Hello readers,
A newer, longer, edited, and even more refined version of These Three Kings should be live today.
I have been going over some old notes from a dear friend in Scotland. They were wonderfully irreplaceable in their feedback. As such, the story grew. I wanted to clear some stuff up while making sure that I kept the heart of the story. These things take like 2 months to write, and when I get the chance to clean them up, that's another month while I am working on other projects for here, doing a 9-5, working on other creative projects publicly, and so on. Eventually, it all catches up to me.
If only I had more than 24 hours in a day.
Like Shakespeare said, Brevity is soul or wit, and one of my favorite YouTubers called Goddamnit Malcolm used to say all the time "Brevity is the weapon of the sane." Well, you're both wrong. I enjoy putting words to page haha.
Anyway,
As for Author's Notes for These Three Kings, writing that story was a pain. It is helping set up the Greek Myth world as most of us know it. I am doing my best to stay true to the characters within while also preparing them for their destined. Furthermore, I really do want to try and stay true to some of the original sources as best I can until I decide to go beyond Greek Myth, but Ovid, the Republic, The Illiad, The Library, and the Theogony all contradict one another to some degree, so this was where some storytelling compromises had to be made. Thankfully, I think it all came together.
Oh and again, while I didn't take the poem at the end wholesale from James A. Owen and his Imaginarium Geographica series, I did enjoy the structure as I want to pay homage to modern writers and the work they do. You also might notice there is a new disclaimer. For the most part, that will be the structure for every 1st book in any of my mythology series going forward. I do not want to post a Disclaimer of that length each time because it feels like I am not trusting you (the reader) to know what you enjoy.
Thank you all, as always for the support, and I wish you all a Happy Holidays, and if you do not celebrate, I hope the New Year is good to you.
As Always,
C.S.