The Heroine's Journey
For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture
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For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture
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What is the Heroine's Journey? How is it different from the Hero's Journey? What makes Harry Potter different from Star Wars? Twilight from Wonder Woman? New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gail Carriger uses her comedic style to explore the mythological foundation of one of the most joyful and powerful narrative structures we have access to as storytellers. She teaches you to identify it, write it, and use it to recover from writer's block. FIX YOUR STORY Explore hidden messages. Learn hacks and tips to improve your writing and make it more commercially viable. Gain insight into under-studied story arcs, tropes, characters, archetypes, and modern market desires. CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE Guaranteed to make you look at plot structure in books, video games, movies, and TV differently for the rest of your life. Take control of narrative while redefining notions of strength and identity. This book will change how you write, read, watch, interact, and think about genre fiction and the world around you. With over a dozen NYT and USA Today bestsellers, and over a million books in print, popular genre author and former archaeologist Gail Carriger brings her cheeky comedic tone and over a decade of making her living as a fiction author to this fascinating look at one of the most popular yet neglected narratives of our time.
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This book goes beyond the craft of writing. It not only presents an articulate structure of the heroine's journey (as well as the hero's journey), it also delves into the subversive nature and subsequent effects of storytelling in society, and the inherent dangers and opportunities therein. While the heroine's journey isn't new, it is a narrative usually regarded as less valuable than the hero's journey. And honestly, there is no good reason for that. Broader parameters of archetypes and story structure allow for a reassessment (in stories and in culture) of what it means to be strong, powerful, and smart. Carriger's book is witty, deep, enlightening, and completely absorbable.
