| At about the age of 14 or 15, I began to write a series of short
stories that modernized classic fairy tales with one big twist. Instead of the lead character being a woman in peril who
is eventually saved by a man , I decided to switch the gender roles, making the male character the one who needs saving. |
After the release of the 2004 film Troy, I became increasingly fascinated with the story of the Trojan war.
Many of the characters involved in the legend are undefined and seem to have un-definable motivations.
This ended up with me beginning to write a novel about Achilles, the Greek warrior who, aside from Helen and Oddyseus,
is perhaps the most well-known Homeric character. More on Achilles |