Hero Archetypes, Part One

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One of my favorite writing resources right now is The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines: Sixteen Master Archetypes. It’s been very helpful in editing my latest novel, and if you can find a copy (use one from the library, since it’s out of print), I highly recommend his resource.

The ideas in this book are based on Jung’s theory of collective unconscious. He identified major archetypes that arise from memories of shared human experience and serve as models for personalities.

From the back of the book:

At the very core of a character, every hero can be traced back to one of eight major archetypes, as can every heroine. The core archetype tells the writer the most basic instincts of heroes or heroines — how they think and feel, what drives them and how they reach their goals.

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