Mythic Quests: The Hero and Heroine’s Journeys in Romance

This talk is a craft workshop that examines each step of the hero and heroine’s journey to showcase how they can be incorporated in romance writing. Drawing on Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, the hero’s journey has been wittled down to 12 steps by Christopher Vogler.  Maureen Murdock has outlined a heroine’s journey, also based on the monomyth, which I explain in 12 steps with a multitude of video examples (from Jane Eyre to Guardians of the Galaxy and many, many others).