This is K.M. Island.

This is K.M. Island, and you are listening to the 158th episode of the word play podcast.

This was quite the eventful week.

In addition to finishing up with the last of my editor's notes on Dreamlander, I also have some

exciting news. I've been asked by Writers Digest University

to create an online workshop based on my book outlining your novel, map your way to success.

So for all of you who have been asking when I was actually going to

add a workshop to the workshop section of my website, looks like it's going to be sooner than

later. At this point it looks like the workshop will be made up of eight week-long sessions

and should hopefully be available by roundabout labor day.

In the meantime, I'll be riding like the wind to get it ready in time.

Why your hero needs a yappy sidekick. The latest post in the video series on my blog

discusses the value of a vocal, oft present, minor character who can act as a foil for your protagonist.

To watch it,

visit my blog at Wordplay-K-M-Yland,

that's W-E-I-L-N-N-D. Blogs-B-S-G-G-G-G-S-B-G-G-G-O-B-S-B-B-B-B-S-B-B-B-B-S-B-G-T-O-T-O-S-O-T-O-O-T-O-S-O-O-O-O-O-N-O-N-O-N-N-O-O-O-O-O- What is the purpose of your scene?

In creating meaningful and effective scenes,

the most important questions every writer should ask himself are,

what is the focus of this scene? What is its purpose?

Let's take a look at how to find the best answers to these questions.

How to find your scene's purpose.

Scenes are created in one of two ways.

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