Stage Three: Refusal of the Call to Adventure

If a hero refuses a Call to Adventure in a story and somebody is there to hear it, is he still a hero? Find the answer to this and other pressing questions in my newest post, “Stage Three: The Refusal of the Call to Adventure.”

Stage One: The Ordinary World

Luke Skywalker does farm chores for his Uncle Owen on Tatooine. The Pevensie children begin their Narnian adventure in the quiet old house of Professor Kirke. Harry Potter starts out in a cookie cutter house on Privet Drive.
That is to say, every adventure begins in an Ordinary World.

What Is This Blog Even About?

If you’ve been keeping up with my blog since its auspicious inception about a week ago, you have probably been wondering what in the world this blog is even about.