Writing the Heroine's Journey

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**[California Writers Club - SF Peninsula](https://www.cwc-sfpeninsula.org/upcoming-meetings) Presents...** ### **Writing the Heroine’s Journey: Descent of the Goddess** ### Presenters: Kate Farrell and Beth Mattsson As we celebrate the epic adventure of Odysseus in a movie extravaganza, *The Odyssey* directed by Christopher Nolan, a hero’s journey that has revived interest in classical literature, we might wonder: **Where is the heroine?** She appears in the literature of antiquity, her exploits told, her hymns sung. **Join us to explore the hidden terrain of the heroines’ journey at its most dramatic and transformative in her ancient, suppressed tales and leave with a sense of awe. We will tell powerful excerpts and provide writing prompts so that the old stories become living maps once again.** Bonus: Pertinent excerpts from *The Fairy Tale Heroine: Live and Write Her Journey* manuscript for historical and cultural context in a pdf file. \-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Kate Farrell,** is a storyteller, author, librarian, and founder of the Woven project to tell the heroine’s journey. She has contributed to and edited award-winning anthologies of personal narrative; as an educator she founded the Word Weaving Storytelling Project and published numerous educational materials on storytelling. Kate’s award-winning book is *Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories*. Her upcoming book, published by Sibyl Writing Craft, *The Fairy Tale Heroine: Live and Write Her Journey*, is available January 2027. [https://katefarrell.net/](https://katefarrell.net/) or [https://woventales.net/](https://woventales.net/) **Beth Mattsson** is a Certified Creative Journal Expressive Arts Instructor, a trained SoulCollage® facilitator, a Facilitator of Intuitive Painting and Expressive Arts, and Touch Drawing. She is also a Breathwork facilitator which helps us go from our heads to our hearts. She offers workshops as well as one-on-one creative facilitation. Beth…