Read this on galpod.com. Another book from our reading group, this one I managed to finish on time for last week's meeting. It's a retelling of Homer's Iliad from the point of view of Briseis, a Trojan princess who is taken captive by the Greek and given to Achilles. The book is written in modern language, which I like. English is difficult enough as it is, and reading old language is fine, but I need to know what I'm getting into. So I was glad to see this book didn't requir

Read this on galpod.com. Before I start, can I ask you a favour? If there's anyone you know you think would enjoy this blog, could you please forward it to them and make their day? Thanks :) Last night I went to my second meeting of The Original Writers' Group. It's so lovely to talk to people who understand you and are interested in the same things as you are, such as character arcs and voices and readership. At some point, I was having a fascinating conversation with two ot