🧿 ARIADNE x A THOUSAND SHIPS 🧿
Cassandra, priestess and prophetess, is shaped by the pressure of her father’s expectations and doomed by the very god she’s sworn to serve. CASSANDRA is a 120k exploration of grief and religious deconstruction.
#questpit#A#Q#mythretelling
Pitching CASSANDRA through characters:
🧿 Cassandra of Troy (mc)
🏺 Helen of Sparta (love interest)
⚔️ Apollo, God of Prophecy (antagonist)
CASSANDRA is a 120k exploration of grief with ace rep and religious deconstruction (more in the thread!)
#questpit#Q#A#mythretelling
Sigyn & Loki of the Norse pantheon fall madly in love, but they both must face their own morality as a brewing war against Dark Elves looms over Asgard, and they must choose between their loyalty to each other, Asgard, or the enemy.
#questpit#W#A#SFF#R#mythretelling
ALT All Photos are from Pinterest:
Left column, top to bottom:
1. Marvel Loki’s outfit, black leather, with agold, green collar & gold accent in the center
2. Cosplay of Traditional Myth Loki from Atsuimaru, a hidden face with a red and brown/copper cloak 2 long orange braids
3. Another close-up of Marvel Loki’s outfit with green cape, black leather, & gold armor on the shoulder/arm bracers
The Middle column, top to bottom:
1. A leather brown bag, spilling round, milky-white runestones, each stone is etched with a gold rune character against amber/orange background
2. Couple kissing, woman has blonde wavy hair
3. 2 silver rings, one with a green gemstone, bands resemble tree branches from Etsy
2 Right Column, top to bottom:
1. Close-up of a light, pale blue Viking woman’s outfit with fur, light blonde hair, hilt of a sword w/ brown scabbard
2. Lily James as Cinderella, focusing on the back of her wheat-gold hair in light blue dress
3. Light blue fantasy outfit w/ designs
An introduction to CASSANDRA (querying):
At 120k, CASSANDRA is a slow-burn exploration of grief and religious deconstruction told through the eyes of Greek mythology's most misunderstood prophetess.
Excerpts below! (pitch deck pinned)
#Q#A#mythretelling#questpit
🏛️ Ariadne x A Thousand Ships
🧿 asexual mc
🕯 religious deconstruction
⚔️ trojan war but from the inside
☀️ grief-centered writing
🏺 gods that are human (and terrifying)
🤍 Helen x Cassandra
#posterpit#Q#A#mythretelling#F
A late start on #PosterPit:
Cassandra, priestess and prophetess, is shaped by the pressure of her father’s expectations and doomed by the very god she’s sworn to serve. CASSANDRA is a 120k exploration of grief and women's resilience in the worst of times.
#Q#A#mythretelling
Closing out #profilepit with one final post for my current project: CASSANDRA characters' top songs.
C's lyric: "I tried to be good, am I no good?"
H's lyric: "I can change everything about me to fit in."
A's lyric: "I'll bite the hand that needs me."
#Q#A#mythretelling
An introduction to the characters of CASSANDRA:
A queer-ace slowburn, retelling of the myth of Cassandra of Troy, centering themes of religious abuse, revoked consent, and grief as a reclamation of self.
#profilepit#Q#A#mythretelling
An introduction to the characters of CASSANDRA:
A queer-ace slowburn, retelling of the myth of Cassandra of Troy, centering themes of religious abuse, revoked consent, and grief as a reclamation of self.
#profilepit#Q#A#mythretelling
A writing update!
I am currently on sub! My agent & I have reached out to a list of about 30 UK and US-based editors across publishing houses.
It's an intimidating process, but I'm so excited for the journey!
#writer#author#novel#onsub#mythretelling
Easily one of the best Medusa retelling I've read! #IMedusa is published on the 20th of this month, and if you enjoy a #mythretelling, then you need this one! Thank you to @bonnierbooks_uk for the arc! 🥰 #BookTwitter