Award-winning and internationally published author of the acclaimed Structuring Your Novel and Creating Character Arcs. Writes speculative and historical fic.
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10 Apr 2023
My brand new book Writing Archetypal Character Arcs: The Hero's Journey and Beyond dives deep into the possibilities for using the “mythic beat sheets” of six important life arcs in your own stories. Find out more here: helpingwritersbecomeauthors.…
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Need a Good Book Editor? Top Up-to-Date Recommendations | buff.ly/Ifbh4K7 | @KMWeiland | #indiewriting
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Well said, @KMWeiland. There are times when you just need to take a break from #writing. helpingwritersbecomeauthors.…
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Jun 17
How to Choose the Right Character Arc for Your Story by @KMWeiland #CharacterArc #Protagonist #Disillusionment #FlatArc #ClimacticMoment helpingwritersbecomeauthors.…
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"Mythic stories speak truths even their authors may not have known they knew. They are stories with the depth and capacity to guide—not through 'morals' or agenda-driven plots, but through the inspiration of the deep visual imagination." ~@KMWeiland
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How to Write Mythic Fiction: 7 Practices to Reconnect With the Lost Art of Mythmaking helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #amwriting #writetip
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Jun 9
Although characters are not templates, these broad patterns of character arcs can help you identify where to send your story - @KMWeiland helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writingtips #writinglife #authorlife
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Jun 8
Reverie is a distraction-free writing app for novelists. The page warms to keep you in the flow and settles when you pause, and it builds your structure from the scene breaks you already wrote rather than making you outline. No AI, no subscription. reverie-writing.com
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"One useful thing to keep in mind is that character arc and theme are always connected. The ending of your story doesn’t just determine what happens externally. It also reveals what the story ultimately believes to be true." ~@KMWeiland
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How to Choose the Right Character Arc for Your Story helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #amwriting #writetip
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"The path to writing truly mythic fiction, as contemporary authors, is not in copying what our ancestors gave us, but rather in learning to tap our own mythic interior so that we may create our own myths for our own times." ~@KMWeiland
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5 Proven Ways to Conquer Self-Doubt in Writing | buff.ly/DkiwODQ | @KMWeiland | #AuthorTips #SelfDoubt #Timer #InnerCritic
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Jun 6
How to Write Mythic Fiction: Stop Borrowing Old Myths and Start Creating New Ones helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #amwriting
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"Why Writers Struggle With Character Arcs Becoming Formulaic" — @KMWeiland #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookEditing #WritingTips
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Microtension in Writing Explained: How Small Details Create Big Tension helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writingtips #writing #WritingCommunity @KMWeiland @CSLakin
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The question you ask here is an important one for all writers, @KMWeiland. What are we putting into the world with our stories? The answer to this question can give us, and others, hope even in the worst of times. helpingwritersbecomeauthors.…
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Thoughts on How the Marketplace Is Shaping the Stories We Tell helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #amwriting #writetip
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May 14
What might give your writing a sense of energy and urgency? A post about microtension by @CSLakin at @KMWeiland helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writingtips #writinglife #creativewriting #writingcommunity
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"The Danger of Treating External Conflict as the Whole Story" — @KMWeiland #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #BookEditing #WritingTips
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