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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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00:00 Episode Start
02:21 Introduction To "Mirrored" Storytelling
03:10 The Hook And Resolution
03:42 The "Normal" World & The "New" World
05:19 Mirrored Story Structure in "Toy Story"
06:43 Join The Magic Box Brush Club
07:11 How Act Breaks Mirror Each Other
10:31 The Thematic Lie
15:44 The Midpoint As A Mirror
28:57 Solving Story Problems With Mirrored Structure
31:12 Structural Timing
34:51 Why Story Structure Matters
40:35 Making Story Structure Your Own
43:05 Best/ Worst Advice
44:51 What Was Your Personal Midpoint As An Artist?
48:25 Mindset Shift
51:39 The Magic Feather
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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.
The video also displays slightly-spoily screenshots from Black Panther, Back To The Future, The Big Lebowski, Bright Star, Ex Machina, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Inception, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, The Muppet Movie, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, Sleepless In Seattle, Star Wars: A New Hope, Terminator 2, The Walking Dead and The Wizard of Oz.
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Find KM Weiland's books and blog at http://HelpingWritersBecomeAuthors.com and learn more about our mentorship program The Clockwork Heart at http://MagicBoxAcademy.com
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