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45 master characters : mythic models for creating original characters
Schmidt, Victoria
Adult Nonfiction 808.3 S
Schmidt, Victoria
Adult Nonfiction 808.3 S
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| Contents | Page |
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| Introduction | p. 1 |
| I - Getting Started | |
| 1 - What Are Archetypes, and Why Should Writers Use Them? | p. 7 |
| 2 - How to Use the Archetypes | p. 14 |
| II - Creating Female Heroes and Villains | |
| 3 - Aphrodite: The Seductive Muse and the Femme Fatale | p. 21 |
| 4 - Artemis: The Amazon and the Gorgon | p. 32 |
| 5 - Athena: The Father's Daughter and the Backstabber | p. 41 |
| 6 - Demeter: The Nurturer and the Overcontrolling Mother | p. 50 |
| 7 - Hera: The Matriarch and the Scorned Woman | p. 59 |
| 8 - Hestia: The Mystic and the Betrayer | p. 67 |
| 9 - Isis: The Female Messiah and the Destroyer | p. 75 |
| 10 - Persephone: The Maiden and the Troubled Teen | p. 83 |
| III - Creating Male Heroes and Villains | |
| 11 - Apollo: The Businessman and the Traitor | p. 95 |
| 12 - Ares: The Protector and the Gladiator | p. 105 |
| 13 - Hades: The Recluse and the Warlock | p. 113 |
| 14 - Hermes: The Fool and the Derelict | p. 122 |
| 15 - Dionysus: The Woman's Man and the Seducer | p. 130 |
| 16 - Osiris: The Male Messiah and the Punisher | p. 139 |
| 17 - Poseidon: The Artist and the Abuser | p. 147 |
| 18 - Zeus: The King and the Dictator | p. 156 |
| IV - Creating Supporting Characters | |
| 19 - Introduction to Supporting Characters | p. 167 |
| 20 - Friends | p. 169 |
| Magi | |
| Mentor | |
| Best Friend | |
| Lover | |
| 21 - Rivals | p. 177 |
| Joker | |
| Jester | |
| Nemesis | |
| Investigator | |
| Pessimist | |
| Psychic | |
| 22 - Symbols | p. 186 |
| Shadow | |
| Lost Soul | |
| Double | |
| V - The Feminine and Masculine Journeys | |
| 23 - Introduction to Archetypal Journeys | p. 191 |
| 24 - Plotting the Feminine Journey | p. 199 |
| Act I - Containment | |
| Act II - Transformation | |
| Act III - Emergence | |
| 25 - Plotting the Masculine Journey | p. 243 |
| Act I - Challenge | |
| Act II - Obstacles | |
| Act III - Transformation | |
| Appendix | |
| The Feminine Journey Worksheet | p. 279 |
| The Masculine Journey Worksheet | p. 282 |
| Journey Differences | p. 285 |
| Societal/Gender Differences | p. 286 |
| Index | p. 287 |
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