This is KAMWylant and you're listening to the 149th episode of the Word Play Podcast.

If you happen to be walking down the street past your local coffee shop

and see a wild-haired red-eye gibbering writer, that's probably me.

After 150 hours of editing over the last month and a half,

I am on the near edge of bonkers.

The good news is I'm boiling in on the end. I should finish up my read

aloud typo catching run through this week and then the manuscript is off to the

editor and the critters while I get to take a breather from it for a bit. I won't lie as much as I love this story I'll be glad for the break.

And now pass the coffee and the comb. Are you a genre flip-flopper?

The latest post in the video series on my blog

explains why guiding reader expectations

through proper framing and foreshadowing

is vital to a successful story.

You can watch the video on my blog at wordplay-K-M-Y-L-N-Y-L-N-D that's W-E-I-L-N Blogsbot.com. New videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast.

Why Self-conscious writers are doomed.

Who do you write for?

At first glance that may seem like a silly question or even a question that doesn't need

answering at all.

But it's one worth not just thinking about, but focusing on every single day.

Chances are your first blush answer to the question.

We'll agree with what Miriam Cobras, author of The Distant Shore, said

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