BIAM Day 2

Drafted my 10 scene Cards

I used Chris Vogler's "The Writer's Journey, Mythic Structure for Writers", Third Edition. He condensed Joseph Campbell's outline of the hero's journey in "Hero with a Thousand Faces" down to twelve stages. I translated the stages down further into the novel's 10 major scene cards. His method was used over others because I've studied his book and heard him speak on the subject. It's familiar and a good place to start for me.

Below are Vogler's 12 Stages of the Hero's Journey with my comments of how I combined them to make my 10 major scenes:
Act I
The Ordinary World
[Combined the Call and the Refusal to one scene]
Call to Adventure                                            
Refusal of the Call                                           
Meeting with the Mentor
Crossing the First Threshold

Act II (a)
Tests, Allies, and Enemies
Approach to the Innermost Cave

Act 11 (b)
The Ordeal
Reward

Act III
The Road Back-(often includes a car chase)
[Second combination - the last two]
The Resurrection                                                                                         
Return with the Elixir

It's a start. The major scene cards give me an idea of where the story is going. So many movies use this outline, I often know what act it is by what is taking place. Some people resist this ancient outline, but it works in the telling of great stories and a story's twists and turns provide room for many limitless creative ideas and endings.