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this is KAM Wyland and you are listening to the 19th episode of the word play podcast.

This week I'm off on my yearly jaunt to a conference. episode of the Word Play Podcast.

This week I'm off on my yearly jaunt to a conference in Midwestern Illinois, where I'll

get the chance to visit old friends, do some book signings, and hopefully sell a billion copies

of behold the Dawn.

After all the hustle and bustle of this past month,

it'll be nice to get away for a long weekend.

My blog tour is ongoing.

This week you can find excerpts from Behold the Dawn, an e-book giveaway, the second part of my interview on Liberty Spadell's word wanderings, and my guest post entitled Making Minor Characters Pop on the blog Little Scribbler.

You can find more details, including links to all these posts in the left column of my

blog at wordplay-K-M-O-I-L-N-D that's W-E-I-L-N N D dot blog spot. com.

Meanwhile, please enjoy this week's post,

Why You Should Be Writing Scared.

It's my belief that writers should be scared pretty much all the time. In fact, a constant state of terror would be optimal.

When you sit down at your desk and extend your hands to your heart

heart should be pounding just hard enough that you find it a

tad difficult to draw that first or second or third breath a little

dryness of mouth a little dampness of face, a little quiver in the

abdominal region. These are the symptoms of sheer unadulterated panic. These are

the symptoms of a good writer. At first glance, this might seem like I'm spouting so much craziness.

After all, fear isn't usually something one cultivates, much less enjoys.

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