This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 430 second episode of the Helping Writers

Become Authors Podcast. Shockingly, and kind of horribly, I've found myself having a really hard time this year just

sitting and reading my attention span has been all over the place and even though I

have a bazillion books I want to read it just hasn't been happening. So I've turned to something I never

thought I'd turn to. Audio books. I have a six-month subscription to Scribbed which is

kind of like Netflix for books so it was easy to switch from the e-book version of the book I was

reading to the audiobook version. I've never been a big fan of audio books, never really liked

being read to at all, but I'm really enjoying the change up this time.

I've been having fun with coloring books, which really keeps me grounded while I'm listening.

Don't know how long this will last before I switch back to reading but for now it's

been a really great change that lets me keep reading even when my brain is incorporating.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast, five steps to writing great character chemistry.

What is character chemistry and how can you use it to make your story unput downable?

We most often hear about character chemistry in reference to actors, particularly those playing love interests

to each other. Chemistry is hard to define but easy to spot. When two people show up

on stage together and the result is a special spark, you know you're seeing chemistry.

Chemistry is the IT factor in all great fiction.

Scratch that, it's the IT factor in life. Consider some of the people you know.

Even assuming you like them all equally, I'll bet you don't respond to them all in the same way when they walk into a party.

Some of them get a smile and a casual wave from you.

Others, however, light up the room. They amp up your energy

instantly make you happy and make it easy for you to be your best self. To one

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