#254. How to Outline Your Novel With the Hero’s Journey

About this episode

This episode teaches how to outline a novel using the Hero’s Journey framework.

Learn how to outline your novel using the Hero’s Journey—without mistaking this classic framework for a complete story blueprint. The Hero’s Journey is one of the most widely recognized story frameworks out there. But knowing the twelve stages—like the Ordinary World, the Call to Adventure, the Ordeal, and the Return with the Elixir—isn’t the same as knowing where those stages belong in a full-length novel. In this episode, I’m walking you through how to outline your novel with the Hero’s Jou...

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Host: Savannah Gilbo

Topics covered

• novel outlining
• Hero’s Journey
• story frameworks
• creative writing
• fiction writing

Keywords

• novel outline
• Hero’s Journey stages
• story blueprint
• fiction writing tips
• creative writing techniques

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Books & works: Hero’s Journey

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