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Why teach something cliché and ubiquitous as a general storytelling advice?

I've written 10+ novels and am relatively certain that none of them would be better if I had based them on this "story circle" (Harmon's rendition of "hero's journey").

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Sounds like you don't need a website with a 101 label, then.

Fair enough. I just don't think it's good advice.

It's as good advice as the ABABCB song structure is for writing pop songs. As cliche as they are, you need to understand the rules to know how to break them.

LOL, you forgot the prechorus and a hook.

But nobody claims that ABABCB is the only song structure.

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