This is K.M. Loyland.

and you are listening to the 240 second episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors Podcast.

I feel like I've been making pretty slow progress with my outline for my historical

superhero work in progress wayfare.

In part because I took almost two weeks off for vacation in Hawaii and in part because I have

been pausing periodically to transcribe my notes so I won't burden my wrists with a massive typing job all at once.

But in spite of my seemingly glacial pace, I'm having a lot of fun with this book. Part of me wondered after my near perfect

experience with storming last year if I was maybe in for a rough one this time

around just to balance things out. But so far I'm having a delightfully geeky

blast combining my two love, superheroes and history. After I finished the outline, I'll have to stop and do some serious research

on Regency London, but I'm already champing at the bit to start that first draft.

The latest post in the video series on my blog is, Are your plot points too weak?

It addresses the primary function of major plot points and offers some encouragement about creating plot points that aren't weak,

but instead truly spectacular.

To find the post visit my site at helping writers become authors.com.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast entitled Creating a Stunning Character Arks

Part 12, the third plot point.

If you had to pick the single most important moment

in character arcs, what would it be?

The third plot point, you say?

Well, you'd be right. Now, here's the harder question. Why is it the most important moment?

The third plot point is the low moment in your story. A minute ago at the end of the second

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