When Joseph Campbell first envisioned the Hero’s Journey, it was as the result of wide and deep research on myths from all over the globe. Every steps and archetypes were packed with meaning and thought.

The Mono-myth became a guide, a checklist, a map. But over the years, repetition and proven successes may have caused writers to mistake the map for the territory, and get lost in formulaic stories.

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