tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073917134009570873.post7000664529279653645..comments2023-06-06T02:41:02.532-07:00Comments on Mary's Geek Blog: The MonomythAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09675591097600094507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073917134009570873.post-90161474652780227732014-11-26T16:12:13.109-08:002014-11-26T16:12:13.109-08:00I think that is pretty key. Formulas aren't ne...I think that is pretty key. Formulas aren't necessarily bad only if you rely too much on them. A good telling of a formula is definitely not a bad thing. <br /><br />I will have to check out this book. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09675591097600094507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1073917134009570873.post-63873929392116752172014-11-26T07:32:42.913-08:002014-11-26T07:32:42.913-08:00I had to read The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Jo...I had to read The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell way back in the day for a mythology class, too. We put the Matrix and Star Wars into its formula.<br /><br />Another good "every writer should read" book is Story, but Robert McKee. I recommend that because in that book, McKee points out that what makes the world's best stories great aren't that they're original; it's that they're well-told. Patterns like The Hero's Journey and the Allegory of the Cave have been refined and polished over hundreds of years. To think you can tell a better story without using those techniques, McKee writes, is the hubris of the amateur. So at least know that if you are following the formula, according to some very wise and talented folk, you're doing it right!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143802508898869979noreply@blogger.com