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Two paperbacks against an autumn leaves background: Outlaws: A Contemporary Reimagining of Robin Hood and Greeks Bearing Gifts, both by Ilene T. Goldman

My books:

www.ilenegoldman.com/books

If you like books with snarky female leads and strong Tim Burton vibes, check out my books! #writestuff

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Everything I Know about Zombies, I Learned in Kindergarten Check out Everything I Know about Zombies, I Learned in Kindergarten - <p>Finalist for Foreword Reviews' IndieFab Novel of the Year for Multicultural fiction and Horror. Even before the apocalypse, ni...

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#WriteStuff‬ Unscrupulous self-promotion time. Reply with a link to your work, and come back in an hour and repost all the replies. Don't cheat by replying without reposting.

Q7 The Mentor. All variations of The Hero's Journey place an emphasis on the mentor. Gandalf, Dumbledorf, Jiminy Cricket, they all play a vital role.

Do your books use this device?

For bonus points, name the mentor and the trilogy pictured here.

I'd tend to agree that "the catalyst" and the "call to adventure" play the same role in different formulations of the Hero's Journey.

#WriteStuff Q6 So, what gets the ball rolling in your most-applicable book? What's the call to adventure?

And, to provide an actual working image,

This being a rerun, we had to edit the discussion to make room for commercials.

Seriously, it didn't age well, as it referred to a week of promotional posts that I did when I had this chat some five years ago.

#WriteStuff Q5 Is this whole discussion academic? Or do you actually review the wheel while writing?

#WriteStuff Q3 The world seems to have settled on a 12-step version of the Heroes Journey. How close does your current WIP come this mold?

Well, I forgot that I was in a part of the world where Tuesday comes on a Tuesday, so we might be tied.

#WriteStuff Q2 Too detailed, perhaps? At 17 stages, Campbell can be accused of going a bit far. But those top 3 --
Separation
Initiation
Return
-- those may be universal. Name an epic without one of those elements.

#WritesStuff Q1: The Monomyth. Joseph Campbell started it wall with his 17-stage monomyth. Look at it for a moment and tell me the first story that comes to your head.

Tonight on #WriteStuff, we discuss the Hero's Journey ... which we really do have to discuss now and then, if only to refute it. First question at :05 ... but first, who are you? Why are you here?

An unfortunate consequence of having lost a mass market for books.

15 minutes until our weekly #Writestuff chat ... 9PM New York City time, every Tuesday.

Coming up in 45 minutes, a #WriteStuff classic ... the Hero's Journey (aka your host got too used to WriteStuff coming on a Wednesday for him, so he's having to pull a repeat)

A chart of Amazon sales for "Everything I Know About Zombies, I Learned in Kindergarten", showing a sales spike corresponding to some blog mentions.

An example of the power of incidental marketing ... this book got listed in a truly obscure listicle. Guess what? Someone else put it in their listicle, then two people mentioned it on their Facebook page. The result? More copies sold in one month than it sold in the previous year.

Into each novel, a little editing must fall. #WriteStuff

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In theory, of course! #WriteStuff

An incredibly prolific half decade for @lollipopcomics.bsky.social! #WriteStuff

Thanks for being here at #WriteStuff tonight!

Thanks for joining us tonight #WriteStuff!
Please share this chat w/ new members of the #WritingCommunity.

We'll be back at it again next Tuesday at 9 pm ET. Until then, happy writing!

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I'm also going to say that the more we write, the more we boost our self confidence and inch away from imposter syndrome. We come to terms with the fact that we are writers. #WriteStuff

What to Do After You Write a Book: 5 Next Steps You worked hard, stayed up late, got up early, and finally finished your book. But after you write a book, what comes next?

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IDEA LINK: ...and end scene! Now what?

I also think going back and re-reading what you wrote causes that temptations. I admire actors who don't watch their own films. #WriteStuff

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This made me LOL! #WriteStuff

@lollipopcomics.bsky.social (for those not familiar with her work) often improves upon her already great work when she reprints/republishes. #WriteStuff