Contract for Hulk Hercules

[cathschaffstump]

Hoohah! I have the contract for Hulk Hercules: Professional Wrestler in hand.

This is going to be a cool project. The thrust of this book, which could ultimately turn into a series for Cats Curious Press if it does well, is a group of 3 kids who are into classical mythology, and who discover what the gods are doing in every day life. The first god they encounter is Hercules.

My job will be to teach my readers about the myths that the gods are associated with, translate those myths into a modern context, and write an engaging book with an interesting cast of characters that will carry from story to story.

It does sound like fun, doesn’t it?

I plan to start working on it this summer, which looks to be about as soon as I can.

I think I need to go to Chicago to do some research…

Catherine

Originally published at Writer Tamago. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[acusa-dora.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful! Congrats!

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

oh my god! {{Hugs}}}
go sisyphus go!!! i definitl ywant to read that when it comes out. and some inner voce tells me it's gonna bea hit too. wheee!!

[kurtoons.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun. Something I'm definitely looking forward to seeing.

A few years ago, an online friend of mine wanted to recruit me for a chat room/journal-based game involving the gods in the present day. From what little I saw of it, the game was more about socializing while wearing god masks; but my friend hoped that I would bring some Plot into the game.

I decided I'd be Gilgemesh and made him a grizzled old biker. I think I did that mainly because everyone else was playing "beautiful people" -- movie stars, high-powered financiers, rock idols, etc. I wrote a first diary entry for him, but I don't think I ever posted it. As I read what the other people were doing with their gods, I just became less and less interested in it.

Gilgemesh could have been interesting, though. I had a glimmering of a plot for him. Maybe someday I'll get back to it.

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

I have to give the Cats Curious editor sonyamsipes credit for the idea. She thought I would be good at writing the book, based on a couple of other submissions I'd sent.

I'll keep you posted when it's done and coming out, most likely 2009.

Catherine

[h311ybean]

Congratulations on the contract and yes, your idea for the series sounds great! (So does going to Chicago for research!)