Workshop Description:
“We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” — Paulo Coehlo
You can write two spectacular protagonists but if the “hero’s journey” of the relationship isn’t strong the story falls apart because the reader cannot connect with why these two people are together. A good love story will map out along a journey, taking the reader through the building blocks to a “happy ending.”
The Hero’s Journey has several essential parts, each part dealing with another set of challenges, defeats, and victories, and each build on the last until the hero (or in this case, the relationship) reaches the end of the story. Each stage – once navigated – proves they have learned the lessons their journey taught them and can use them in the real world.
In this workshop, we’ll talk about the structure of the romantic journey (based on the Hero’s Journey framework) and how it is the bones of a solid relationship story.
Instructor’s Bio:
Tere Michaels writes happily ever afters in the big city – with heaps of snark, angst and humor. Her focus is on characters and all the ridiculous ways they trip through life and love. She has written fifteen books including her popular Faith, Love & Devotion series, and the superhero saga, The Vigilante.
She has been presenting workshops on the writing process for over ten years.