Can’t explain it to a kid? Then, you don’t understand it. – Albert Einstein I struggled to explain some phases of the hero’s journey to my 10-year old son. In […]
Category: Story Charts
The Hero’s Journey of the Lion King
The Five Commandments, Obligatory Scenes and Conventions, and the Hero’s Journey in one chart. Movie: The Lion King. Genre: Action. Remarkable: No test and trials. Straight to the ordeal It […]

The Arks of Tension, External Value Shifts, and Internal Value Shifts
While writing scenes, we need to keep three curves in mind: External value shifts (life/death for action) Internal value shifts (wisdom/folly for revelation) Tension I envision an optimal tension curve […]
Action Genre Story Chart
The Five Commandments, Obligatory Scenes and Conventions, and the Hero’s Journey in one chart. Genre: Action.
Justice League Story Chart
The Five Commandments, Obligatory Scenes and Conventions, and the Hero’s Journey of the Justice League in one chart.