This is KAMWylind, and you are listening to the 84th episode of the Word Play Podcast.

In the wake of the Top Ten Blogs for Writers Award, myself and the other nine winners have recovered

from all the happy dancing and rewarding ourselves with chocolate, enough to put our heads together and plan some collective

goodies for our blog readers.

Over the next couple months, we plan to share posts on one another's blogs and collaborate

on an e-book of writing and blogging tips.

If you haven't already checked out the blogs of the other winners, you can find the links

on my blog at wordplay-K-M-Y-L-A-N-D dot blog spot.com.

This will be a fabulous way for you to benefit from the wisdom of some of the best writers on the

web.

To begin with, on Wednesday, I'll be appearing as a guest on Victoria Mixins and All-N-Morales

blogs with posts entitled, Are You Guilty of these eight common grammar crimes?

And six writing rules you should break.

Then on Friday, Victoria will be stopping by wordplay,

with a fabulous post on the four most common mistakes fiction editor see.

You can swing by my blog on the appropriate days to find links and more information.

Let your story find its own originality. The latest post in the video series on my blog

draws examples from the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans to show how thinking outside the box can bring new levels of depth and excitement to your writing.

You can watch the video on my blog. New videos are posted every Wednesday.

Meanwhile, enjoy this week's podcast. The good news,

writing never gets any easier. First-time novelists often make the mistake of

believing their first novels will be the most difficult

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