188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth)- Fourth Catharsis

One of the Antagonist's Lieutenants (who may be the Shape Shifter) may appear from nowhere and be quickly vanquished. In Die Hard (1988), Karl appears from under the sheet and takes the officer's gun.

Hero's Journey- Monomyth (188 Stages)- Four Core Challenges

Hero's often have to resolve Four Core Challenges: the Inner, Outer, Romantic and Greater Antagonism.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - The Hero Is A Natural

A Natural. The Hero tackles obstacles with ease, encounters no delaying obstacles and makes no mistake. The hero finds an inner resolve.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Oracle Meeting

The Oracle's job is to send the Hero toward that place where he can retrieve the tangible representation of the Expansion of Consciousness.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Further Aspects Of The Romantic Challenge

The conquest of the Romantic Challenge is the Hero's Reward (post the Rebirth through Death). This is what is commonly referred to as the Mystical Marriage.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Caves

The Middle Cave, whichever it is (First Threshold, Road of Trials or beyond) is where the Hero confronts Allies and Enemies.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - The Purpose Of Allies

Allies exist, not because the Hero needs friends, but to serve particular story functions, the most important of which is to help develop the Hero and help him (or her) through the Transformation.

188 Stage Hero's Journey - Monomyth - Allies and Challenges

The Hero often has Allies in his Ordinary World that will accompany him on his Journey.

Persuasive Writing - The Carrot-And-Stick Strategy

This article presents a five-step process for writing (or speaking) persuasively. It involves presenting a problem, the consequences of the problem, a solution, benefits of the solution and a call to action.

Questions to Ask a Potential Publisher

Ask any author of the happiest professional moment in his/her life, and the answer may be the day he/she was able to hold book in hand and proclaim to the world that he/she is published. Indeed, there is no greater feeling than to thumb through pages of prose, poetry, or non-fiction you have written, published in a book anybody can buy and enjoy. Arguably this can be rated as the happiest moment in any author's career, but there is something to be said for the moment when the author first hears he/she is going to be published.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - the Antihero Archetype

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... the anti-hero archetype. The different hero-types are simply alternate archetypes.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) for Smart Screenwriters

188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about - Universal Story Structure. The tangible is often a bride, treasure or fire (power), but in contemporary stories can be...

Writing to Win

Are you afraid to put a pencil to paper and say what you think? Do you see yourself as inadequate when attempting to write? You can learn to win in every way through the use of good writing skills. Like any skill, proficiency in the skill of writing comes through consistent practice.