On the Hero’s Journey by Nevada McPherson
Nevada McPherson shares her knowledge of the famous hero’s journey story structure, telling us how we can use it to understand structure in writing and to find guidance in our lives.
Nevada McPherson shares her knowledge of the famous hero’s journey story structure, telling us how we can use it to understand structure in writing and to find guidance in our lives.
Remember the sixties mantra, “What’s your story? (man)”? It resonated because your story was important, it reflected who you were and who you wanted to be.
Today we welcome a new guest writer to Writer’s Fun Zone, Sarah Chauncey, who is stopping by to chat with us about “Identifying Your Ideal Reader.” Enjoy!
You are probably familiar with the coloring book craze, which as writers we are allowed to view with irony and in some cases, despair. I have avoided even leafing through the coloring books for sale next to the real books filled with words partially because of that irony thing, mostly because I don’t have time to color. I also don’t have the time to meditate , take a yoga class, shop for healthy food or call mom.
Now that we’ve entered a new year—a new time, essentially—it seems like a good moment to think about how you use time in your story and what place and function it serves.
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