The Heroine's Journey by Carriger, Gail -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Contents Dedication Introduction Chapter 1: Approach

1. Why did I bother? 2. Why should you bother? 3. Pop culture is a weakness

Chapter 2: Defining Terms

1. It’s all about sex & gender 2. Read this bit! 3. Writing terms & terminology

Chapter 3: Hero’s Journey Beats, Themes & Messages

1. Things to notice 2. Hero’s Journey example 1 3. Hero’s Journey example 2 4. Additional examples of the hero 5. Hero’s Journey hidden messages 6. Review: Hero’s Journey narrative structure

Chapter 4: Basic Structure & Foundational Myths

1. Introducing the Myth of Demeter 2. Demeter’s story 3. Introducing the Myth of Isis 4. Isis’s story 5. Introducing the Myth of Inanna 6. Inanna’s story

Chapter 5: Heroine’s Journey Beats, Themes & Messages

1. Notation of absence 2. Things to notice 3. Heroine’s Journey example 1 4. Heroine’s Journey example 2 5. Additional examples of the heroine 6. Heroine’s Journey hidden messages

Chapter 6: Heroine’s Journey Gets Devalued

1. Heroine’s Journey out of focus 2. Hero’s Journey in focus 3. Repercussions of being devalued 4. Why did this happen? 5. Also, blame Gothics

Chapter 7: Genre Complications

1. Gothic archetypes & the heroine 2. Gothic tropes & the heroine 3. Gothic side effects

Chapter 8: Narrative Variations

1. Tragic journeys 2. Additional narrative elements 3. Whose journey is this? 4. Buddies & sidekicks 5. Foils & dualities 6. Multiple POV narratives

Chapter 9: Reader Experience

1. Reader expectations 2. Emotional hooks & writer’s block 3. Avoiding reader betrayal

Chapter 10: How to write like a heroine

1. Give your heroine companions 2. Define & join a group 3. Write appropriate villains 4. Put side characters in power 5. Dialogue is your friend 6. Let help be a strength 7. Portion out achievement 8. Give your characters humor 9. Use Gothic tropes to indicate genre 10. Use Gothic archetypes to surprise readers 11. A counseling session 12. Be the heroine

Epilogue Citations & References Explained Citations References Aknowledgements Author’s Note About the Author Fiction by Carriger Copyright