Monday Motivation: An alternative to the hero’s journey and more for this week

Hello, Write Edge readers! I’m back from the Let’s Just Write conference by the Chicago Writers Association. What a fantastic time! I’m excited and doubly committed to my craft and my future as an author, and I’m so pleased I get to share that with all of you!

First, though, today’s Monday Motivation (is that what I’m going to call it from now on? Not sure yet, but I do like a good alliterative phrase) for any writers who follow me. If you’ve been writing for a while and have studied the craft in any capacity, you’ve definitely heard of “the hero’s journey,” or the Monomyth, and what it means for creating a story. Yet the brass tacks of the journey don’t always work for every plot we’re trying to build. Today I want to share a cool article about an alternative to the Monomyth: the Unitive Myth. Writing expert and teacher K.M. Weiland let guest Oliver Fox take over her blog to explain this one. Check it out here, and then let me know what you think of it.

For the readers who follow my blog, last week on Instagram in my #bookreviewpreview I shared that I was reviewing The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie this week. This YA original fairy tale with familiar characters releases in paperback tomorrow, just in time for the sequel to release too. Find out what I thought of the book on The Write Edge Bookshelf.

Finally, on Friday, we go back to Instagram for my writing and non-writing shenanigans. You all know how much I love to share them! Find previous posts with my handle, @EktaRGarg.

Have a great week, readers!

E.R.G.