Our hero has crossed over into the special world and faced tests, made new allies and enemies. Through the various facets of the previous stage, he has grown and developed. The central goal of his quest must now be approached. He will need to cross the second major threshold, into the darkest and most dangerous […]
The Hero’s Journey Part 7 – Approach to the Inmost Cave Read More »
If you happen to follow the “Current Work In Progress” meter to the right, you might notice a drastic change. It’s not an illusion or a joke, my work in progress has fallen from 25% done at 15,000+ words to just above 10,000 words. Maybe you’re scratching your head wondering, why? Today I chronicle the
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Now that our hero has crossed the first threshold, he has fully entered the other world. Set the Ground Rules This is the other world. We need to very quickly show the differences between the ordinary world our hero has left and the special world he has entered. There will be new rules here, new
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To recap: Our hero started in his ordinary world. He received a call to adventure. Initially, he refused the call. Then, a mentor approached and provided the hero with tools and insight he needed. It is time for the hero to fully commit to the other realm. In order to do so, the hero must
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Our hero has received a call to action. In his human frailty and inexperience, he has refused the call. Our hero needs the tools for success. While these could be literal tools or skills, perhaps what our hero needs most is someone to give them confidence. The archetype of the mentor fills this need. At
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In the last of these series, I talked about The Call to Adventure. We had established our Hero’s Ordinary World and the call was going to start shaking him loose from it. Before our hero commits entirely to his quest, he gets reluctant and often refuses the call. Why would your hero do that? The
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In my previous post, I discussed the Hero’s Ordinary World. Since I’ve defined the Hero’s foundation, I now need to shake him loose from it. Welcome to the Call to Adventure. The Call to Adventure can literally be a call, but is in general the thing that draws the hero away from their ordinary world.
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