The Hero’s Journey: Ordinary World

03/09/201206/02/2025 Jessica Davidson

At the start of the Hero’s Journey we meet the hero in their Ordinary World. This is where he usually is from day to day, pootling about, doing whatever it is that he does. It should contrast with the world he’s about to enter on his hero’s journey, the world of the story. The Ordinary… Continue reading The Hero’s Journey: Ordinary World

The Hero’s Journey: Introduction

27/08/201206/02/2025 Jessica Davidson3 Comments

There are many ways to structure your stories but one of the most common is known as The Hero’s Journey. Joseph Campbell identified this monomyth in his seminal book The Hero With A Thousand Faces, and it was later taken up by Christopher Vogler in The Writer’s Journey. These great myths from all over the… Continue reading The Hero’s Journey: Introduction