This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 190 episode of the Word Play Podcast.

I just reached the halfway mark in the manuscript of Jane Eyre, the classic annotated for readers

and writers.

I'm way ahead of the official schedule and write on time for my own private schedule, which is super nice.

The book is coming right along and I'm very happy with how it's turning out.

I was excited about the book from the get-go, but I had no idea how much I would learn from it.

Dec instructing a familiar story and breaking it down to figure out what makes it tick,

what makes it work, has been hugely educational.

One thing in particular that I'm seeing much more clearly is the structure of the character

art.

I can see myself breaking down more favorite novels in the future just for my own personal use.

The surprising effect of too much clarity in a story.

The latest post in the video series on my blog warns against

the temptation to eliminate all subtlety and ambiguity. To watch it, visit my website at

W.W. dot helping writers become authors

dot com.

New videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now, I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast. Motivation reaction units, cracking the code of good writing.

What's the secret to good probes?

What makes it work, not just on an aesthetic level of vivid and poetic word choices, but on the

deeper and ultimately more important level of functionality.

In short, is there a method authors can learn to create clear and powerful prose, or is it all

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