This is K.M. Wylant, and you are listening to the 198th episode of the wordplay podcast.

As I am cruising along with the first draft of my historical fantasy storming,

I had to stop and laugh at the realization that no matter what you're writing and no matter how much you're loving it,

the grass is always greener.

With my previous projects, most of which were an epic in scope, I often found myself leaving the theater after a summer blockbuster and going,

why can't I be writing something fun like that?

And now that I am writing a fun adventure story,

I found myself thinking the other day,

hmm, too bad this can't be a little more serious.

It's a good reminder to keep on trucking. this can't be a little more serious.

It's a good reminder to keep on trucking with whatever book you're writing,

rather than fluttering off to visit every new idea.

To coin a phrase, love the story you're with.

When your character makes the wrong choice,

the latest post in the video series on my blog outlines a three-step plan to keep readers on board

with your character even when he's headed down the wrong path.

To watch it, visit my website at

W.W. dot helping writers become authors

dot com. New videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now, I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast. Seventeen steps to a reader- grabbing

title. Smart readers know better than to judge a book by its cover or maybe not, but what about

judging a book by its title? A book's title is there not just to identify the book, but also to make a statement about what's inside

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