Thursday, March 21st | Noon – 1:00 pm/ PDT
A Paid Virtual Event- $10 for WNBA members, $20 for non-members
The Heroine’s Journey: A Template for Writers
A Lunch and Learn Discussion with Kate Farrell for Women’s History Month 2024
Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay!
Ever wonder why the movie Barbie was a “particular ripple in the universe” as Greta Gerwig, its screenwriter/director, described it? How did the movie appeal more than the average chick flick and become a runaway box office success, breaking records worldwide?
To many, Barbie, in its plot, characters, and tropes is the universal story of the feminine quest based on ancient folk and fairy tales. Barbie is to the heroine’s journey as Star Wars is to the hero’s journey.
Kate Farrell, author and storyteller will discuss the basic elements of the heroine’s journey and compare the Hero’s Journey models of Joseph Campbell and filmmaker Christopher Vogler to the Heroine’s Journey of Carl Jung, Marie-Louise Von Franz, and Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
In this interactive presentation, you’ll hear an age-old folktale of the feminine quest with an emphasis on its main characters, followed by prompts for a free write with time to share a few. We’ll compare iconic films with similar folktale characters like Barbie, Snow White, and the Wizard of Oz.
We’ll discuss how the modern experience for women reflects the basic plot elements of the feminine quest archetype and makes it relevant as a template for writers:
Treachery, Into the Wilderness, Return.
· Treachery: Entanglement
· Into the Wilderness: Escape and Initiation
· Return: Recognition and Self Attainment
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Kate Farrell, author, storyteller, and educator founded the Word Weaving Storytelling Project and published numerous educational materials on storytelling. She has contributed to and edited award-winning anthologies of personal narrative. Her award-winning new book is a timely, how-to guide on the art of storytelling for adults, Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories. She offers workshops on storytelling and the heroine’s journey for libraries and writing groups here.
Kate’s new project offers online and in-person classes with WOVEN: Telling the Heroine’s Journey
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