This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the 138ighth episode of the word play podcast.

We all know there are days when riding as a chore.

You know the ones.

When the words come harder than honey from an angry beehive, when the infernal internal editor is harping on your

worthlessness and other lack of talent and when you can't stand your

characters and they can't stand you. Fortunately my writing days of late have been more of the opposite.

I've been having a grand old time, riding away.

My infernal editor seems to be largely on vacation in the Bahamas,

and I find myself cracking up over my own silly end jokes probably entirely more than is good for me.

So for this week's update, let me just say it's good to be a writer.

The March issue of my e-letter hit inboxes last week.

It included the usual roundup of inspirational quotes,

creativity jump starters, and helpful links.

As well as the article, you might be treating your reader like an idiot

brother if, and my response to a subscriber's question about how to craft the beginning of a story.

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

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dash issues.

When your backstory becomes your story, the latest post in the video series on my

blog offers several options for dealing with large and fascinating backstories.

You can watch the video on my blog. New

videos are posted every Wednesday. And now I hope you enjoy this week's

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