This is KAMWylind and you are listening to the 57th episode of the Word Play Podcast.

I was doing the happy dance this week because I wrote down the first words of the first draft

of my work in progress, the deepest breath.

As you can read on the currently writing page on my website at W.W. K M Wyland, that's W E I L A N D.com.

This new historical novel is about the passion, betrayal, and vengeance.

The dog two men and the woman they both love through the trenches of

World War I, corruption in colonial Kenya, and the criminal underbelly of London.

It's a story I'm deeply excited about, and I can't wait to see where it takes me.

No matter how much preparation you have under your belt, you never truly know a story until you

start writing it.

It's rather akin to getting to know someone via letters and then meeting them in person.

You know them, but you don't really know them.

And so the adventure begins.

Use all five senses to bring your story to life. The latest post in the video series on my blog uses

Catherine Palmer's Sunrise Song to demonstrate how even just one sensory detail can animate your settings.

You can watch the video on my blog at wordplay

dash kam Wyland dot blog spot.

com. New videos are posted every Wednesday.

Meanwhile, enjoy this week's podcast.

Is the Thotharis your friend?

Writers are surprisingly divided over the value of the Thothaurus.

Some consider it their secret weapon, others regarded as a crutch.

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