188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Transmogrification and the Antagonism

It is around the time of the Seizing of the Sword and the progression of the Transmogrification that the Antagonism increases in intensity. In Straw Dogs (1971), Norman appears with the gun and rapes Amy too.

How to Get Your Book Published

You've written a book. How do go about getting it published? Writing guru Rob Parnell examines your options.

Bigger-Than-Life Characters Create The Entertainment

Memorable characters make the movie, the novel, the play. Think of characters that you remember after five years. Ever wonder why?

Creating Ideas For Children's Books

Where do you get your ideas? Robyn Opie, author of 61 published children's books, is asked this question all the time. Read this article to find out.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Allies and Enemies in the Middle Cave

It is in the Middle Cave where Allies and Enemies are met and their capabilities demonstrated. In Straw Dogs (1971), Tom breaks the glass and starts a fight. And Magistrate tells Tom to behave himself.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Road of Trials 1

A number of things happen on the Road of Trials. Trial 1 takes the Hero et al back to their Old Selves to see if they will successfully pull away. In Straw Dogs (1971), Amy changes the plus sign to a minus and David corrects it. The heater stays in the study. And they're all Daddy's chairs.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Progression from a Fish Out of Water

Evolution past the Fish out of Water stage is an integral part of the First Threshold. This is a benchmark upon entry and exit.

Your Writers' Blog: Easy Market Research And Much More

Blogging has gone mainstream. You'd think that writers, above all, would swoop onto blogging, because it's an easy way to get published instantly. There are many reasons writers should blog, and in 2007, blogging is a necessity for writers. Everybody and his grandmother is blogging. If you're a writer (or aspire to write) then blogging is a complete no-brainer.

How to Make Money Writing and Selling e-Books

Many successful infopreneurs generate a great deal of passive income selling information online. The most obvious advantage of being an infopreneur is the low overhead and high earning potential. Once you've written an e-Book, tele-seminar, e-course or other information product, it can be sold over and over again. It is even better than selling a traditional book because you do not have to print anything and you don’t have to jump through publisher hoops. The costs to produce a piece of information are the same whether you are selling to one person or to millions.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): A Newer Self

A further incremental change occurs here [past the Road of Trials] and some symbol of the Newer Self presents itself.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Physical Wounds Representing the Transmogrification

Every good Hero is wounded as he begins his (or her) Journey. As that wound heals, so it represents the Hero's Transformation and Transmogrification from an Ordinary Self to a New Self.

Think Like a Winner

Writers put words on paper for public consumption, and it isn't always easy. In fact, there are few aspects of freelance writing that don't require just plain chutzpah. As freelance writers, we are constantly auditioning. The trick is to do so with confidence and class. The question then becomes, how does one achieve that attitude? Here are some techniques I have found helpful over the years.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Freedom to Live; New Behaviour

Part of the Freedom to Live is the Hero's New Behaviour. In Brokeback Mountain (2005), junior is getting married and Ennis will go to the wedding.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): New Self and Demonstrating the Changing

The New Self is expressed in a number of ways and at various stages of the Journey and Transformation. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Clyde asks Bonnie to change her hair, he doesn't like it the way it is.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Ordinary World

This is where the Hero is at the start of his (or her) Journey. This is a physical benchmark.