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"textContent": "If you’ve hung around here for any length of time, you know I tend to talk a lot about “archetypal” and “mythic” fiction. But what do those words really even mean—and why are they important? And why might we want to learn how to write mythic fiction? Many contemporary writers are interested in writing mythic […]\n\nThe post How to Write Mythic Fiction: Stop Borrowing Old Myths and Start Creating New Ones appeared first on Helping Writers Become Authors.",
"title": "How to Write Mythic Fiction: Stop Borrowing Old Myths and Start Creating New Ones"
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