Checklist for Beginning Your Story: Introducing Your Characters

http://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/ https://www.instagram.com/authorkmweiland/ Join my mailing list: http://helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/mailinglist 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! *** Master the art of introducing your characters in your first chapter. Learn to hook readers and lay the foundation for character development. Introducing Your Characters in a Characteristic Moment 03:40 Introducing Your Characters via Dialogue 09:47 Introducing Characters via Movement 11:30 Introducing Characters via Their Character Arcs 12:16 Introducing Your Characters via Theme 17:22 Introducing Your Characters via Setting 18:29 Listen to podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TItQzF4IHVKxpDLAEnxSY https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/helping-writers-become-authors/id319307387?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Read transcript here: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/beginning-your-story-introducing-your-characters *** How to Outline Your Novel: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/how-to-outline-your-novel/ Book - Outlining Your Novel: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/hl4zm The Link Between Your Story’s Hook and Resolution: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/the-link-between-your-storys-hook-and-resolution/ Your Ultimate First Chapter Checklist, Pt. 1: Hooking Readers: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/first-chapter-checklist-1/ Your Ultimate First Chapter Checklist, Pt. 2: Writing the Opening Scene: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/your-ultimate-first-chapter-checklist-pt-2-writing-the-first-scene/ Your Ultimate First Chapter Checklist, Pt. 3: Introducing the Story: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/your-ultimate-first-chapter-checklist-pt-3-introducing-the-story/ The Characteristic Moment: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/character-arcs-5/ Grab Readers With a Multi-Faceted Characteristic Moment: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/multi-faceted-characteristic-moment/ How to Write Character Arcs: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/write-character-arcs/ Book - Creating Character Arcs: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/bsmu1 Workbook - Creating Character Arcs Workbook: https://kmweilandstore.com/b/iClB3 The Lie Your Character Believes: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/character-arcs-2/ *** Enjoy my content? Find my books on writing here: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/store/ Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KMWeiland *** Video edited by Usvaldo de Leon, Jr. Photo by Andrew Seaman on Unsplash Photo by Desiray Green on Unsplash Photo by Bradyn Trollip on Unsplash Photo by Tom Wilson on Unsplash Photo by Nonresident on Unsplash Photo by Jason Stull on Unsplash Photo by Pablo Heimplatz on Unsplash Photo by Engin Akyurt on Unsplash Photo by Redd F on Unsplash Photo by Garth Pratt on Unsplash Photo by Matt Wildbore on Unsplash *** 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 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/ GUIDED MEDITATIONS Archetypal Character Guided Meditations (previews): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbZBlFLPzJi3R6y75uvOB94clqk4qucPC COURSE 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