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Writing Theory — The Monomyth Part 1
When you learn to play an instrument, you learn the proper way to hold the instrument and the proper way to make it produce sounds. You learn the scales and the work of others, all the while learning...
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Writing Theory — The Monomyth Part 2
Last week was the overview. This week we start attacking the various parts. A small note on the approach I’ll be taking — this is a blog, not a 500 page non-fiction book. My purpose with this series...
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Writing Theory — The Monomyth Part 3
Here we are again, and this time we’re going to explore what makes up the bulk of any story — the parts between the opening and the climax. 4. Meeting the Mentor This is one of the most well-trodden...
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Writing Theory — The Monomyth Part 4
Time once again to delve into the Monomyth. 8. The Ordeal Often stories have two climaxes. The second is the one we all recognize, it’s the one that comes near the end of the story, and we’ll get to...
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Writing Theory — The Monomyth Part 5
Well, well, well. You all thought I was finished, did you? But, as I’m sure you’ve learned, in a good story the Hero go through a death and a rebirth! And so, my dear readers, this is not the end of...
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Writing Theory — The Monomyth Part 6
Well, we’ve reached the end. Just a few loose threads to tie up and this long journey will conclude. From early on in this series, it has been asked of me to discuss how the monomyth compares with...
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