This is K.M. Wylant and you are listening to the 195th episode of the word play podcast. I got to call it a

rap on the first draft of the annotated Jane Eyre and my brain is officially

pooped. I've been gunning it pretty hard all winter to get through a

number of projects. But now that I've pretty much cleared my desk, it's time for a break. I actually

stink at taking breaks, but sometimes the tattered brain cells just need some time to regroup

So I'm planning a week of reading lounging movie watching

Sleeping in and if the weather's nice, lots of walks.

After that, it's on to editing the Jane Eyre manuscript and to my unfettered delight,

starting the first draft of Storming.

How to use stream of consciousness.

The latest post in the video series on my blog answers a viewer's question about the uses and practicality of

stream of consciousness. To watch it, visit my website at

www dot Helping Writers Become Authors.

New videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now, I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast.

Be a better writer. Get organized.

The organization of our offices, desks, and computers isn't just for neat nicks.

Every writer can learn to write better and more efficiently by putting in a little

extra time into cleaning up. If we can spend less time trying to find our favorite pin or our notes on one of our minor characters,

we'll be able to spend more time actually writing. Organization always comes

down to personal style.

One person's slob fest is another person's

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