One of the best professional books on writing is now available again: "The Odyssey of Screenwriters, Novelists, and Dramatists" (Authors' House 2018). The author, Christopher Vogler, has reviewed thousands of stories and script drafts as a story editor for major Hollywood studios. He noticed that some manuscripts consistently exhibit similar elements, and he began searching for patterns and structures in storytelling. He discovered that successful works share a related structure: the archetypal framework of the hero's journey. He draws on Joseph Campbell's studies of mythology and C.G. Jung's depth psychology. Christopher Vogler's "Odyssey" explains the stages of the hero's journey using examples from literature and film history. Featured are: the brave hero, the wise mentor, the higher self, and the shape-shifter.