Celebration # 16

 Celebration!

We’ve reached the midpoint of my celebratory month of October. It’s the the 8^th anniversary of my first publication.

Every day this month, I’m posting about one of my novels or nonfiction writing guides.

Today ~ Not only a writer’s guide but also a guide for home school and teachers:

Old Geeky Greeks offers techniques from classical antiquity, from Aristotle and in medias res to the Blood Tragedy and dulce et utile. Presented in a clear, organized method, this quick guide will benefit writers and teachers as well as anyone interested in analyzing modern novels and films.

Old Geeky Greeks provides examples and analysis from such great writers as Shakespeare, Jane Austen, John Keats, and Edna St. Vincent Millay, and such modern films as Avatar, Last of the Mohicans, and the Ironman franchise.

Whether we’re writing novels or plays, blogs or non-fiction, or poetry and songs, Old Geeky Greeks: Write Stories with Ancient Techniques has the keys to unlock a wide range of techniques.

Available in ebook and paperback.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082T3YVMK

https://books2read.com/u/mgGWNR

 This book combines everything that I learned and taught over thirty years about the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Use the patterns and models to create richer characters and deeper plots.

If ever a teacher wanted students to develop original work, then use the information about the Senecan Revenge tragedy for Hamlet or Lear or Romeo and Juliet or other death-rich tragedies.

If home schooling (or in the public classroom) and wanting more than simply reading comprehension for teaching anything related to Greek mythology, here you are. The Greek Heroic Pattern. Development of the Hero ... and the Monster, from truly monstrous to monster-like behavior (like Modred killing his pop King Arthur). 

Understand Plato or Aristotle and how to use them in the home (and public) classrooms.

Segue from Greek to Roman to Shakespeare!

Connect to tragedies, comedies, and satires. At one time, I considered satires difficult. My former college professors had it sounding like a secret and complex language. It is NOT. I learned what it was, and I have an easy way to teach it.

Or just read on your own and enjoy!

One of these days I’ll write a book purely about teaching Greek mythology.