Posted in hero's journey, myth, writing, tagged common day, hero's journey, motifs, return home, writing on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, Little Shane from Maine, it’s time to Return Home. You still have a few motifs to demonstrate.
Shane wanders around and around and around the traffic round-about…
until he moseys into a warehouse, where the Unfettered Routing of Provolone Society (URPS)
has convened for their bi-annual semi-pro invitational confab.
“Oh, the unbelievable coincidence, that I should [...]
Posted in childrens' literature, hero's journey, writing, tagged archetypes, childrens' literature, common day, hero's journey, writing on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Hero’s Journey begins in the Common Day, veers off into the Magical Woods, and returns to the Common Day.
Simple, huh?
The first steps happen in the Hero’s day-to-day world. This is where the writer draws the readers in, constructing a character we identify with. This is also where the conflict starts. Plant the seeds for your Hero’s growth deep. [...]
spontaneous outbursts–my ill-thought twitterings
