Expansion Pack: The Villain’s Journey + The Monster

Hi Gang, Craig with you again. Time for another Expansion Pack that ties in with The Hero’s Journey, also known as the Writing Monomyth. This time we’re dealing with our villains. Before you go all feral on me, there are some stories where the antagonist isn’t a human. Man vs Nature, Man vs Self, that …

Planning for Multiple POVs

Ciao, amici. We've been discussing story bibles. So far, in addition to the overview, we've covered the series premise, character sheets, and setting descriptions. Today, I'll be discussing outlines, specifically outlining for multiple POVs. If you only have one POV character, the information still (mostly) applies. You can just eliminate the additional columns. This is …

That Hero’s Journey Monomyth Thingie, Part Two

Hi gang, Craig here again with part two of my series on story structure. The Hero’s Journey isn’t the only structure, but it’s the most popular. That’s why I’m tackling it. If you missed part one, you can read it here: https://storyempire.com/2019/04/10/that-heros-journey-monomyth-thingie/ Part three here: https://storyempire.com/2019/05/13/that-heros-journey-monomyth-thingie-part-three/https://storyempire.com/2019/05/13/that-heros-journey-monomyth-thingie-part-three/ I layer the monomyth over three act structure. That’s …