How To Create a Modern Mythology
These last few decades, money and agendas have corrupted our modern mythology.
Eventually, these stories will die and more must take their place. A sad reality but it is what it is. As a creative writer, you have a rare opportunity to help create the next modern mythology.
I’m not talking about an expansive living world like Runeterra, but I will get to that, I’m talking about stories that inspire others.
Worlds that can be adapted multiple times, that have a deep and lasting impact on culture and fiction.
TMNT, folktales, and the 3 we’re focusing on today; Lord of The Rings, DC/Marvel, and the Cthulhu Mythos.
Here’s how to create your own modern mythology, using these 3 as inspiration.
The Lord of The Rings Way
The Lord of The Rings was made to be a mythology and it took elements from folklore and revolutionized them.
Elves, dwarves, orcs, etc all came from older myths and folktales.
Lord of The Rings didn’t become modern mythology through that alone. It took creativity, excellent writing, and more to…
