This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 257th episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors podcast.

I'm super excited to be able to announce that this week I get to play host to Scrivener Coach Joseph Michael and his fabulous free

webinar on Scrivener Howto. As you may remember I recently switched over to

Scrivener which is a super-deluxe word processor

slash organizer that's designed especially for riders. And it absolutely blew my mind.

It's potential for organization and accessibility, not to mention

outputing e-book formats is insane. And Joseph is absolutely great at

helping Scrivenor Attics and Newbities alike, and I guess I fall into both groups,

figure out how to maximize this program to its full potential.

So I hope you will be able to join us for his free webinar presentation this Thursday,

August 28th at 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

You can find more info on my site at helping writers become

authors.com.

The latest post in the video series on my blog is, Want a Tight story, streamline your symbolism. It offers a

surprisingly simple tip for creating the kind of powerhouse story that features

both varied and rich themes. To find the post, visit my site.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast entitled The Impact Character, Why every character arc needs one.

When we think of necessary characters, we tend to come up with obvious choices such as the protagonist the

antagonist and maybe the mentor love interest sidekick impact character

probably isn't at the top of your list but it should be because you

can't create a character arc without one. Impact character is the term coined by Dramatica authors Melanie and

Phillips and Chris Huntley to describe what is just as accurately termed by

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