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21.04: Deconstructing the Hero's Journey

Writing Excuses by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

Jan 25, 202625:46Arts

Our hosts take on the Hero’s Journey—where it came from, why it endures, and why it can make writers uneasy. They break it down as a tool (and not a rule), exploring how pattern recognition works in storytelling without...

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21.04: Deconstructing the Hero's Journey is an episode from Writing Excuses by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. Our hosts take on the Hero’s Journey—where it came from, why it endures, and why it can ma...

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Published Jan 25, 2026, 25:46 long, audio available.

21.04: Deconstructing the Hero's Journey

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