This is KAMWyland and you are listening to the 168th episode of the wordplay podcast. It's now that time of the

pre-publication process in which I'm watching the mailbox with baited breath.

For all that I'm a notoriously impatient person, I'm actually pretty patient when it comes to waiting on things

I can't control, like the male.

But my grasp on patience has been eluding me this week.

The first bound proofs of Dreamlander should be arriving any day and I'm itching

with anticipation. Even though I've seen the cover, seen the typeset interior, and heaven knows

I've seen the words on the pages a gazillion times. I'm still excited about seeing it in official

print for the first time. That one never gets old. Now, excuse me, while I go flog the mailman

for his tardiness.

Yet another pitfall of multi-POV stories. The latest post in the video series on my blog

discusses the problem of POVO-E's taking up too much space with too few plot points.

To watch it, visit my blog at Wordplay-K-M-Yland, that's W-E-I-L-N N D. blog spot dot com.

new videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast.

Professional Resources for writers. Writing is no longer a solitary business.

We may have to do the writing itself within the cat shared solitude of our imaginations, but if we hope to offer a professional

product to the world, we're eventually going to need help.

I'm frequently asked to recommend editors, proofreaders, and other industry professionals.

Today I'd like to present a list of my go-to people.

Unless noted otherwise, these are all folks with whom I've worked personally

and whose services I highly recommend.

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