Types of stories

> All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. – [Leo Tolstoy](http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/57886-all-great-literature-is-one-of-two-stories-a-man)

> A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man. – [Joseph Campbell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces)

> Overcoming the Monster; Rags to Riches; The Quest; Voyage and Return; Comedy; Tragedy; Rebirth – [Christopher Booker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots)

> Boy Meets Girl, The Little Tailor, and the Man-Who-Learns-Better – [Robert Heinlein](http://blog.karenwoodward.org/2013/09/robert-heinlein-on-writing-of.html)

And [many](http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/plotFARQ.html), [MANY](http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/06/plotto/) [more](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2366/what-are-the-seven-basic-literary-plots)…