Deleted Scenes

The rough draft of A Hero's Journey was almost 134,000 words.  The final draft was closer to 87,000.  That means there were a lot of scenes that were cut.  Here are links to some of these deleted scenes so you can get an idea of some things that got left on the cutting room floor.

Be warned that the deleted scenes may contain foul language, sexual situations, and so forth.  They may also have uncorrected typos and such.

• Deleted Scene #1:  The Prologue
• Deleted Scene #2:  Chapter 1--Original Opening
• Deleted Scene #3: Science Tests
• Deleted Scene #4: Forensic Accounting
• Deleted Scene #5: Chapter 5--Extended Version
• Deleted Scene #6: Percival Contemplates Retirement
• Deleted Scene #7: Emma and Becky Discuss the Funeral
• Deleted Scene #8: Marlin Attends the Funeral
• Deleted Scene #9: Emma & Dan Have Coffee
• Deleted Scene #10: Donovan At the Crime Scene
• Deleted Scene #11: The Witches Visit Emma
• Deleted Scene #12: Sexual Harassment
• Deleted Scene #13: Percival is Orphaned
• Deleted Scene #14: Donovan Meets the Scarlet Knight 
• Deleted Scene #15: Life in the Beech House
• Deleted Scene #16: Emma and the Sewer Rat 2