Using Mythology In Your Fiction
Where fairy tales happen in a magical alternate world, myths are tales of the world we exist in now. They tell us where we came from, why we are like we are, how things came to be, and how they will end. Mythical heroes were not born from imagination but from the struggles of reality. Or at least they were a version of reality that helped to explain our lives, and taught us to reach for the stars to find our place with the gods.
So when we add mythology to fiction, don’t think of these gods and heroes as existing on some imaginary plane, but in the passion and madness of the worlds we build - past, present, or future, real or fantastic.
We’ll cover some broad strokes of different mythologies from all over the world, as well as discuss some of the common threads of global stories. We’ll even touch on how to develop your own mythology for world building.
Don't MYTH out on this workshop!
