This is K. Amyland and you are listening to the two hundred fifth episode of the word play

podcast my computer has been acting buggy for the last few months ever since I

oh so accidentally downloaded some malware.

So I finally bit the bullet and decided to take a day to reinstall my operating system.

Beats buying a new computer, but making sure I have all my files and programs backed up, and then praying

the computer doesn't go all self-destructive on me is always a little nerve-wracking.

But thankfully, we came through all in one piece on the other

side goodbye malware goodbye slow computer it's always nice to have a fresh start on a

computer especially when it's as free and relatively easy as an OS

reinstall.

An insanely simple trick for tightening your dialogue. The latest post in the video series on my blog talks about

one of the cons of trying to mimic real life conversations. To watch it, visit my website

at W.W. dot helping write. To watch it, visit my website at

W.W. dot helping writers become authors.com.

New videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now, I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast. Eight promises you're making to readers and then breaking.

A book is a contract between reader and writer. The reader is promising to pay attention to the story and emotionally invest in the adventure.

In return, the writer is promising to fulfill certain expectations about the fictional

experience.

When we fail to fulfill this contract with our readers, we are, in essence, breaking our promises to them. These promises range from the big one at the top

of the list. I promise this will be a good read to a number of smaller ones along the way.

Let's take a look at eight common promises you may

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