This is Kiam Island and you are listening to the 117th episode of the word play podcast.

After last week's whirlwind launch of outlining your novel map your way to success, I want to take

a moment to stop and thank all of you for your support and enthusiasm for the project.

Thank you for making the launch a success.

I've already been thrilled to hear that people are digging into the book and discovering the transformative power of outlines.

It's my hope that the information in the book will include discovering the transformative power of outlines.

It's my hope that the information in the book will encourage you to refine your writing process

and inspire you in the crafting of many stories to come.

Here's to word players everywhere.

The October issue of my e-letter hit inboxes yesterday.

It included the usual round-up of inspirational quotes,

creativity jump-starters, and helpful links, as well as the article

Why Your Antagonist is the one holding your story together.

And my response to a subscriber's question about how long the average chapter should be.

If you're not receiving the e-letter and would like to, you can sign up for my mailing list on my website at

K M Wyland, that's W-E-I-L-N-D dot com slash mailing-list dot p-h-p you can read back issues online at k-m-wylen.com slash e-letter

dash issues dot p-p-h-h-h-h- Issues.P. Dream a little dream, but not in your fiction.

The latest post in the video series on my blog

digs into the reasons why dream sequences are almost always a bad choice for your stories.

You can watch the video on my blog at wordplay-KM Wyland.

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New videos are posted every Wednesday.

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