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Beyond the Hero's Journey: Other Powerful Mythic Themes

Having trouble making your story fit the pattern of The Hero’s Journey?  Can’t quite make those paradigms match your own characters and plot?  Maybe that’s because your story is actually based on a different pattern.

Contrary to popular opinion, The Hero’s Journey is not the only mythic Theme. It’s certainly a good one but it is only one of many.

A few years after the publication of Hero With a Thousand Faces, Dr. Joseph Campbell modified his position and observed that for different times and places there were different mythic structures and archetypes.

This book introduces you to many other powerful Mythic Themes ranging from “About Face” to “Damsel in Distress”, from “Stealing Fire From Heaven” to “The Wakeup Call”.

Each Mythic Theme is explained and explored via:

  • Media Echoes – other media on the same theme
  • The Myth itself
  • Mythic Meaning
  • Symbols, Analogies, Metaphors, and more
  • Plot Points – guidelines for your own story
  • Mythic Statements – Theme, Mission, and Lesson

Using the guidelines in this workbook you can:

  • Refine and focus your story theme.
  • Select an appropriate sub-plot to enhance your story.
  • Use the Plot Points as guidelines for plot drivers, incidences, and scenes in your story.
  • Use symbols and images to spark audience recognition.
  • Maintain your originality while tapping into the timeless power of these classic myths.
  • Take your place in the long line of myth-makers who create moving and memorable stories that engage and entertain your audience.

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Meet the Author: Pamela Jaye Smith

PAMELA JAYE SMITH is an Author, international Consultant, Speaker, and award-winning Producer/Director with over 30 years experience in features, TV, music videos, commercials, documentaries, corporate, military films, and games.

Smith authored THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE: Create Great Villains and Dangerous Situations, INNER DRIVES: How to Write and Create Characters Using the 8 Classic Centers of Motivation, and SYMBOLS, IMAGES & CODES: The Secret Language of Meaning in Media.

She has appeared on national TV and radio programs as a mythology expert, including the “Forbidden Secrets” TV series. She was the on-camera spokesperso...

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