Hat tip to my brother Dan for calling this to my attention. He came at it from a business point of view, no doubt, as he’s been working heavily with India and Indian developers for years. I came at this from the point of view of a storyteller. The idea of mythology influencing culture clicked pretty heavily for me. I’ve known for some time that world-building should include mythos, but this really drove home why it matters and how one can use it. A very interesting presentation.
Projects and Progress
Reading List for 2025
I am reading
- Tooth & Nail, by Huw Carrington
- Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
I have completed:
- 1. Age of War, by Michael J. Sullivan
- 2. Age of Legend, by Michael J. Sullivan
- 3. Age of Death, by Michael J. Sullivan
- 4. Age of Empyre, by Michael J. Sullivan
- 5. Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery
- 6. Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
- 7. Nolyn, by Michael J. Sullivan
- 8. Farilane, by Michael J. Sullivan
- 9. Esrahaddon, by Michael J. Sullivan
- 10. Unsouled, by Will Wight
- 11. Anne of Avonlea, by L. M. Montgomery
I have abandoned:
The ‘To read’ stack:
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Cultures ALL make perfect sense when you understand the narrative that has lead to where they are now. A failure to understand that reflects a poor imagination and is one the leading signs of a closed mind.