Penulis sempat menyalin semula bahagian ini daripada buku panduan Dummies berkaitan penulisan novel. Berikut adalah butirannya :
In the Hero With a Thousand Faces (Fontana Press), Joseph Campbell suggest that the classic mythic story - what many people, including us, call the Hero's journey - has 12 steps, which are laid out have :
- Ordinary World - The beginning of the story.
- Call to adventure - Something happens that require action.
- Refusal of the call - The hero is someway unwilling.
- Meeting with the mentor - The hero is offered support.
- Crossing the first threshold - The journey begins.
- Test, allies and enemies - The opposition become apparent.
- The inner care - Getting to the point of the Hero's journey.
- Ordeal - The Showdown
- Reward (or seizing the sword) - After the showdown.
- The road back - The fallout from the showdown.
- Return with the Elixir - End of story.
Penulis berpendapat lebih mudah memahami ciri-ciri ini dengan mengambil contoh sebuah fiksyen dan mengenal pasti ciri-ciri tersebut. Antara novel yang boleh dijadikan kajian adalah Lord of The Rings.
