In this episode of You’re A Better Artist Than You Think:
KM Weiland, author of Creating Character Arcs and Structuring Your Novel reveals how to solve plot problems using “chiastic” or “mirrored” story structure.
Plus: Understanding “The Thematic Lie” and building the most important structural “beat” in storytelling!
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SPOILER WARNING: This conversation contains major spoilers for Toy Story and minor spoilers for The Godfather and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Links Mentioned:
- The Magic Box
- The Clockwork Heart
- HelpingWritersBecomeAuthors.com (KM Weiland’s books and blog)
- Making Structure Your Own (Blog Post by KM Weiland)
- Write Your Story From The Middle by James Scott Bell
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Credits:
- Hosts: Chris Oatley and Veronica Kosowski
- Production Coordinator: Mari Gonzalez Curia
- Music by: The Bright Sigh
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