This is KAM Island and you are listening to the 104th episode of the word play podcast. I had intended to

skip the one hundred page edit in my rewrite of the deepest breath since I hadn't

added a whole lot of new material since the fifty page edit. But right smack at the 100 page mark, I was struck

with an epiphany about one of my characters. This particular character is of the strong

and silent make, with a lot of emphasis on the silent part.

Despite the fact that I love him to pieces, he's been a hard one to get to know, but I think

I finally crack the enigma at the center of his personality. After doing the requisite number of celebratory

summersaults, I dove into that 100-page edit with the primary goal of tweaking

in his character's personality to match my new realizations about him.

I've been delighted to discover that the first several chapters in particular have come together very well.

So, all in all it's been a very good week.

Why Nice Characters Equal No Conflict.

The latest post in the video series on my blog

explains why creating characters who are overly nice can slam the

breaks on your story's conflict and momentum. You can watch the video on my

blog at Wordplay-K-M-Y-L-M-Y-L-N-Y-L-L-N-Y-N-D. blog spot.

New videos are posted every Wednesday.

Meanwhile, enjoy this week's podcast. Most common mistake series part 7. Is your

opening line lying to your readers? Your opening line may be bristling with energy, danger, and barbed fish hooks with which to reel in your readers.

But if the paragraph that follows pulls the old switcheru,

your reader is more likely to be irritated than impressed.

Let's take a look at an example of a lying line.

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