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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Jun 21, 2021 • 19min
Ep. 553: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 20: The Flat Archetype of the Elder
The Flat archetype of the Elder provides crucial guidance for enacting important change in surrounding characters.
Jun 13, 2021 • 15min
Ep. 552: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 19: The Flat Archetype of the Ruler
The Flat archetype of the Ruler represents the potential period in a person’s life in which he or she is in a position of leadership.
Jun 7, 2021 • 15min
Ep. 551: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 18: The Flat Archetype of the Parent
We don’t often think of the Flat archetype of the Parent with the same enthusiasm as we do the Hero. And yet they are intrinsically linked.
May 31, 2021 • 16min
Ep. 550: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 17: The Flat Archetype of the Lover
A deeply nuanced archetype that evolves with us for most of our lives, the Flat archetype of the Lover is inherent and integral.
May 24, 2021 • 15min
Ep. 549: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 16: The Flat Archetype of the Child
The archetype of the Child is necessarily an archetype of deep vulnerability and surprisingly powerful impact upon other characters.
May 17, 2021 • 16min
Ep. 548: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 15: Introduction to the 6 Flat Archetypes
Flat archetypes are often seen teaching other characters some of the same lessons they just learned in their own previously completed arcs.
May 10, 2021 • 19min
Ep. 547: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 14: The Mage’s Shadow Archetypes
Will the character triumph--or succumb in the end to the powerful temptations of either of the Mage's shadow archetypes, the Miser or the Sorcerer?
May 3, 2021 • 19min
Ep. 546: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 13: The Crone’s Shadow Archetypes
If the character cannot powerfully transition into the final act of life, the risk is that of sliding into the Crone's shadow archetypes.
Apr 26, 2021 • 21min
Ep. 545: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 12: The King’s Shadow Archetypes
Whether this powerful character brings life to the Kingdom depends on if he is in the grip of the King's shadow archetypes of Puppet and Tyrant.
Apr 19, 2021 • 20min
Ep. 544: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 11: The Queen’s Shadow Archetypes
The Queen’s shadows have the potential to block her possibility for a positively transformative archetypal character arc.
