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K.M. Weiland

@KMWeiland

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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Joined April 2009
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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.… #AmWriting #herosjourney
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Here's the Secret to Believable Character Arcs: Change Is an Awakening helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writingfiction #writingtips @KMWeiland
Here's the Secret to Believable Character Arcs: Change Is an Awakening

Here's the Secret to Believable Character Arcs: Change Is an Awakening

Learn how to write believable character arcs by planting the seeds of change from the beginning. 5 ways to make character growth feel earned.

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Here’s the Secret to Believable Character Arcs: Change Is an Awakening helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #amwriting #writetip
Here's the Secret to Believable Character Arcs: Change Is an Awakening

Here's the Secret to Believable Character Arcs: Change Is an Awakening

Learn how to write believable character arcs by planting the seeds of change from the beginning. 5 ways to make character growth feel earned.

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How do we write subplots well? @KMWeiland helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writingcommunity #writingtips #writing
5 Tips for Writing Subplots That Strengthen Your Main Plot

5 Tips for Writing Subplots That Strengthen Your Main Plot

Learn how to write subplots that deepen character, theme, and conflict without distracting from your main plot, plus 5 practical ways to organize them.

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✦ ───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── ✦ The October 15 issue of Indie Author News is already nearing 1,000 views — and it’s only been a few days! ✨ Inside you’ll find A Voice by @uzauthor, Creating Character Arcs by @KMWeiland, With the Heart in Mind by @mikaeelahmeds, plus clean fiction, a hidden gem, and a first look at my own beta book Mindset of Success. This issue also continues our six-part writing course with Part 2: People a Reader Will Follow — practical notes on want, need, and choices that make a character someone you stay with. Read the full issue here: Hope something in it steadies or inspires you 💫 #IndieAuthorNews #CleanReads #KRBOOKTALK #BookRecommendations nitter.cf/krbooktalk/status/2110…
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October Light, Mid-Month: Clean Indie Books to Carry the Month Forward

October Light, Mid-Month: Clean Indie Books to Carry the Month Forward

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"I do not think it too simplistic or idealistic a statement to say that storytelling is a quest for meaning." I couldn't agree more, @KMWeiland. Stories, and the themes they contain, are part of how we make sense of the world. helpingwritersbecomeauthors.…
Story Theory and the Quest for Meaning

Story Theory and the Quest for Meaning

It is not too simplistic or idealistic a statement to say that storytelling--and therefore story theory--is a quest for meaning.

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What is subtext and how do you use it effectively? @kmweiland helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writinghacks #writingcommunity #publishing #writingq
The 5 Ingredients You Need to Write Subtext in Fiction

The 5 Ingredients You Need to Write Subtext in Fiction

Learn how to write subtext in fiction using five practical principles that create deep characters, rich dialogue, and meaningful stories.

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Writing Masterclass: Negative Character Arcs: The Hidden Pattern of Self-Deception helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writingtips #writingfiction #WritingCommunity @KMWeiland
Writing Masterclass: Negative Character Arcs: The Hidden Pattern of Self-Deception

Writing Masterclass: Negative Character Arcs: The Hidden Pattern of Self-Deception

Learn how Negative Character Arcs—Disillusionment, Fall, and Corruption—use Truth, Lie, plot, and theme to create meaningful tragic character arcs.

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This is an important question @KMWeiland brings up. Splitting the focus of your story too many ways can interfere with pacing and leave your characters feeling hollow. Go over your cast and ask who is truly important for the plot and who can be removed. helpingwritersbecomeauthors.…
Does Your Story Have Too Many Characters?

Does Your Story Have Too Many Characters?

Goes over a few of the problems of too many characters and how you can decide the right number for your story.

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The 5 Ingredients You Need to Write Subtext in Fiction helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #amwriting #writetip
The 5 Ingredients You Need to Write Subtext in Fiction

The 5 Ingredients You Need to Write Subtext in Fiction

Learn how to write subtext in fiction using five practical principles that create deep characters, rich dialogue, and meaningful stories.

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I just read @KMWeiland blog post on False Enemies and False Allies. Are these common character types in middle grade novels? What are your favorite examples of these character types in middle grade novels? #characterization
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How to Start Dictating Fiction (Even If You’ve Tried and Failed Before) | buff.ly/GdjN9mO | @KMWeiland | #indietools #indiewriting
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And our knowlege of these story types (well laid-out in the works of @KMWeiland) allows us to leverage them: if “I want to write a Mystery of the Week” but with the Character Dev of an archetypal Arc. Or vice versa if we’re looking to tell a Flat Arc amidst a Milieu-driven story
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Character Misdirection: How to Write False Allies and False Enemies helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #amwriting #writetip
Character Misdirection: How to Write False Allies and False Enemies

Character Misdirection: How to Write False Allies and False Enemies

Learn how to use character misdirection, false allies, and false enemies to deepen conflict, challenge character beliefs, and create earned plot twists.

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@KMWeiland has some incredible resources, not just examining the Hero, Villain, and Flat Arcs, but detailing how they play with each other (and become each other). And, where Flat Arcs often fall in our own lives.
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The 5 Types of Scene Endings Every Writer Must Master | buff.ly/4Yn3Est | @KMWeiland | #indiewriting
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New Writing Masterclass: Flat Character Arcs: From Transformation to Integration helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #amwriting #writetip #characterarcs
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5 Ways to Identify Your Writing Weaknesses (and Become a Better Writer) by @KMWeiland #WritingWeaknesses #UnevenPacing #WeakStoryStructure #FlatDialogue #VagueDescription helpingwritersbecomeauthors.…
5 Ways to Identify Your Writing Weaknesses (and Become a Better Writer)

5 Ways to Identify Your Writing Weaknesses (and Become a Better Writer)

Not sure what's wrong with your writing? Learn 5 ways to identify writing weaknesses, recognize recurring patterns, and strengthen your fiction.

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An important role in a story - the character who should be listened to but isn't - @kmweiland helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writingcommunity #writingtips #writersoftwitter
The Impact Character: Why Every Character Arc Needs One

The Impact Character: Why Every Character Arc Needs One

Learn how an Impact Character catalyzes powerful character arcs by challenging the Lie the Character Believes and representing the thematic Truth.

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The Psychology of Story Endings (+5 Tips to Write a Truly Satisfying Ending) helpingwritersbecomeauthors.… #writingtips #writingfiction @KMWeiland
The Psychology of Story Endings (+5 Tips to Write a Truly Satisfying Ending)

The Psychology of Story Endings (+5 Tips to Write a Truly Satisfying Ending)

Discover the psychology of story endings and learn why satisfying endings create meaning, transformation, and lasting emotional impact.

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