I did a story telling presentation of Traits of a Hero for a SF/F convention that took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, in May. While there, I had the opportunity to attend some other panels. Here are the notes I took on how to get published. I hope they will be of use to aspiring and experienced writers. It’s a short list of notes.

– Suggested reading Sir James Frazer. Twelve books on mythology
– Borrow Gods from human kind’s myth to influence the creation of your version of Gods
– Other recommended books: Run marks, Legend walking, Joseph Campbell’s book on mythology.
– Build mythology from the environment around you. For example if your characters live in a hard land they might worship harsh Gods.
– Study cultural anthropology.
– Model your culture after real cultures.
– Create a culture that would be created by the types of Gods you create.
– Suggested book: Small Gods.
– Just s there needs to be Gods there also needs to be limits to God