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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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.
Apr 12, 2021 • 20min
Ep. 543: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 10: The Hero’s Shadow Archetypes
The Hero’s shadow archetypes of Coward and Bully are especially important (and cautionary) due to the pervasiveness of the Hero’s Journey.
Apr 5, 2021 • 21min
Ep. 542: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 9: The Maiden’s Shadow Archetypes
Out of fear and egoism, the Maiden's shadow archetypes would prevent her from embracing a new perspective and completing her journey.
Mar 29, 2021 • 15min
Ep. 541: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 8: Introduction to the 12 Shadow Archetypes
Each positive character archetype inherently represents a struggle with related shadow archetypes--one passive and one aggressive.
Mar 22, 2021 • 24min
Ep. 540: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 7: The Mage Arc
The powerful and mysterious Mage Arc--the final archetypal character arc--turns its attention to questions of power and surrender.
Mar 15, 2021 • 32min
Ep. 539: Archetypal Character Arcs, Pt. 6: The Crone Arc
The Crone Arc begins the final act of the “life arcs” by presenting an inevitable and imperative Underworld Journey.
