Despina at 2013-04-16 15:22:21:
Can the Call to Adventure ever come first? I'm drawing a blank on any examples other than my own storyline, but could it still be a satisfying story and character arc if the inciting incident happens within the first few minutes/pages and then proceed to revisit the Old World (not with flashbacks, but in pursuit of his goal and in learning the stakes) on the way to the New World? Or would learning the stakes be the Call to Adventure?