Prompt #861

Hero’s or Heroine’s Journey . . .

Brief definition: A hero or heroine goes on an adventure, is victorious, and is transformed.  

This can be fiction or memoir.

Examples: Dorothy in Wizard of Oz

Kerrin in Amoran, recently published by Debra Koehler

If you were to write a story of your life, or a real person’s life, or your fictional character life as a hero’s or heroine’s journey, what would the lowlights be?

  • The highlights?
  • What obstacle did you or your character overcome?
  • Write a scene where there is a conflict: Someone wants something. There is an obstacle.
  • Does the character get what they want?


Prompt #861

Write a scene involving a conflict or overcoming an obstacle.

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