The legend of the Teumessian Fox and Laelaps the dog is a Greek myth from the time when Creon was regent of Thebes. Displeased with the people of Thebes, a god sent the massive fox to punish the city. Sometimes…
Author: Kiersten Lillis
Kiersten Lillis is the author of the Sezna Seer Series, a YA time-travel fantasy that interrogates the relationship between destiny and free will. She spent years storytelling through audio and video while trying to bribe the muse. Kiersten loves sweet tea, libraries, and the Oxford comma. She lives in Colorado with her family.Writing Craft Resource: The Emotion Thesaurus
Writing advice often includes the old adage, “show, don’t tell,” without any concrete instructions about how to actually do that. As much as I love (and am guilty of creating) characters with quirked lips who release breaths they didn’t know…
Research Files: The Gorgons
Today, we understand the Gorgons as three ugly monsters in Greek mythology who had hair made of snakes. Two of the sisters, Euryale and Stheno, were immortal, while the most well-known Gorgon, Medusa, was not immortal. Perseus killed Medusa by…
Book Recommendation: A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
Book Recommendation: A Song Below Water My book recommendation this month is A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow. I loved, loved, loved this book. Morrow combined fantasy and real life in a simmering pot of magical realism that…
Research Files: The River Lethe
In Greek mythology, River Lethe was one of the five rivers that flowed through the Underworld. Some Greeks believe that after death, a person would drink from the river in order to forget their past life and clear their soul…
Craft Resource: Susan Dennard’s Website
My fourth post of each month is going to be reserved for craft discussions and craft resources that I personally use and love. This month, the first one, I am dedicating to Susan Dennard’s writing website www.susandennard.com. Susan is the…
Research Files: Mnemosyne and Memory
Mnemosyne is the Greek goddess of memory and sometimes denoted a Titaness...She was also the namesake of a river that flowed through the Underworld, parallel to Lethe, the river of forgetfulness. Those who drank from the river of Mnemosyne would…
Book Recommendation: Aru Shah Series by Roshani Chokshi
My book recommendation this month is actually two books (it’s the first month of this series and you’re already getting a bonus!), the first two in the Pandava Quartet by Roshani Chokshi: Aru Shah and the End of the World…
Research Files: Golem Mythology
Not to be confused with Gollum, the character from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, a golem is a human-inspired form made from clay or earth and then brought to life through one of a few different methods, usually…
2019 Recap
It has been quite the year! I’ve been away from my website and from my newsletter for most of the year, but I haven’t been neglecting my writing. Read on to learn what I worked on in 2019 and what…