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Triumphant return!
Jul. 18th, 2007 07:34 pmI've started a new job at the same library where I've been working part time, and while I'm enjoying it very much, it's more hours per week than I'd been working. Beyond that, a wedding, and a convention all in the past week, it's been rather busy, so I'm afraid I've been a bit behind. But here I am, ready to come back to the blogosphere!
On the recommendation of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shanna_s, I've been reading The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes & Heroines. Shanna has been doing several blog entries on the nature of using archetypes in fiction that have been really insightful, so I've been looking forward to reading the book. But the thing that Shanna talks about most--how what motivates a character really defines what type of archetype the character falls into--is only barely glossed over in this text. So while the names and categories are useful, particularly in reading Shanna's entries, the book itself is far less insightful than Shanna's entries.
The other thing that's been striking me as I read is the division between male and female archetypes--something that, as I'm reading, I severely question. ( Read more... )
I'm hoping Shanna will pop by and bounce off of my ideas, as I've been really impressed with what she's doing--and I'm very interested to know if I'm totally off the mark with the idea of being CHOSEN. I'm also curious about the Jungian archetypes and how much they overlap--as well as how much gender enters into the equation. You may be seeing more of these posts in the future.
On the recommendation of
shanna_s, I've been reading The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes & Heroines. Shanna has been doing several blog entries on the nature of using archetypes in fiction that have been really insightful, so I've been looking forward to reading the book. But the thing that Shanna talks about most--how what motivates a character really defines what type of archetype the character falls into--is only barely glossed over in this text. So while the names and categories are useful, particularly in reading Shanna's entries, the book itself is far less insightful than Shanna's entries.The other thing that's been striking me as I read is the division between male and female archetypes--something that, as I'm reading, I severely question. ( Read more... )
I'm hoping Shanna will pop by and bounce off of my ideas, as I've been really impressed with what she's doing--and I'm very interested to know if I'm totally off the mark with the idea of being CHOSEN. I'm also curious about the Jungian archetypes and how much they overlap--as well as how much gender enters into the equation. You may be seeing more of these posts in the future.
