Tag Archives: Greek myths

Mining the myths of Greece

Posted on May 22, 2016 by cathyhird

People who enjoy my books but don’t usually read fantasy ask me how I get my ideas. One piece of an answer is that I read different versions of the Greek myths, constantly. And often these spark an idea. When … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile back on…..Olympus

Posted on April 25, 2016 by cathyhird

In case you missed this post when I “visited” Lorna George, here is what happened between Moon of the Goddess and Before the New Moon Rises back on Olympus: A swirl of black smoke rose from the ground staining the green grass of … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile at the shrine of the god of healing

Posted on February 18, 2016 by cathyhird

Here is another of my off-stage views. This happens about the time the second novel begins. Panacea is the daughter of Asclepius, the God of Healing, and one of the main characters in both novels. But even the gods cannot … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile back at….the shrine near Corinth

Posted on January 12, 2016 by cathyhird

In a story, there are always people off stage. We follow the main characters into the action, but what are those left behind thinking and doing? Off stage at a point that would be late in my new book Before … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile Back at the Ranch

Posted on December 1, 2015 by cathyhird

In old western movies and TV shows where most of the action is somewhere out on the range, there was a segment that took the viewer back to the ranch to see what was going on at home. It occurred … Continue reading →

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Perseus: returns in glory to leave again

Posted on September 24, 2015 by cathyhird

With Lorna George coming to this blog in a couple weeks–her novel The Redwood Rebel is out soon–I am continuing to think about princes who do not take their rightful throne in the stories of ancient Greece. Temple of Zeus … Continue reading →

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The Prince Returns

Posted on September 16, 2015 by cathyhird

Soon I am hosting the first time novelist Lorna George. She has a marvelous story, called The Redwood Rebel about a deposed princess who has to co-operate with the one who imprisoned her in order to defend her land. Check … Continue reading →

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The heroine of Moon of the Goddess

Posted on September 24, 2014 by cathyhird

I never liked Helen of Troy. She seems so helpless. Homer and others portray her as beautiful, yes, but to me she seems egotistical, self-centered and weak. So when it occurred to me that a kidnapped princess was a good … Continue reading →

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