Is Joseph Campbell Bossing Me Around?

OR
IS HE EXPLAINING WHAT MAKES A GOOD STORY?
By K.P. Gresham

Writers (at least me) despise the idea of formulaic writing. I am creative! I have my own ideas! Ain’t nobody gonna tell me how to write! 

But what if this “formula” came from inside ourselves? What if I create it in my thoughts, my actions, my psyche? What if this “formula” is actually an internal pattern shared by all humans?

Joseph Campbell was a pattern finder. As he studied different cultures, different mythologies, different religions...