STORYBASE

This part of the site is dedicated to the study of "The Story".  It consists of three primary sections.

The StoryBase Forums are a place to explore something I call Reactive Fiction, write, discuss stories, books, and film, and just generally have a good time.  Be sure to read the FAQ's before posting. The main part of the Forum is the Reactive Fiction Experiment which will pit our authors' imaginations against unknown plots in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.  If you think this might interest you, or you enjoy writing in those genres, by all means come on in!  (Forum requires registration to post, but not to read.)

"The Hero's Journey" is a section studying the Monomyth structure described by Joseph Campbell and how it can be applied to all kinds of stories.  This is great for all writers, 'wanna-be's', and folks that just like analyzing stories.

"Of the Cosmic Balance" is an archive of some pretty unbelievable fan-fiction IMHO (well I helped write it).  But it is archived here.

The name for the "Storybase" comes from the old BBS days back in the 80's when people posted on 'Message Bases' instead of NewsGroups or forums.  So here is a tribute to the original Story Base, which sparked lots of fan fiction and hours and hours of good times and fun.