The Scribbler's Guide to the Land of Myth: Mythic Motifs for Storytellers

by Sarah Beach

Are you a writer hoping to deepen the mythic impact of your story? Do you feel that your Hero’s Journey has drifted off the track? The Scribbler’s Guide to the Land of Myth is the book that will help you enrich the mythic power of your story. A detailed explanation of the variations in the Hero’s Journey, an expanded list of character archetypes, and discussions of the symbolic meanings of time, seasons, weather and landscape, all make this book a useful reference for all writers. Author Sarah Beach applies her background in literary scholarship to the subject of mythic symbolism in stories, and provides an accessible and lively guide to the true nature of mythic resonance in storytelling. Using examples from film and television, she shows timeless mythic patterns at work in ways any writer can grasp. Organized on the model of tour books, The Scribbler’s Guide to the Land of Myth will help writers navigate their story through the symbolic possibilities.

445 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 4, 2008

About the author

Born in Southern California, Italian, and a passionate gluten-free foodie Sarah Beach grew up eating all the "normal" Italian delicacies always made from scratch by her Italian mother. Sarah is a fifteen year plus veteran of the food and hospitality industry and freelance writer. Having this experience made Sarah into quite the discerning foodie who cares about the food "experience" as much as she does the ingredients. Her early experiences with homemade food gave her the passion for that taste of "made from scatch" that she still has to this day.

Getting diagnosed with Celiac's disease in 2010, she was determined to design recipes that included some of the foods she loved but could no longer eat in their "natural form", and wanted to learn some new ones as well being that this diagnosis is for life. She was and is passionate about the idea of passing these recipes along to others who suffer from this unfortunate affliction but share her love of good food.

She is a member of several writing associations such as SDAC, Writum Network, San Diegos Writers, Inc., and SDPWG. Sarah is the current author of two cookbooks, "Delicious and Easy Gluten Free Recipes," and "Quinoa Recipes Made Easy." She is currently working on her third book

Reviews

[Sherwood Smith]

Written in an accessible, entertaining style, this book delves into myth in a variety of forms--showing how motifs and themes are used primarily in visual media. Any writer who has discovered a lack in education in mythology and who wants a quick, fun guide pointing in the right direction for further research should have this book at hand.