tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927684037486881914.post6369973570062591111..comments2024-03-01T00:14:52.680-08:00Comments on The Writer in Black: Getting it rightThe Writer in Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00634971729839053990noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927684037486881914.post-78335950240110987812011-09-26T19:14:12.390-07:002011-09-26T19:14:12.390-07:00I'm a bit more "forgiving" about mix...I'm a bit more "forgiving" about mixing up mythological Gods and their relationships when the folk who believed in them in the first place couldn't keep the stories straight.<br /><br />Case in point: One of the things Perseus is supposed to have accomplished is using Medusa's head to turn the Titan Atlas to stone (thus forming the Atlas Mountains. That his descendent, Herakles, is supposed to have met a decidedly unstone Atlas, took on his task for a while, and got Atlas to perform one of Herakles' labors for him, doesn't seem to have bothered them.The Writer in Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634971729839053990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927684037486881914.post-60639833440396331272011-09-26T13:13:15.675-07:002011-09-26T13:13:15.675-07:00My favorite "drop-out" point is the use ...My favorite "drop-out" point is the use of mythical gods and goddesses with extensive histories in literature and mixing them up as far as their aspects, their relationship to other deities and to their own progeny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927684037486881914.post-17883347578271956342011-09-24T18:42:45.095-07:002011-09-24T18:42:45.095-07:00A good writer does all research possible, even for...A good writer does all research possible, even for fantasy. There is always a way to test how something might evolve, taste, feel, be. Thank you, David, for reminding us. JEMtailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171047845149047417noreply@blogger.com