“in this ordinary, everyday existence, there is a sense that something is not right, the world is incomplete.” The Fields We Know We first meet Luke Skywalker, from Star Wars part IV, in his ordinary world. He is the extraterrestrial equivalent of a farm-boy, working for his Aunt and UncleContinue Reading
Hero Stories, of course, have heroes. But identifying the hero in a story is not always easy. It helps to define what we mean by the word “hero,” especially if we are to begin to see ourselves as the hero of our own story. What Makes A Hero? Joseph CampbellContinue Reading
When screenwriters set out to tell a story, the better ones (that is the better screenwriters) realize that they have two stories to tell. We have discussed the idea of the Hero’s journey in part one. In part two we broke down the hero’s journey to a series of eventsContinue Reading