Monday, December 7, 2009

Story Structure Part VII: Approach to the Inmost Cave


Approach to the Inmost Cave





Approach to the Inmost Cave Goals


Non Goals




  1. Thanks for the great tips. I found myself nodding in all the right places. Coincidentally, I'm giving one of my mss a major "final" check and will do so with your Hero's Journey in mind.

  2. So, the inner special world would be inside the death star itself, right?
    That is a great picture!

  3. Another great post! Seriously, all writers would benefit from reading these. I love how well you're making the football player analogy work also... It's so easy to follow!

  4. Need. Rest. Now. Lol. This is a really great series, I think I'm going to try to outline my new WIP based on it. It would also help a lot if you were to post your outline for your NaNo project. Just saying that would be cool to look at.

  5. I might at some point...after it's published ;)

    The thing is that I feel like HJ is only 50% of story structure, the other half is character arcs and plot reversals and the like. It's a great place to start an outline to make sure you have all the elements in there, but things like Meeting the Mentor don't just happen in one chapter in Act I, it can happen anywhere along the Journey, so trying to order your book along these lines may not be the best thing.
    Confusing, I know. :)


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