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The Ordinary World – The Hero’s Journey [Ep. 2-02] The Authorpreneur Mindset
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It’s time to talk about my absolute favorite topic when it comes to storytelling, The Hero’s Journey.
First popularized by Joseph Campbell, the idea behind The Hero’s Journey goes back much further and has had an impact on some of the greatest storytellers of all time, including J.R.R. Tolkien, George Lucas, and J.K. Rowling.
In this first episode of a three-part series, I’ll be talking about the first stage of The Hero’s Journey and how you can use Campbell’s theories in your own writing to create a more dynamic, real story.
If this type of content isn’t practical enough for you, don’t worry. Next week, I’ll be talking more about the rebranding Steam Powered Dreams is currently going through and how you can use branding to help you sell more books, or at least grow an audience.
If you have a question you’d like to ask, there’s a button the right side of the website to make it easy! Or, just click here.
The podcast is brought to you by Steam Powered Dreams Publishing but paid for out of my own pocket. If you’d like to show your support, there are many different ways to do it:
* Buy a copy of Scrivener
* Support us on Patreon
* Hire us to do your website
As always, below is a direct copy of the show notes. They were written before the episode was recorded and are unedited but are here for reference and SEO.
Topic: The Hero’s Journey [Part 1 – The Ordinary World]
If you could unlock the secret of what makes some of the most popular books and movies succeed, would you take the time to learn and understand it?
If you could create stories as powerful as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Ender’s Game, Hobbit, Harry Potter, or the Matrix, would you want to know how?
That’s exactly what we’re talking about today, the secret to why these stories relate to us so much, and how you can tap into that in your own writing.
So much going on since the last SPD update back in Oct of last year
The company has grown in terms of freelance workers, with 6 more on board for various tasks, as well as a freelance designer.
Our Instagram has grown a lot. Check that out by searching for Authorpreneur Mindset and say hi
If you’re a listener from last year, Story Pulse has been explained a bit more on the blog
more on that in the coming months though
New clients and potential new authors under our banner.
And, maybe most importantly, a shift in focus. As of this episode, Steam Powered Dreams is no longer a publishing company. We are moving in a slightly different direction and will now be working as a Story Studio.
This is a big change for our branding and what we’ll prioritize, but our goal is the same, to help writers get published and get the profit they deserve.
If you’re curious about this, or branding in general, then you’re in luck.
The next episode of Authorpreneur Mindset will talk a lot about that.
As for me on a personal level, the past few months since I quit my job has been both…amazing and not so amazing.
During the initial month and a half, things were going pretty well.
I had a lot of work for new and old clients for freelancing
started revitalizing everything I had going before
and I was able to back into the swing of things
However, just as fast, things took a turn south, and that’s a very common problem for anyone who is trying to make it non traditionally like authorpreneurs and entrepreneurs.
One week you have more work than you can handle,
It’s time to talk about my absolute favorite topic when it comes to storytelling, The Hero’s Journey.
First popularized by Joseph Campbell, the idea behind The Hero’s Journey goes back much further and has had an impact on some of the greatest storytellers of all time, including J.R.R. Tolkien, George Lucas, and J.K. Rowling.
In this first episode of a three-part series, I’ll be talking about the first stage of The Hero’s Journey and how you can use Campbell’s theories in your own writing to create a more dynamic, real story.
If this type of content isn’t practical enough for you, don’t worry. Next week, I’ll be talking more about the rebranding Steam Powered Dreams is currently going through and how you can use branding to help you sell more books, or at least grow an audience.
If you have a question you’d like to ask, there’s a button the right side of the website to make it easy! Or, just click here.
The podcast is brought to you by Steam Powered Dreams Publishing but paid for out of my own pocket. If you’d like to show your support, there are many different ways to do it:
* Buy a copy of Scrivener
* Support us on Patreon
* Hire us to do your website
As always, below is a direct copy of the show notes. They were written before the episode was recorded and are unedited but are here for reference and SEO.
Topic: The Hero’s Journey [Part 1 – The Ordinary World]
If you could unlock the secret of what makes some of the most popular books and movies succeed, would you take the time to learn and understand it?
If you could create stories as powerful as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Ender’s Game, Hobbit, Harry Potter, or the Matrix, would you want to know how?
That’s exactly what we’re talking about today, the secret to why these stories relate to us so much, and how you can tap into that in your own writing.
So much going on since the last SPD update back in Oct of last year
The company has grown in terms of freelance workers, with 6 more on board for various tasks, as well as a freelance designer.
Our Instagram has grown a lot. Check that out by searching for Authorpreneur Mindset and say hi
If you’re a listener from last year, Story Pulse has been explained a bit more on the blog
more on that in the coming months though
New clients and potential new authors under our banner.
And, maybe most importantly, a shift in focus. As of this episode, Steam Powered Dreams is no longer a publishing company. We are moving in a slightly different direction and will now be working as a Story Studio.
This is a big change for our branding and what we’ll prioritize, but our goal is the same, to help writers get published and get the profit they deserve.
If you’re curious about this, or branding in general, then you’re in luck.
The next episode of Authorpreneur Mindset will talk a lot about that.
As for me on a personal level, the past few months since I quit my job has been both…amazing and not so amazing.
During the initial month and a half, things were going pretty well.
I had a lot of work for new and old clients for freelancing
started revitalizing everything I had going before
and I was able to back into the swing of things
However, just as fast, things took a turn south, and that’s a very common problem for anyone who is trying to make it non traditionally like authorpreneurs and entrepreneurs.
One week you have more work than you can handle,
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