Helping Writers Become Authors

601 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 785 ratings

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.)

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Episodes

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 31: One-Dimensional Conflict

July 06, 2014 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MB

Why Every Story You Write Is a Guaranteed Failure

June 29, 2014 05:00 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MB

How to Write a Flat Character Arc, Pt. 3: The Third Act

June 22, 2014 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.2 MB

How to Write a Flat Character Arc, Pt. 2: The Second Act

June 15, 2014 05:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB

How to Write a Flat Character Arc, Pt. 1: The First Act

June 08, 2014 05:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 30: Describing Character Movements

June 01, 2014 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 15: The Resolution

May 25, 2014 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 14: The Climax

May 18, 2014 05:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MB

Crafting Character Arcs, Pt. 13: The Third Act

May 11, 2014 05:00 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 12: The Third Plot Point

May 04, 2014 05:00 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 11: The Second Half of the Second Act

April 27, 2014 05:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 10: The Midpoint

April 20, 2014 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 9: The First Half of the Second Act

April 13, 2014 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 8: The First Plot Point

March 30, 2014 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 7: The First Act

March 23, 2014 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 6: The Normal World

March 16, 2014 05:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 5: The Characteristic Moment

March 09, 2014 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 4: Your Character's Ghost

March 02, 2014 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 3: The Thing Your Character Wants vs. The Thing Your Character Needs

February 23, 2014 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 2: The Lie Your Character Believes

February 16, 2014 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MB

Crafting Stunning Character Arcs, Pt. 1: Can You Structure Character?

February 09, 2014 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes: Stories That Begin Too Early

February 02, 2014 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MB

Warning Signs! Your Character Is Acting Out of Character

January 26, 2014 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MB

How Minor Characters Help You Discover Theme

January 19, 2014 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MB

How to Successfully Kill a Character: The Checklist

January 12, 2014 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.87 MB

Eight and a Half Character Archetypes You Should Be Writing

December 22, 2013 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MB

How the Antagonist Affects Character Arc

December 15, 2013 05:00 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MB

Most Common Writing Mistakes: Weak Character Voice

December 01, 2013 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.95 MB

How to Double Your Story's Conflict in Seconds

November 24, 2013 05:00 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MB

Top 25 Ways to Write an Awesome Book

November 17, 2013 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MB

7 Ways to Decide Which Story Idea You Should Write Next

November 10, 2013 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MB

Most Common Mistakes: Under-Explaining

November 03, 2013 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MB

3 Signs You Should Give Up on Your Story

October 27, 2013 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.91 MB

5 Signs You're Hiding Behind Your Writing - and 5 Ways to Use It as a Mirror Instead

October 20, 2013 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.02 MB

Most Common Mistakes: Characters Who Lack Solid Story Goals

October 06, 2013 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MB

The Evolution of a Scene: From Outline to First Draft

September 29, 2013 05:00 - 8 minutes - 8.03 MB

10 Ways to Make Readers Loathe Your Antagonist

September 22, 2013 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.84 MB

How Not to Be a Writer: 15 Signs You're Doing It Wrong

September 15, 2013 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MB

Most Common Mistakes: Animate Body Parts

September 08, 2013 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MB

Have You Chosen the Wrong Tone for Your Story?

August 25, 2013 05:00 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MB

6 Must-Know Tricks for Getting to Know Your Characters

August 18, 2013 05:00 - 10 minutes - 9.19 MB

Is Your Prose Too Complex?

August 04, 2013 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.95 MB

5 Ways to Write a Killer Plot Twist

July 28, 2013 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.41 MB

How Story Cartel Gave Me 50-Plus Honest Reviews

July 21, 2013 05:00 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MB

Crowdsourced Editing: The Future of Self-Publishing?

July 14, 2013 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MB

When Your Scene Focuses on What Isn't Happening

July 07, 2013 05:00 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MB

8 Promises You're Making to Readers - and Then Breaking

June 30, 2013 05:00 - 6 minutes - 6.33 MB

Exclusive Dialogue: When Readers Don't Know What Your Characters Are Talking About

June 23, 2013 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MB

Are You Over-Thinking Your First Draft?

June 16, 2013 05:00 - 8 minutes - 7.62 MB

How I Self-Edit My Novels: 15 Steps From First Draft to Publication

June 09, 2013 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB