Top 10 Writing Posts of 2021
It is hard to believe we have just bid goodbye to 2021. For me, as for most of you I’m sure, it was a crazy year—crazier than 2020 in some respects.
On a personal level, it was a year that seemed to bring one crisis after another, culminating with a big move in late summer. On a writing level, it was year I started by making the huge commitment to not write–specifically, to take a year-long sabbatical from writing fiction. I’ll be sharing more about this in next week’s post, including why I did it and what I learned from it.
Most of my focus this year was on the huge series I did here on the blog about Archetypal Character Arcs. It was a passion project, and I loved every minute of researching, writing, editing, and sharing it. I am currently at work on a book version, which I hope to publish next year. Other fun stuff that happened this year included:
Production of a full-cast audio dramatization of my gaslamp fantasy novel Wayfarer.
8th mention of Helping Writers Become Authors in Writer’s Digest’s 101 Best Websites for Writers.
(Thanks to Satoru Omura for the photo!)
For me, next year looks to be another year of big transitions. I hope to start writing fiction again but still haven’t quite decided what to start working on next. In short, I see more adventures on the horizon. I’ll be very interested to fast-forward twelve months and see what I write in this round-up post next year!
For now, I wish you a wonderful New Year, full of goodness, guidance, and protection!
And now, just in case you missed them or want to review, here are my top 10 writing posts from 2021, according to your page views.
My Top 10 Posts of 2021This year’s list is a little different, since it reflects the fact that the vast majority of my posts this year were part of a mammoth series on archetypal character arcs. Nine out of ten of the posts, below, are from that series (only #7 is not). If you’re interested in any of the archetypal posts, you may find it more helpful to visit the series’ master page and read the posts in chronological order: How to Write Archetypal Character Arcs.
1. Introduction to the 12 Shadow Archetypes
3. Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 1
4. The Hero Arc
6. An Introduction to Archetypal Stories
7. Story Theory and the Quest for Meaning
8. 7 Writing Lessons Learned in 2020
9. Archetypal Antagonists for Each of the Six Archetypal Character Arcs
10. The King Arc
Wordplayers, tell me your opinions! What was the most memorable writing event in your 2021? Tell me in the comments!___
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