This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 390th episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors Podcast.

Okay, so I had to ditch the idea of writing outside this summer, at least for now.

Much as I love being surrounded by beautiful nature while writing,

I have to admit I do my best writing as in first draft narrative writing at the computer.

So I returned to my desk, opened the window, cranked up the music,

and I have been hammering away at my portal fantasy sequel Dreambreaker.

I'm rolling right along one-eighth of the way into the story,

having just completed a crazy fun inciting event

in which my two leads, Chris and Alara, meet for the first time since the traumatic ending of the first book.

So when you get to finish an intense writing session and say,

yeah, that was fun, you know you're on the right track.

The latest post on my blog is five ways to use Myers Briggs for characters.

Here are five ways you can use an understanding of the Myers-Briggs

personality typing system to create characters that are bigger, better, and more realistic.

To read the post, visit helping writers become authors.com.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast entitled Learn How to Make the Most of the five stages of the writing process.

Finding success as an author largely depends on how effective your actual writing process is. The key to not just getting words on paper,

but getting good words on paper, is finding a daily system that invites you to enjoy your work,

optimizes your creativity,

and provides the support of feasible daily habits.

The writing process is different for every writer.

The only commonality is the act of writing. Otherwise, I may prefer solitude, you

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