This is KAMWylind and you are listening to the 154th episode of the word play podcast.

Last week was the week of the editor.

My newly hired editor, Kathy Landique, of Siamda editorial,

sent in her analysis of Dreamlander right on schedule, which was nice since it put an end to my buildup of sec to the stomach every time I open my inbox anticipation.

With much fear and trembling, I click the email and big wash of relief. My first thought

she gave it a stamp of approval. Yay! Second thought it made her cry twice.

Evil sadistic laugh. Third thought this lady knows what she's doing.

She did an awesome job helping me tighten up the pros, particularly in the always hairy

beginning, and I can sincerely say I recommend her services.

If you're in need of a top-notch, extremely reasonably priced freelance editor,

catch your go-to gal.

You can find out more at her website,

Cienda, that's S C Ie N D. A.

editorial.com.

How to improve your story with specificity?

The latest post in the video series on my blog offers some contrasting examples to demonstrate the power of specific language in our stories.

To watch it, visit my blog at wordplay-K-M-Y-L-E-I-N-D dot blog spot.

New videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now I hope you enjoy this week's podcast.

Are you writing your novel too fast?

How fast should a novel be written? Is there some kind of guideline to which all authors should conform? Are faster writers better than slow writers or vice versa?

As a reader I often cringe at the better than slow writers or vice versa.

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