 Action/Adventure: September 25, 2013 Issue [#5905] |
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This week: The Hero's Journey Edited by: Annette  
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| Hello writers and readers of action and adventure, I am Annette , your guest editor for this issue. |
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The Hero's Journey
Alan Watt suggests in his book The 90-Day Novel, that each hero's journey has to have a purpose. It should not be as flat as merely presenting the hero with a problem to solve. Instead, there should be a dilemma.
A dilemma is a sort of jazzed up problem, because solving it will create a new problem. The creation of the new problem means that the hero has to adapt his mindset to the new circumstances. Again, adapting to the new circumstance isn't as simple as attacking the next problem. In the dilemma situation, no action stays without counter action or consequence. The hero has to shift his perception and opinions in order to work through the dilemma. That means there has to be personal growth showing. As the adventure progresses, so does the hero's character grow.
One more thing to consider when thinking up your hero is answering the question what he's about. What is the one principle in life that he will never compromise? When faced with a situation that forces him to go against his conviction, how does he choose? The only hero who can have principles and not corrupt them (that I know of) is Superman. He's promised himself that he won't kill humans, no matter how evil they are. Being a super "man," invincible and not affected by human suffering, he can afford this position. Is it that easy for your hero? As you choose your hero's conviction, think about the situations that the hero might face that put that conviction to the test.
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Comments I got for my last Action Adventure Newsletter "Action Adventures Live in You"
shaara wrote: So very true. That's why I prefer science fiction. I don't really have to have the adventure to write it! FOFL
 I bet there is little adventure around all that scientific fiction.
monty31802 wrote: An educational newsletter that I enjoyed reading.
Thank you always for your kind acknowledgements.
BIG BAD WOLF is Merry  wrote: Some stories are Eternal- a man trying to save his family is one of them. "Monster Cowboys The Book"
Yes, some story types come back over and over.
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