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

by Philip Womack, Anette Pirso (Illustrator)

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  
 
• 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! 

176 pages, Paperback

Published May 18, 2021

Reviews

[Journey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book if you can ignore the occasional error. There are some misspellings of names and some odd sentences that the editor must have missed. However, it definitely inspired this creative type to write. Great for the kids who like mythology, especially Greek myth, and those who wish to pen stories of their own. Libraries be aware: a lot of the space is meant for writing in the book itself, which may make it a less-than-ideal purchase for the stacks.

[Jennifer Allen · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a 3.7 or so. This book contains some great writing exercises and ideas for correlating readings. It offers vocabulary terms and suggestions for novice writers, and most of the exercises can be applied outside of the myth genre. It's a good book for teaching the craft of writing. My only complaint would be the "in a nutshell" summaries, which are sometimes confusing or a little too short. Better to read the entire story and then attempt the exercises.