Heroines journey

Instead of transforming a hero from lone outcast to victorious warrior, The Heroine's Journey transforms a heroine from abandoned girl to reclaime...

Maureen Murdock is generally regarded as the first to chart an alternative to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey narrative paradigm that she believed is more appropriate for women’s…

I’m reprising a 4-part series from 2012 on The Heroine’s Journey because it’s as relevant today as it was over 6 years ago. In my current 1-week online Core I: Plot class, the second lecture focuses…

There are many interpretations of what the Heroine’s Journey is and how it differs from the Hero’s journey, so let’s explore them...

Exploring and Documenting Life-Affirming Alternatives to the Hero's Journey

The heroine’s journey is an inner journey to integrate the parts of ourselves that we don’t allow expression to for fear we would not be accepted by others. Stages of the journey include…

Since I apparently made today Infographic day here on the blog, I wanted to share this infographic of Joseph Campbell's 17 stages of The Monomyth or "Hero's Journey". I discovered it at Modern Mythology who credits The Royal Society of Account Planning. There's much afoot this year with the 25th anniversary of Campbell's death. But this post is just about the infographic since it makes a helpful tool or reminder for those of us who don't reference this everyday and sometimes need a…

A few years ago, I did my Masters in Creative Writing, and as part of it, had to break down the tropes and pitfalls present in the fantasy genre – the genre I was writing in – for it. I…

In 45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters, Victoria Lynn Schmidt distinguishes the Heroine’s Journey from Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. Her He…

I was intrigued by this TedX talk about the Heroine's Journey through transition. I considered all the changes that have occurred throughout my life - and I saw that there was a pattern. My younger...