Modernized Retellings with Angie Thompson
I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I'm head-over-heels for a good retelling. Any era, any genre. Just make sure that it's good. I have Angie Thompson here with us today, and she's the author of Bridgers , which is a modernized retelling of The Good Samaritan that was very well done and I highly recommend. My only qualm is that it should have been two books, as the story climaxed in the middle. All the same, lovely, lovely story, and I really liked her take. And now she's going to talk about bringing stories into the modern era. Angie Thomson Christian/Contemporary Author of Bridgers: A Parable Website ~ Blog ~ Amazon ~ Goodreads So, I’m here today to talk about modernized retellings. After all, I’ve written one, so I must be an expert, right? *ahem* Yeah, let’s go with that. Or, I could admit right off the bat that I’ve never read a book, attended a workshop, or skimmed a blog post on how to write a modernized retelling. I wr...
