This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 491 episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors Podcast. To start off the new year, I was asked to share with you an exciting announcement that I believe will help you take your writing to the next level.

Popular Education Podcaster Grammar Girl, who remains my go to for sticky grammar questions,

as I'm sure she is for most of you, just launched a new linked-in learning

course to help you become a stronger, more confident writer.

Good writing is about much more than punctuation or even story structure

and theory. It's also about thinking like a writer and using rhythm and style to

create a story readers will connect with and love.

With her course, Grammar Girl is sharing top tips for writing with clarity and meaning.

She talks about how to format your work, how to use active voice, and how to avoid many common mistakes.

The course is available as a free trial.

If you're interested, just Google Grammar Girl LinkedIn Learning.

That's Grammar Girl LinkedIn Learning.

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

which is titled, Three Life Changing Rules for Finding More Writing Inspiration

this year.

Writing Inspiration. So easy to take for granted when we have it and so hard to

rekindle once we've let the flame go out. When I was young I never

questioned the fact that my imagination was a vivid and constant

companion. It was a river flooding through my life and in whose waters I could baptize myself whenever I wished.

And I wished often.

I was a dreamer of dreams and a viewer of visions.

As a child, I would stare out the window on long trips and watch as horses and

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