642 episodes

Helping Writers Become Authors provides writers help in summoning inspiration, crafting solid characters, outlining and structuring novels, and polishing prose. Learn how to write a book and edit it into a story agents will buy and readers will love. (Music intro by Kevin MacLeod.)

Helping Writers Become Authors K.M. Weiland

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 881 Ratings

Helping Writers Become Authors provides writers help in summoning inspiration, crafting solid characters, outlining and structuring novels, and polishing prose. Learn how to write a book and edit it into a story agents will buy and readers will love. (Music intro by Kevin MacLeod.)

    Ep. 640: What Are Antagonistic Proxies? And How Can They Help Your Story?

    Ep. 640: What Are Antagonistic Proxies? And How Can They Help Your Story?

    Here are four tips for how to use antagonistic proxies to your advantage, depending on your story's needs, without complicating your story.

    • 18 min
    Ep. 639: Where Should You Start Plotting Your Story?

    Ep. 639: Where Should You Start Plotting Your Story?

    An overview of the main concerns when deciding where to start plotting a story, depending on where it makes the most sense for you.

    • 16 min
    Ep. 638: Hot Tip for Character Relationships: The Relationship IS a Character

    Ep. 638: Hot Tip for Character Relationships: The Relationship IS a Character

    One of the best tricks for writing memorable character relationships is to think of each relationship as an entity of its own. Here's how.

    • 15 min
    Ep. 637: How to Rediscover the Joy of Writing

    Ep. 637: How to Rediscover the Joy of Writing

    What happens when you lose the joy? Learn how to rediscover the joy of writing you experienced way back at the beginning of your journey,

    • 23 min
    What Are Plot Devices? (Why You Should Be Cautious)

    What Are Plot Devices? (Why You Should Be Cautious)

    Learning how to identify plot devices and fully support them on every page of your story is a huge step toward writing cohesive and resonant fiction.

    • 17 min
    Ep. 635: How to Write Interesting Happy Scenes? 6 Tips

    Ep. 635: How to Write Interesting Happy Scenes? 6 Tips

    Six tips for how to write interesting happy scenes that will become some of your readers favorite moments in the story.

    • 17 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
881 Ratings

881 Ratings

CAMP06 ,

Refreshing and easy to listen to

Weiland is brilliant at breaking down complex writing concepts and serving them up in bite-sized pieces. The tone is straightforward and not gimmicky, which I appreciate. The length of the episodes is perfect.

Dita Basu ,

Valuable resource

Great resource. Enjoying the podcasts very much . Thank you.

teric611 ,

Ten-Star Teaching!!!

K.M. Weiland has tremendous, game-changing (and illuminating) insights for all story writers! You’ll get lots of useful nuggets in every episode, so definitely listen and apply what you’re learning. Also, I highly recommend reading her book, “Creating Character Arcs” for all the same reasons.

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