other Book, based on the story of Merlin and Vivien, and The Double Axe, a reimagining of the minotaur myth. He teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Table of Contents

About this Book 5

Meet Philip 6

Introduction 8

Chapter 1 Getting Things Going 12

The Sword in the Stone 18

Chapter 2 Crafting Character 26

Perseus and Andromeda 30

Odysseus and the Cyclops 38

Achilles' Magical Horses 44

Chapter 3 Setting 50

Baba Yaga and Vasilisa 54

The Hare and the Lion 60

Theseus and the Minotaur 66

Chapter 4 Voice, Style, and Perspective 72

Izanagi and Izanami 78

Parthenia and Argalus 84

Atlantis 90

Chapter 5 Getting Dialogue Right 96

Cupid and Psyche 100

Robin Hood 106

Loki and Baldur 112

Chapter 6 Plot and Suspense 118

Cuchlainn's Death 122

The Three Apples 130

Oedipus 136

Chapter 7 Metamorphosis 142

The Selkie Wife 146

Chapter 8 Endings 152

Thor and the World Serpent 156

Bigfoot 162

Ragnarök 168

More Stories to Inspire 174

Further Reading 176

Acknowledgments 176

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