Helping Writers Become Authors
K.M. Weiland
Hosted by award-winning story coach K.M. Weiland, the Helping Writers Become Authors podcast will take you deep into story theory, writing techniques, and all the incredible wisdom of story. There is no such thing as "just a story." Come along to find out how to write YOUR best story, astound the world, and (just maybe) change your life!
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Dec 13, 2021 • 16min
Ep. 573: The Two Halves of the Climactic Moment
The two halves of the Climactic Moment require the story's final sequence to offer two very specific beats: Sacrifice and Victory/Failure.
Dec 6, 2021 • 16min
Ep. 572: The Two Halves of the Third Plot Point
The two halves of the Third Plot Point work together to create a scene arc that moves from the False Victory to the Low Moment.
Nov 29, 2021 • 16min
Ep. 571: The Two Halves of the Midpoint
The halves of the Midpoint are unique in story structure in that they mark the dividing line between the two halves of the entire story arc.
Nov 15, 2021 • 15min
Ep. 570: The Two Halves of the First Plot Point
The First Plot Point is often referred to as a threshold, a visual metaphor representing the native two-sidedness of all structural beats.
Nov 8, 2021 • 18min
Ep. 569: The Two Halves of the Inciting Event
A series examining the two important "halves" in each of story structure's major beats, beginning with the Inciting Event in the First Act.
Oct 25, 2021 • 15min
Ep. #568: 6 Questions to Help You Avoid Repetitive Scenes
Find out what defines repetitive scenes, as well as strategies for recognizing and avoiding them in your fiction.
Oct 11, 2021 • 16min
Ep. 567: Archetypal Antagonists for the Mage Arc: Evil and the Weakness of Humankind
The archetypal antagonists for the Mage Arc often manifest subtly--not in obvious "evil," but in an ordinary person's weakness.
Oct 4, 2021 • 14min
Ep. 566: Archetypal Antagonists for the Crone Arc: Death Blight and Tempter
The archetypal antagonists for the Crone Arc are represented as a Death Blight and as the subtle Tempter who would lure her from the Truth.
Sep 27, 2021 • 18min
Ep. 565: Archetypal Antagonists for the King Arc: Cataclysm and Rebel
The archetypal antagonists for the King Arc are the Cataclysm and the Rebel, both of which challenge the King to culminate his rule.
Sep 20, 2021 • 14min
Ep. 564: Archetypal Antagonists for the Queen Arc: Invader and Empty Throne
Usually the archetypal antagonists for a Queen Arc are represented by the Invader in the outer conflict and the Empty Throne in the inner conflict.
