![]() ![]() ![]() Please note: this tool is not meant to replace a synopsis because it doesn’t focus as strongly on the external events and conflicts in the story-it’s more focused on the internal events and internal conflicts of your heroine. Revise a synopsis or a completed manuscript Double-check that the external events in the story are fueling and forwarding the character’s internal arc Use the Heroine’s Journey even in a romance where there’s also a hero taking up 50% of the book Draw the internal arc full circle in a way that will satisfy readers Build the internal arc toward the “Black Moment” crisis Keep a character’s internal arc in a forward-moving motion rather than stagnating ![]() Fix and strengthen disjointed character development Or change up your hero’s internal journey with one of self-discovery by applying the Heroine’s Journey to his story arc Create a more emotionally resonant internal arc for your heroine It will guide you in an easy way toward applying the Heroine’s Journey structure for your heroine. This worksheet consists of the Heroine's Journey explained in detail, questions for you to answer about your heroine, and examples to explain each stage of the Heroine's Journey. If readers comment that there’s “something off” with a character’s story arc, the Heroine’s Journey applied to a heroine will often make her story more psychologically resonant and satisfying for a reader. This makes the Heroine’s Journey a good template for a heroine’s story arc. Whether in romances or women’s fiction, often a heroine’s story arc is more about internal awakening as opposed to the “quest” style of the Hero’s Journey. As a result, their internal story arcs will differ according to gender, also. Often, a male and female character will respond differently to conflict in a story because culture and time period will affect a character differently due to gender. Maureen Murdock took Campbell’s work, her own psychology experience, and other psychoanalytical writings and world myths to develop The Heroine’s Journey for women. Joseph Campbell originally wrote about the Hero’s Journey in his book, The Hero With a Thousand Faces, as a psychological analysis of the classical myth formula. Make your character’s story arc resonate more emotionally with readers. ![]()
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