Everything You Need to Know About the Lie the Character Believes

Watch full video here: https://youtu.be/NzjSA2TgHNs http://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/ https://www.instagram.com/authorkmweiland/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3TItQzF4IHVKxpDLAEnxSY https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/helping-writers-become-authors/id319307387?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Welcome! I'm K.M. Weiland, the award-winning and internationally published author of acclaimed writing guides such as Structuring Your Novel and Creating Character Arcs. I mentor authors on story theory, technique, and all the wild and wonderful highs and lows of the writing life! *** Discover the secrets of the Lie the Character Believes. Explore the impact of this crucial storytelling element. Read transcript here: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-lie-the-character-believes What Is the Lie the Character Believes? 01:53 What Is the Thematic Truth? 02:45 How Your Plot Proves Your Story's Thematic Truth 04:24 How to Create a Character Arc Using the Lie and the Truth 06:03 Character Arc in the First Act 07:00 Character Arc in the First Half of the Second Act 07:42 Character Arc at the Midpoint 09:25 Character Arc in the Second Half of the Second Act 10:33 Character Arc in the Third Act 12:26 Character Arc in the Climax 15:10 Examples of Different Kinds of Lies the Character Believes 17:10 *** Book - Creating Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/creating-character-arcs/ Workbook - Creating Character Arcs Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/creating-character-arcs-workbook/ Book - Writing Your Story's Theme: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/writing-your-storys-theme/ Book - Structuring Your Novel: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/structuring-your-novel/ Workbook - Structuring Your Novel Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/structuring-your-novel-workbook/ How to Write Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/write-character-arcs/ The Lie Your Character Believes: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/character-arcs-2/ 2 Different Types of the Lie Your Character Believes: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/2-different-types-of-lie-your-character-believes/ A New Way to Think About the Lie the Character Believes: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/new-way-to-think-about-the-lie-the-character-believes/ How the Truth Your Character Believes Defines Your Theme: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/truth-your-character-believes/ How to Transform Your Story With a Moment of Truth: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/moment-of-truth/ How to Use a “Truth Chart” to Figure Out Your Character’s Arc: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/figure-out-your-characters-arc/ What’s the Difference? Your Character’s Ghost vs. Wound vs. Lie vs. Weakness: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/whats-the-difference-your-characters-ghost-vs-wound-vs-lie-vs-weakness/ *** Video edited by Usvaldo de Leon, Jr. *** Enjoy my content? Find my books on writing here: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/store/ Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KMWeiland Join my mailing list: http://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/mailinglist *** BOOKS For more on archetypes, check out my book Writing Archetypal Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/writing-archetypal-character-arcs/ For more on character arcs, check out my book Creating Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/creating-character-arcs/ For more on story and scene structure, check out my book Structuring Your Novel: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/structuring-your-novel/ For more on theme, check out my book Writing Your Story's Theme: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/writing-your-storys-theme/ For more on outlining, check out my book Outlining Your Novel: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/hl4zm GUIDED MEDITATIONS Archetypal Character Guided Meditations (previews): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbZBlFLPzJi3R6y75uvOB94clqk4qucPC COURSES Creating Character Arcs Course: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/mBoHK Shadow Archetypes: Writing Complex Fictional Characters: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/shadow-archetypes-course *** #CharacterArcs #plot #storystructure #threeactstructure #AmWriting #WritersLife #Writetip #writer #writerscommunity #writers #igwriters #writerslife #instawriters #writersnetwork #igwritersclub #writersblock #instawriter #screenwriter #writerlife #writerscorner #writercommunity #writerssociety #writers_den_ #poetsandwriters #writersociety #womenwriters