One of my favourite parts of writing mythological retellings is discovering that the myths still have secrets left to tell.
When I started Dream Maiden, I thought I knew what Psyche's story was about: Beauty, trust and love. (How could it not be about love!?) Those things are certainly there, but as I advance in this draft, I am realizing they are only a part of the heart of the novel.
Instead, the book has become about seeing. And what it means to truly see someone and be seen.
Psyche is the...