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And you are listening to the 128th episode of the Word Play Podcast.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Whether or not you woke up to snow on the ground this morning, I hope you're raising a cup of good cheer and enjoying your figgy pudding.

Don't forget to share a bite or two with your characters.

My characters spent the week enjoying a heat wave, which of course is probably mostly to do with my psychological attempts

to escape the cold and get a mental suntan. I always give them Christmas off though

since this is a day to be spent with family. I'll be back at the keyboard tomorrow, trying to work off Christmas

dinner by typing extra fast.

How to Write Convincing Strong and Silent Types. The latest post in the video series on my blog uses the real life

hero Major Dick Winters, featured in Stephen Ambrose's band of brothers, to explain how we can

use his example to make sure the silent half of our strong

and silent pipes is a benefit and not a drawback. You can watch the video on my

blog at Wordplay-K-m-yland that's

W-E-I-L-N-D dot blog spot dot com.

New videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now I hope you'll enjoy this week's podcast. The writing gifts I'm most thankful for this Christmas.

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