Greek Gods Group --- GGG discussion

Okay.

Robert wrote: "Hey Irene and Connor, good to hear from you. My novel is entitled The Cambridge List. It's a paranormal comedy about a former student whose mind gets taken over by the Greek gods. If you're interes..."

Nice!

Robert wrote: "Hey Irene and Connor, good to hear from you. My novel is entitled The Cambridge List. It's a paranormal comedy about a former student whose mind gets taken over by the Greek gods. If you're interes..."

I found a free version at http://www.authonomy.com/books/24908/... ! Is this a legal copy?

I kinda like your plot, Robert,

Thanks Connor and Irene! There are only a few sample chapters up on authonomy.com. I put them up there to get feedback last year when I was still editing the manuscript. I've published the book on Kindle now, so the whole thing is out there for the world to judge! ;) I must say I'm pleased to hear that people are interested in reading about the Greek gods in a modern setting.

Does anyone else have any Greek god-related projects on the go?

nah, i just love to read about them!

yah

I like reading about them too. Though when I do I often find myself thinking 'what if it happened slightly differently...?' Then I want to start writing.

So I thought I might as well get it out of my system and put it all into a novel! :)

oh, cool...

nice, i do it too! but i love the thrill of the unknown!

It really is a great book that you have up on that website, Robert! BTW, I friend-requested you on it.

Thanks Connor!

Name: Danica Rose
Age: 12
From: Canada
Anything else: I love Greek mythology. That's about it.

oh, hi Danica, welcome to the group :)

Hey Dancia! Welcome...:))

Hi Danica!

Hi its great to meet you

Hey, hannie do you know my sister Hailey?

Oh and thanks for welcoming me to your group

Name: Piper Alexis Hunt
Age: 14
From: U.S
Other: Black Hair, Blue-ish, purple eyes, likes to wear dark clothes, has anger issues(rarely, but true)

Welcome PIPER! :D

piper you seem like a very pretty and stylish girl! :p welcome!

Thnx :)

you're welcome :D

Robert wrote: "Thanks Connor and Irene! There are only a few sample chapters up on authonomy.com. I put them up there to get feedback last year when I was still editing the manuscript. I've published the book on ..."

Hi everyone! New member here!

Name: J.C. Martin

Age: erm...21+

From: Malaysia, but living in London, UK

Anything Else: Pleased to meet you, Richard! I have a crime novel releasing in August (in time for the summer Olympics) with a Greek myths theme. Without giving too much away, think about the (Greek) origin of the Olympics, and you'll have an idea of what the book could be about! ;)

Pleased to meet everyone here!

Hey J.C! Welcome to the group! It hasn't been active as of late...:/
Really hope it does. And it's awesome to hear that you've got a book coming. A crime-greek mythology theme! Sounds really interesting.

Hermes is probably leading the story since he's like..the god of thieves. :P

I noticed that. Hopefully activity will pick up. Thanks for the welcome, Professor M.! ORACLE is about a series of murders intrinsically linked to the origins of the Olympic Games. Nothing is harmless as thievery here, so you'll need to think of a more powerful god than Hermes. :)

Lol yea, me too.

Haha, because I thought..

Hermes = god of thieves =criminal = crime = genre of your book :P

But I guess it's more complicated than that.
Zeus maybe? Who's more powerful than the god of gods himself?
Titans? lol

Ah, now you're getting warm...;)

Haha, it isn't the 'titans'?
Origins of the 'Olympic games'...haven't read so much in depth to it..:/

That's all I'll say for now. ;)

Aww man...!
What about character details? Snippets of the book? Any slight detail about it? Other than the plot:P

Oh, all right. :) Here's a quick rundown of the protagonist:

Detective Inspector Kurt Lancer is a struggling single parent with a disabled daughter. Lancer is thrust into the pressure cooker atmosphere of this high profile case. The stakes are raised when Lancer's brother is implicated in the murders, testing his professional integrity to the limit.

And here's a mini-snippet:

http://jc-martin.com/fighterwriter/20...

Awesome! But it sounds more like a normal crime novel. Where does the Greek Mythology part kick in? The murders follow some sort of pattern of it or something?

Yes, the killer is a maniac obsessed with ancient Greek myths. Lancer's investigations will reveal a link between these legends and the modern-day Olympics...

WOW WOW WOW! That's so cool.!
Make sure you post on this group the day the book releases. :)

I will, thanks! ;)

group lol

Okay guys. Please introduce yourselves.

Name: Christian
Age: 18
From: Philippines

I love Greek Myths and Legends. Thats all.

Hi Christian, pleased to meet you!

pleased to meet you to. ^_^

Name: Juana Duran
Age: 20
From: Kansas, Untied States

Hello Juana, welcome to the group!

thanks everyone for welcoming me to the group.

Ooh, just saw this group show up in J.C.'s feed so seeing as how I loves my Greek mythology, here I am! Allow me to introduce myself properly:

Name: Claire Gillian
Age: North of 30...where it's very, very cold.
From: Portland, OR area

(anything else): I have a short story that's a modern-day retelling of one of Homer's adventures from The Odyssey. It's coming in June 2012 in an anthology called

Hi Claire! Great to see you on here! I can't wait to read the stories in TIDAL WHISPERS!

Hi

Im Debbie, Im 24 and in the UK

Hello Debbie, great to meet you! Who's your favourite Greek God?

well...

my heart always breaks for persephone, i love the strength of athena but overall i think Hercules is my favourite!

But really my favourite are the new ones I created to mix in with the old ones, Im not trying to force my book on you or anything but it is based upon greek mythology and is a this is what would have happened if the Eros and Psyche love story had gone the other way!

Its a fantasy romance novel and is free on amazon if you'd like to take a look I promise it is full of the greek mythical characters and worlds that everyone loves but with some new ones mixed in

Any Love But Mine

Interesting blurb! Though not quite gods, I love the tragic story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Dionysius fascinates me as a god, particularly since I wrote him into my first ever erotic story, not as a middle-aged drunkard with a beer belly, but as a gorgeous, young but wild party animal.

But think Greek gods and you must mention the head honcho himself, Zeus. My crime novel, will , will feature mythology centred around old Jupiter.