Hannah Lynn is Back With Another Gripping Greek Tale - 'The Women of Artemis'

In The Women of Artemis, award-winning author Hannah Lynn writes a captivating retelling of a Greek myth about Otrera, the first Amazon queen. As readers learn, Otrera first marries at the tender age of fourteen with dreams of sharing a life with an affectionate and devoted husband. However, her hopes are shattered when her husband becomes abusive and alcoholic, eventually forcing them out of their home due to his drinking and gambling. Because of this, they end up in another village, Ninniya, where she finds other women with ruthless husbands just like hers. Together, they unite to stop the abuse and cruelty from these oppressive men and transform into fierce warriors and hunters to build an all-female society. While little was known about Otrera, Lynn was drawn to her character after writing about the Amazons in Queens of Themiscyra and she immersed herself in creating the story of how Otrera rose to power to become a queen and the wife of the Greek god, Ares. Lynn noted, “Writing that kind of character development, I was like, ‘yes!’ That is something I wanted to get my teeth into.”

For those who aspire to write, Lynn, a published author since 2015, shares some words of wisdom: “You’ve got to commit to it… also don’t be aiming for perfect because I think that is the other thing that stops people. You get that first draft done and you go and edit it, but instead, people will spend so much time on that first chapter… and you know what? …things will be cut. A lot of things are going to be cut or are going to be changed, and it’s a lot harder to do that when you have spent three months on this one scene, that then you find out you don’t need. Get to the end of that first draft. When you’ve got to the end of it and you know what you need, then you can edit until your heart’s content…” And how does she know when she’s done editing? “It’s when there’s no more niggles to go back and check, I think. You could have the niggles forever!”