Last night, I finished a major rewrite of the most problematic chapter in The Veil. I decided to unwind by playing some Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Number 1. I just picked it up for a bargain). I’m a child…
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Author Intention or Audience Intervention?
Last week I saw the movie Sucker Punch. The movie focuses on Babydoll, a girl committed to an asylum when she accidentally kills her sister. Once in the asylum, Babydoll’s evil stepfather pays off an orderly to have the girl…
The Hero’s Journey Part 12 – Return with the Elixir
Now we arrive at the end of the Journey. There’s a few important things to consider. The first one is, how is the Hero’s return going to change his ordinary world? Who needs to be punished and who will find…
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The Hero’s Journey Part 11 – Resurrection
Our hero is running back to his ordinary world. Before he returns, there is one last threshold that must be crossed. If you recall, back when our hero crossed into this mysterious world, he was another person. Perhaps he was…
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The Hero’s Journey Part 10 – The Road Back
Our hero has crossed two major thresholds so far. The first brought him to the other world. The second delivered him to his ordeal. Now, he needs to cross a third. After the ordeal, our hero seized his reward and…
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