This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 384th episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors podcast. We've been hard at work this spring ironing out last minute bugs in the Outlining

your Novel Workbook computer program.

I am so incredibly excited about this project.

It's the brainchild of talented programmer Bob Miller

bringing to life my Out your novel workbook,

and a crazy fun and useful application that lets you outline your book on your computer

and over and over again without having to buy a new workbook for every project.

We're projecting a release date in late May just in time for those of you prepping for the July Camp

Nanorimo. So stay tuned for more details as we get closer to that date.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast

entitled Three Ways to Make your writing more visual.

Written fiction is comparatively unique among art forms.

Why? Because it isn't visual.

Unlike theater, dance, painting, sculpture, and photography,

writing offers no inherent visual images.

And yet, as any reader can tell you, reading a good story is a tremendously

visual experience. Think about your favorite book from childhood. You see it, don't you? Think about the novel

you're currently reading. The first thing that pops to mind is probably an image you've

imagined based on the author's words.

That's the phenomenal power of wordcraft.

Unlike other art forms, writing has you creating something out of nothing.

You are triggering the magic of your reader's imaginations

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