Adapting ancient Greek mythology to use in modern stories can be fun but challenging. Mixing Greek and Celtic Myths even more so.
Author: rebeccareedwrites
Rebecca Reed is a former jockey and current Spanish teacher, track coach, drama director, and lover of God, animals, music, travel, and all things word-related. She lives in rural Indiana with her husband, Brad, Ziva (her huge, fruit-loving dog), and a multitude of cats, rabbits, and cows. She has 6 children (2 of whom are exchange students from Ukraine), and 3 grandchildren. Occasionally, athletes will adopt her as their “track mom.” She likes fun, is genuinely weird at times, firmly believes that words have power, and is blessed to have been given the gift of using them to communicate in multiple languages, and create stories designed to break chains and encourage positive choices.
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko: An audiobook review.
Raybearer, bk 1 of 2 by Jordan Ifueko on rebeccareedwrites.com
When you type “The End” you’re done…right?
Reaching the pinnacle of the mountain is like typing “The End” on a manuscript or placing the final brush stroke on a painting.
Letting Go of the Past: How characters turn lies into truth
If you’ve lived into your teens (insert age here), it’s a safe bet there’s something in your past you’d like to forget. Book characters have these moments, too. And good book characters learn, over the course of the story they populate, how to change that moment from a lie into a truth. That moment, which…
Remembering with Honor
We as humans dispense honor in various ways. We honor those we deem have served us in some capacity: in war, in art, in leadership. We remember and honor the dead and those who’ve achieved milestones of age, accomplishment, birth, or marriage with cards, phone calls, flowers, and gifts. The Bible says we are to…
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