This is KAMWylint and you are listening to the 130th episode of the the wordplay podcast a few weeks ago I received

some exciting news emails from several readers notifying me that for the second year

in a row wordplay has been named among right to Dun.com's top 10 blogs for writers.

This is a tremendous honor, especially since there were more fantastic and big-name blogs among

the finalists than ever before. Thank you so much to all of my readers who took

at the time to nominate the site.

In other news, after a lot of time and thought, I've decided to discontinue first chapter story consultation.

We've had a great run in manuscript critiques, but I've realized that I need to focus my time and attention elsewhere, namely wordplay in my own writing.

It's been a great pleasure to work with so many wonderful things. and elsewhere, namely wordplay in my own writing.

It's been a great pleasure to work with so many wonderful authors,

and I hope to be able to continue assisting you and your writing journeys

through my other services.

Hook your readers with a sneak peek. The latest post in the video series on my blog

discusses the use of a flash forward at the beginning of your novel

similar to the one Edna Ferber used in Show Boat.

You can watch the video on my blog at wordplay-K-M-Y-L-N-D dot blog spot.

New videos are posted every Wednesday. and now I hope you enjoy this week's podcast.

Most common mistake series part 13.

Don't drown your readers in explanations.

Readers have needs. Authors are supposed to fulfill those needs.

One of those needs is knowing what's going on in the story.

So naturally, the author's response is to explain what's going on.

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