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What are the 7 archetypes of story structure and how can they help me write a book? If you're like me then you want to write the next great American novel.  The sad news of that is that it's highly unlikely that that will happen for a very long time. A lot of the reason behind that is there are so many people producing such high-quality novels, and it's really hard to capture a national novel at this time in history where there are so many varying voices.  Again, if you're like me and hundreds of thousands of other English graduates, you still want to write a book. With technology the way it is, it's easier than ever to write something and get it out in the world. You can self-publish your novel instead of being roped into an unfair contract by a big publishing house. You can be an incredibly successful author with self-publishing. Jenna Moreci is the perfect example of this. I even reviewed her first book here. It's really hard work, but it can be done. But now that you've made the decision to write a book, it's time to settle on a story. When working on that story it helps to have an outline to follow.  There are numerous ways to go about it, and if you're a nerd about writing and critical theory like me, you probably have heard of Carl Jung's idea of the collective unconscious. It's essentially the theory that humanity is all connected through an unconscious mind. It's why almost any story can be connected and compared to others.  This Read the full article