what hero really means
Writers who are new to studying story structure often struggle with the idea of the hero.
The term “hero” has connotations, after all. Does it mean someone strong? Someone male? Someone who can leap tall buildings in a single bound? Questions that come up include:
“But what if my story has two (or more) main characters?”
“What if my hero is afraid?"
“What if my hero is kind of a jerk?"
“What if my story is about a community?”
In this week’s livestream, I dig into these questions about the many possible permutations of the hero. What kind of hero does your story rise from?
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Maryrose Wood
I’m the author of fourteen published novels, including ALICE’S FARM, A RABBIT’S TALE (Macmillan, 2020) and the six-book Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series (Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins). I founded Path of the Storyteller in 2020 to offer serious writing craft training for writers who’re ready to take their work up to pro level. Here’s where I blog about writing craft, publishing, and the writing life in general. Learn more at pathofthestoryteller.com.
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