Monthly Archives: April 2022

The Hero’s Journey: The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Joseph Campbell was an American mythologist, writer, and lecturer. His book The Hero with a Thousand Faces explores the common journey that heroes from different works of literature take. In this informational text, Jessica McBirney further discusses this common structure … Continue reading

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James Baldwin: The Art Of Fiction

Source: The Paris Review Interviewed by Jordan Elgrably This interview was conducted in the two places dearest to James Baldwin’s struggle as a writer. We met first in Paris, where he spent the first nine years of a burgeoning career … Continue reading

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James Baldwin’s Advice On Writing

James Baldwin’s Advice on Writing “Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.” By Maria Popova In 1989, Paris Review founding editor and … Continue reading

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