myth

Over the next few weeks I will be working on my upcoming presentation for Pacific Northwest Writers. It’s on mythopoeic writing. In other words, writing that involves elemnets of myth. Think of Susan Cooper, Jane Yolen, Neil Gaiman, C.S. Lewis and Tolkein. Think of Terri Windling and Midori Snyder of Endicott Studios. I’ll be sharing some of my muses here as I work my way through the topic.

Here’s a  start, a quote by Joesph Campbell posted on the Endicott website:

“Myth must be kept alive. The people who can keep it alive are the artists of one kind or another. The function of the artist is the mythologization of the environment and the world.”

— Joseph Campbell

I’d love to hear any readers thoughts on writing the mythopoeic–musings, ruminations, places to publish, books to read. Chime in!