3 Things to Consider When Retelling Myths Author Genevieve Gornichec shares her top tips for outlining a myth retelling with examples from her debut novel The Witch's Heart. Author: Feb 16, 2021 Working with mythology is kind of like writing fan-fiction: Some things are spelled out for you explicitly as rules of this particular world or universe, and some things aren’t, and the trick is to create a story that sort of fits in with what’s already there—without making the story unbelievable to readers familiar with the material. When it comes to retelling myths, I can only speak on the Norse ones. For