Top 8 Lessons I've Learned as a Writer in 16 Years

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 top lessons I've learned as a writer. Gain insights and inspiration from my personal experiences as a career writer. Read transcript here: https://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/top-8-lessons-ive-learned-as-a-writer-in-16-years Lesson #1: Story Structure Is Amazing 00:41 Lesson #2: Character Arcs Will Change Your Life 03:35 Lesson #3: Define Your Own Idea of Success 06:35 Lesson #4: Writer's Block Is Part of the Process 12:29 Lesson #5: Take Care of Your Creative Health 15:49 Lesson #6: Your Fellow Writers Are Not the Competition 20:20 Lesson #7: Writing is the Most Challenging Mirror of All 23:23 Lesson #8: "Being Published Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be. But Writing Is." 25:45 *** The 7 Stages of Being a Writer (How Many Have You Experienced?): https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/7-stages-writer-many-experienced/ When Does Writing Get Easier? The 4 Steps to Mastery: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/when-does-writing-get-easier/ 4 Ways Writing Improves Your Relationship With Yourself: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-writing-improves-your-relationship-with-yourself/ How to Overcome Fear as a Writer and Embrace Your Profound Courage: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-overcome-fear-as-a-writer-and-embrace-your-profound-courage/ Creativity vs. the Ego (Or, the Value of Unpublishable Stories): https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/creativity-vs-the-ego/ 6 Lessons Learned From 4 Years of Writer’s Block: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/6-lessons-learned-from-4-years-of-writers-block/ Book - Structuring Your Novel: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/structuring-your-novel/ Book - Next Level Plot Structue: https://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/next-level-plot-structure Workbook - Structuring Your Novel Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/structuring-your-novel-workbook/ Blog Series- The Secrets of Story Structure: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/secrets-story-structure-complete-series/ Book - Creating Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/creating-character-arcs/ Book - Writing Archetypal Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/writing-archetypal-character-arcs/ Workbook - Creating Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/creating-character-arcs/ Blog Series - How to Write Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/write-character-arcs/ Blog Series - How to Write Archetypal Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-write-archetypal-character-arcs/ *** 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/ And my book Next Level Plot Structue: https://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/next-level-plot-structure For more on theme, check out my book Writing Your Story's Theme: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/writing-your-storys-theme/ WORKBOOKS Outlining Your Novel Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/outlining-your-novel-workbook/ Structuring Your Novel Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/structuring-your-novel-workbook/ Creating Character Arcs Workbook: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/book/creating-character-arcs-workbook/ Want me to answer your question in a future video? Ask it in the comments below! #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