Lunar Legends - Topic Research

For my final project, I think I have decided to focus on Lunar Legends. There are many different things I can talk about instead of just refining myself to one type of story. I have already been reading stories about the moon from the Freebookapalooza. I downloaded the book Moon Lores on Amazon. In this, there are several different stories in one big book! I figured this would be the book I read the most to focus on what I should do for my project. In this book, I plan to use about 8 of the stories in it and pick ideas from all of them. The first story I am really reading into is,"Other Moon Myths." It just talks about the basics of why there are certain myths about it already. I really liked the idea of the moon is a man and the sun is his wife. The second story i found interesting was the Lunar Eclipses. I thought the story that was used was captivating because of how they told the stories from several different POVs. The third story I liked was "The Man in The Moon Drinks Claret." I enjoyed how it rhymed and it was a really easy read, at least for me. I want my story to be great but also not hard to understand.

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Topic Brainstorm

For this blog post, I was really fascinated by the ideas of writing stories about the moon.  I saw that lunar legends were one that was previously done. I think the idea of the moon being a reason that people do things for is really awesome. I think it is interesting and I really think it is something I would be interested in writing about.


Mermaids is another topic I would be interested in. It is something I have been interested in for a while, ever since I was young. Now I know that Mermaids and things like Sirens have a darker history so I would like to explore that in my writing and make it more than just happy stories.

Sea Monsters is also a cool story idea, unsuspecting sailors. I think it would be fun to write about this because I don't think I have seen many stories out there just about them other than the loch ness monster. I would like to take my own turn on suspicious sea stories or maybe even include the Bermuda Triangle.

Lastly, Fairytale Princesses would be a top choice for me. They are something I grew up with so to be able to make my own fairy tale would be a really cool project for me. I have a niece who is only 2-years-old and is currently obsessed with princesses. I like the idea of making my own stories to read to her or incorporating her into it.

(An Anthology of Mythical Creatures | Earthly Mission)