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Steps 1-4 The 12 steps of the Hero’s Journey help writers to plot a novel or a screenplay, but they can be used for memoirs or non-fiction.  The Hero’s Journey idea comes from Dr. Joseph Campbell, a Sarah Lawrence College professor who examined the myths told by tribes from the Greeks to the Norse to…

Steps 5-8 Step 5. CROSSING THE THRESHOLD Until stage 5, the protagonist isn’t a hero, and he isn’t on a hero’s journey yet. Step 5 in the hero’s journey begins around the end of Act One or the beginning of Act Two. This is a turning point because it’s the point of no return for…