That Hero’s Journey Monomyth Thingie: Part Three

Hi gang. Craig here with you once again with more about story structure. I’m taking on the biggest form of story structure out there, but there are others. If you missed any of the earlier posts, don’t despair. They live forever on the Internet. Part One Part Two Time to get jiggy with it. We’re …

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 …

That hero’s journey, monomyth thingie

Hi gang, Craig here with you again. An understanding of story structure is important to our efforts, and I’m taking on one of the biggest ones. I’ll have to break this into several posts so it doesn’t get out of hand. One of the things I’ve learned is that we get the same information over …

The hero’s journey, and the real world

Hey all, happy Valentine's Day and all that goes with it. Craig here today, and how the heck did I draw February 14th in the rotation? We have a number of romance authors, and even erotica authors here at Story Empire, but somehow you got the speculative fiction guy. So, we aren't touching romance with …

The Writer’s Toolbox

Craig here again, I know I'm a little bit out of order, but I didn't want us to be dark this week. Today I want to talk about pushing ourselves as writers. My regulars know that I include a personal challenge with everything I write. These can be simple, or complex, but I believe in …