This is K.M. Wyland.

And you are listening to the 400 first episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors podcast.

I never know whether to think of September as the last month of the summer or the first month of fall.

Either way it always feels like a transitional month and it's definitely true this year.

I'll be taking a short break from the blog and podcast in the middle of the month to visit family,

which means I'm hustling to get lots done before then,

both in my work-and-progress Dreambreaker and the Creating Character Arts Workbook, which I still

helped to publish in early October.

We had a problem with the initial interior design,

which set my schedule back a bit.

But we're back in business now,

and I'm still pressing for that October release date.

Meanwhile, the latest post on my blog is why doubt is the key to flat character arcs.

Flat character arcs are never stagnant as they challenge the status quo, and neither are

their protagonists who must still overcome important doubts. To read the post visit helping writers become authors.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast. Most common writing mistakes

head hopping POVs.

You know you've moved beyond recreational storytelling to serious writing the moment you

discover you're hopelessly confused about P.O.

Other than perhaps show versus tell, no fundamental principle of fiction dogs writers more than creating

a solid narrative, which often begins by understanding how to avoid head hopping.

Happens to all of us. We energetically send our story out for early critiques, only to have it

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