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- Stage II: The Call to Adventure
What is the Call to Adventure about? As much as we’d all like to have the perfect Ordinary World for our heroes, that world is static but unstable. Soon, a wind of change blows and that wind is called The Call to Adventure. This stage is also often known as The Hook since this is usually what sparks your audience’s interest as it gets the story rolling. Fans of Save the Cat! will also recognise… - Stage I: Ordinary World
What is the Ordinary World? The Ordinary World is the first stage of your hero’s journey and thus the story’s opening. Its function is to set the tone of the story, suggest where it’s going, and get across all necessary information without slowing the pace. The Ordinary World gives your audience the context, home base, and the hero’s background. It establishes what the hero’s life looks like before embarking on the journey (before entering the… - The Hero’s Journey
The Hero’s Journey is not about rules. It is a collection of common structural elements found universally in the world of storytelling. It is an observation of patterns and principles found in myths, fairy tales, novels, movies, dreams, etc. The intention of being aware of them is not about “following rules”, but rather being able to use them, play around with them, and recreate them in new ways and combinations. Most importantly, they are here… - My biggest rom-com pet peeve
It’s … FLAWLESS CHARACTERS! The flawless love interest is honestly such a pet peeve of mine. Unless you’re writing a children’s fairy tale or some kind of poetic play where the characters are allegories, ALL your characters should have flaws. Well, not *should* but it’s the first step to giving your characters some dimension so they are not just cardboard cutouts. A great example of this is Jake from Falling for Christmas. His only vice… - What makes a good open ending
A good open ending can be a brilliant way to conclude your story. It can create tension that the audience takes with them, allowing your story to marinate in their minds for days, weeks, or years after. However, not every lack of a substantial ending makes a good open ending. Writers need to remember that open endings are not just an excuse for laziness with story structure. Tough love, baby. They need to be crafted… - Borgen Review: Is “Borgen: Power & Glory” worth the watch?
After watching the new season of Borgen, internationally known as Borgen: Power & Glory and Danishly known as Borgen: Riget, Magten og รren, I decided to share a few thoughts on it. Welcome to Borgen review ร la Katja. If you have already watched the YouTube video and just want to jump to places in this text that are NOT in that video, you can go here for more on Greenland and here for more…