Hero's Journey, Screenwriting, Story Structure - Meeting The Supernatural Aid

One critical element of the Hero’s Journey is the Meeting with the Supernatural Aid. During this stage, it is not uncommon for the Supernatural Aid (or Mentor) to appear (and sometimes disappear) mysteriously in some way. From another perspective, luck plays a significant part in the meeting:

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The Hero's Journey and Screenwriting: Antihero Explained

The antihero is simply an archetype, in the same way as the Supernatural Aid, Shape Shifter et al. The difference between hero, anti-hero and other variations simply lies in situation, motivation and result:

Refusing The Hero's Journey : Screenwriting Tips, Tricks and Tools

One critical element of the hero's journey is Refusal. If the hero is willing, then refusal often comes in the form of an interdiction and / or warning. If the hero is naturally unwilling, then an unbearable antagonism often pushes the hero into the adventure.

Pitching Your Story Idea or Script to Hollywood

Pitching your Story Idea or Script to Hollywood. If you want it - want it so bad you can taste it - you can make it happen!

Easy Screenwriting, Hero's Journey, Screenwriter

Just build a story around the Hero’s Journey. It is as simple and as difficult as that. If JK Rowling can do it, so can you. Yes, the Harry Potter series stories all mirror the same template, as does The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption and a thousand other stories and films.

The Difference Between Critiquing and Criticism

Creativity is as fragile as a budding flower; good critiquing helps it blossom whereas negative criticism nips it in the bud. This article explores how to differentiate and what to do to protect your creativity from destructive criticism from without and within.

Ten Tips on Writing and Creativity

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How to Customize Your Bio for Different Speeches

To customize your bio for consideration for a speaking engagement, start with your basic boilerplate bio that covers all the essentials. Remember I don't care where you went to school or how many years you have been in business. I want to know “what have you done for me lately.”

Taking Monumental Risks

Writers must take risks to be successful.

Speech/Language Disorders in Adults

There are many types of speech and language impairments that affect adults in the workforce. Workers with these problems often report increased stress due to their inability to communicate easily. Yet these problems can often be treated or at least improved, and many health insurance plans will pay for at least part of the treatment.

Write a Short Book to Launch Your Speaking Business

The myth continues-that a real book must be in print and it must be over 160 pages. Rethink the premier approach: Write a short book to get more bookings, get your word out to thousands, gain credibility, as well as vast virtual promotion and an ongoing increased stream of income.

Al Pacino Scarface - Story Structure Template for Screenwriting

An excellent remake, starring Al Pacino, of Scarface, the Shame of the Nation (1932. This story structure has 53 stages and is best understood by watching the film simultaneously. Using story structure templates like these helps the screenwriter to quickly expand an idea into a step outline and treatment and then rapidly reach a words-on-paper first draft from there.

Hero's Journey (complete, 106 stages)

Beyond three and four act story structure, lies the Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary stories, from Star Wars to Al Pacino Scarface to The Incredibles to War of the Worlds to The Dirty Dozen to Midnight Cowboy.

Why Write Down Your Ideas?

The act and process of writing down an idea will help you implement the idea, because it will help uncover some of the assumptions and expectations underlying your idea.