Pulp Rag: Aiming past ecstasy

The ultimate aim of the quest must be neither release nor ecstasy for oneself, but the wisdom and power to serve others.
—Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth, via Kathryn Estrada

So let’s talk about the quest plot structure. Because writing itself is a quest, and if you don’t know that when you first start out to tackle it, you sure will by the time writing’s done pinning you to the floor. . .

Read the full essay on Pulp Rag.