This is K.M. Island and we're listening to the 287th episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors podcast.

In case you missed last week's episode, don't forget that the big secret I've been hinting

at for the last six months or so has finally been. been

unveiled. My secret project all this time has been the story structure database,

which you can find fully functional on my website at helping writers become

authors.com. Just look in the top menu or on the slide out menu on the left if

you're on a mobile device. I am super excited about this project. I think it has the potential to be a

tremendous learning and reference tool for all of us. The idea is to provide an ever growing database of books and movie

titles indicating the major structural features of each story. Doing so well provide you a

handy reference tool if you're ever curious about the structure of a particular story

and it will also be a great way to study solid structural examples as you learn to apply

correct structural principles to your own stories.

Plus, it's interactive.

I hope all of you will submit your own structural analyses.

If you have published books of your own, feel free to add them as well.

The latest post in the video series on my blog is a sure-fire shortcut to create unique characters.

It offers examples from master character builder Charles Dickens

to help you take advantage of your unique characters and make sure they're popping off the page.

Find the post, visit my site at helping writers become authors.com.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast entitled Your Books Inciting Event. It's not what you think it is. So what the

hack is the inciting event? That's a question just about any writer can answer. The trouble is that sometimes we all have different answers.

Is the inciting event the first thing that happens in the story? Is it the moment that kicks off the

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