Helping Writers Become Authors

Hosted ByK.M. Weiland

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.)


All Episodes

How Minor Characters Help You Discover Theme

How to Successfully Kill a Character: The Checklist

Seven good reasons to kill a character and three bad reasons.

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Eight and a Half Character Archetypes You Should Be Writing

Character archetypes present important guidelines for creating a well-rounded cast that can provide optimum help for advancing your hero’s journey.

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How the Antagonist Affects Character Arc

Two Ways the Antagonist Ties Together Plot and Character Arc

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Most Common Writing Mistakes: Weak Character Voice

How to recognize and fix a weak character voice.

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How to Double Your Story’s Conflict in Seconds

If a little of the right kind of conflict is good for your story, then how much fun can you get out of doubling your story’s conflict?

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Top 25 Ways to Write an Awesome Book

What if we could simplify the process of how to write an awesome book to just twenty-five ingredients?

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7 Ways to Decide Which Story Idea You Should Write Next

The seven factors to consider in deciding which story idea you should write next.

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Most Common Mistakes: Under-Explaining

Under-explaining can happen for one of two reasons.

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