Welcome to the Helping Writers Become Authors podcast. I'm K.M. Wyland, and I am here to take you

deep with story theory, writing techniques, and the incredible wisdom of story. I believe story is the

greatest power on this earth, and that as writers, we carry the torch of wielding that power with responsibility, passion, and skill.

There is no such thing as just a story.

Today, it is my honor and my purpose to help you write your best story, astound the world,

and maybe change your life.

Hello and welcome.

You are listening to Season 17, Episode 12.

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you enjoyed this week's episode, crafting archetypal arcs using enneagram insights.

The aniogram is often thought of as a personality system, but at its heart, it is an archetypal

map of human motivation and transformation.

Each of its nine types represents a universal pattern of behavior rooted in deep emotional

truths, what we as storytellers might think

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