mythic models for creating original characters Schmidt, Victoria Lynn 1969- creator text ohu Cincinnati, Ohio Writer's Digest Books 2001 monographic eng Eng 277 p. : 22 cm Helps writers explore some of the most common male and female archetypes - the mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate - and learn how to use them as foundations for their What are archetypes and why should writers use them? --How to use archetypes --Aphrodite: the seductive muse and the femme fatale --Artemis: the amazon and the gorgon --Athena: the father's daughter and the backstabber --Demeter: the nurturer and the overcontrolling mother --Hera: the matriarch and the scorned woman --Hestia: the mystic and the betrayer --Isis: the female messiah and the destroyer --Persephone: the maiden and the troubled teen --Apollo: thebusinessman and the traitor --Ares: the protector and the gladiator --Hades: the recluse and the warlock --Hermes: the fool and the derelict --Dionysus: the woman's man and the seducer--Osiris: the male messiah and the punisher --Poseidon: the artist and the abuser --Zeus: the king and the dictator --Introduction to supporting characters--FriendsRivals -- Symbols -- Introduction to archetypal journeys -- Plotting the feminine journey -- Plotting the masculine journey -- The feminine journey worksheet -- The masculine journey worksheet -- Journey differences -- Societal/gender differences. Victoria Lynn Schmidt. Includes Index Characters and Characteristics in Literature Fiction Technique Characters and Characteristics Caracteres y características en la literatura Arte de escribir Ficción Técnicas Personajes literarios Caracteristicas PN 218 S354c 2001 9781599635347 1599635348 140806 20230410130651.0 spa