This is K.M. Island and you are listening to the 492 episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors Podcast. As I talked about in last week's podcast, I've started a new writing schedule this year, and so far I'm really digging it. For the first time since moving in 2018 I'm back to a

morning schedule for my writing and it's making a big difference not just in my writing productivity but in my productivity in all the rest of my day as well.

Just knowing I got a good chunk of writing under my belt before lunch seems to help me stay more focus in getting through all

the remaining busy work and other projects that need doing in the afternoon. And Wonder of Wonders, I'm actually doing all this morning writing without a cup of coffee,

since I've been drinking my morning coffee a little earlier in the morning this year. But then I've resurrected my dark chocolate

habit, so you know it's not all that shocking after all. I like to have a little something to

eat or drink when writing.

It grounds me in the beginning and keeps me from getting fidgety.

But I try not to eat junk too.

I tend to think dark chocolate is actually pretty good for me,

so I'm happy eating a couple pieces of it

for a mid-morning boost while riding that's what I tell myself anyway and now I

hope you enjoyed this week's podcast, the two different types of the lie your character believes.

The lie your character believes. It's the atom waiting to be split the bomb waiting to go off the

change waiting to happen in your character's life even when hidden beneath layers of

plot and theme the lie your character believes is your story.

You know this, of course.

But did you know that sometimes there are two types of the lie your character believes.

The lie your character believes is the central cog in your character's arc.

This is so simply because the lie is the reason change needs to take place, and therefore the reason there's a story to tell in the first place.

The lie will inherently be opposed by a related truth and together

they create the foundation for a cohesive and resonant plot and theme.

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