Author: Anjuelle Floyd
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The Enemy at the Gates–Guardians of the Threshold
Guardians of the Threshold, which Christopher Vogler discusses in The Writer’s Journey, Mythic Structure for Writers, may present as enemies. Yet instead they seek to test the protagonist or central character of a story, to ensure that she or he has integrated the wisdom and information provided by the Mentor. The best protagonists earn success…
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Mentor and Story
Mentors are the wisdom-carriers in stories. They infect the protagonist or major character with knowledge and information needed to complete their quest. Mentors encourage the heroine or hero to believe, and have faith in her or his ability to meet the challenge standing before them. On a psycho-spiritual level mentors represent the Imago Dei, the…
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The Heroine/Hero and Their Function in Story
The heroine or hero provides the reader with perspective and focus on the story, point of view. She or he also serves as the point of identification allowing the reader to invest her or his feelings towards care and concern for not simply the major character but also remaining with the story to see its…
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Civility and Order
The word, hero, in Greek means, “to protect and to serve“. We often find these words on the side of police cars. Thus we think of law enforcement. And yet, from the etymological perspective rooted in Greek, what is to be protected? What or who needs and desires safety of survival? What is ultimately at…
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Sunday writing…
I see why so many people never finish books. It takes perseverance to write, and to keep at it. Today was Sunday and I wanted to take my youngest out. I try to spend an afternoon once a week with each of my children. With 3 children that can be tough, particularly when all three…
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NaNoWriMo…
I’m back. I haven’t written on this blog for over 8 weeks. It’s obviously easier for me to write about the craft of writing, than of my own exploits in writing. Why is that?
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Radio Show | Deanna Raybourn and ‘Lady Julia Grey’
Novelist, Deanna Raybourn discusses Lady Julia Grey, the heroine of her novels, “Silent in Grave,” “Silent in the Sanctuary,” and “Silent on the Moor“. So tune in.