I’m a writer.
I’ve studied/researched so many genres and writing formats. From Gothic Horror to ScreenWriting to Romance to PlayWriting to the many multiples of theories.
But EVERY SINGLE TIME, I’m taken back to just one storyline.
THE HERO’S JOURNEY.
This is the Absolute Journey of Us human beings here.
From day zero, I set up this place, site, blog up to teach just a few things- all of which are based and grounded on MY LIFE, MY FAMILY, MY EXPERIENCES.
Over 7,000 posts.
I am by nature an Historian so I concentrate on History. I love the total freedom of fiction. So my “day job!” is writing Historical Fiction.
Study Joseph Campbell and The Hero’s Journey.
RIGHT NOW : I’m at …
THE SUPREME ORDEAL
The hero faces danger, often a life-or-death moment that is either physical or psychological.
I’m broken. Totally. The hatred projected on me has been Hellish. I’ve lost just about everything that I’ve ever worked for and dreamed about.
BUT : I know that the next stage is …
REWARD, OR SEIZING THE SWORD
After surviving, our hero takes possession of the object, typically a treasure, weapon, knowledge, token, or reconciliation.
There IS life after being burned at the stake. Research Jehanne d’Arc.
The one FACT about her, in MS History, is that THE THEY never found her heart.
Check this out ?