Why Must Read The Writer's Journey - 25th Anniversary Edition: Mythic Structure for Writers?

If you've never read this book, get it. If you've read this book and want to know if it's worth buying the updated version? It is, get it. If you are getting this book for the first time, get this version. It's a step up in tone and language. It builds from the richness of the other editions and gives some extras that the other editions do not have. I also feel that if you are coming from Joseph Campbell's work and want to use the hero's journey, this is the book you get. You're not going to get a better guide about the hero's journey than this book. For those that have been digesting and using this book for years here's what I personally found in the update. 1. It reads better than the previous edition. This didn't need to be redone, but it was the first thing I noticed. It just felt better to read. There are so additional nuggests of wisdom throughout that clarify some of things written. I had a great time revisiting it. 2. Most of the new stuff is in the appendices. The core such as Archetypes and the Journey are not new. What's the Big Deal and It's All About Vibes, Man are new chapters. What's the Big Deal goes into writing scenes. It doesn't take a structural approach to writing scenes but a psychological one of the power structures between characters. I liked this because this is the type of stuff I learned as an actor. I would have liked him to use a scene and broke it down as an example, but it was a good chapter overall. 3. It also felt more spiritual in its tone as if Voglar is morphing from a screenwriting and more into Joseph Campbell, which is not a bad thing. For me this book is the next step you should take from Hero With a Thousand Faces, and even more so now. 4. The design is cleaner. The font size is a little bigger and clearer to read. There's a lot more distinction between his text and the examples. It makes it easier to flip through and find with the eye.