This is KAM Wyland and you are listening to the 399th episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors Podcast.

This has been a month of craziness for me. I only have a gazillion in one projects.

I'm waiting to finish up before I go to visit family at the beginning of September.

In addition to trying to finish painting seven, count them seven doors.

I'm also trying to finish up the final proofread of the Creating Character Arts workbook, since I'd really like to get that published by October for all of you who want to use it in preparing for a national novel writing month in November.

And of course, I'm writing away on my portal fantasy sequel, Dreambreaker,

moving right along with it and having a total ball

now that we're into what has developed

into a very eventful and fun second act

full of political intrigue romantic subtext and lots and lots of affect us and

then before we know it August August well have flown, which is always sad since it's my favorite month.

The latest post on my blog is Multiple Narrators. Here's how to choose the right POV. In a multiple point of view story, knowing how to choose

the right PEO for every scene is as much a science as an art. Learn how to get it right. To read the post visit helping writers

become authors.com. And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast. Four

questions you should never ask about your book.

No such thing as a stupid question.

Sounds good, right?

Sounds like, yay, let's be inquisitive and creative and learn stuff.

But here's the problem. There is such a thing as a stupid question.

And the bigger problem is that stupid questions are not just missed opportunities.

They are actually counterproductive to curiosity, creativity, and learning.

As any writer can tell you, the writing life is full of questions.

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