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		<title>The value of a handwritten journal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Motorcycling became a big part of my life back in October 2006. I took a class, got my license, and purchased a used 250 cc Honda Rebel. After putting 1,000 miles on it during that winter, I sold it and bought a new adventure-tourer, a 2007 Suzuki V-Strom 650. Since then I have ridden over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First impressions matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading Michael J. Sullivan&#8217;s article, &#8220;Starting out Strong &#8211; How to Write a Killer Opening&#8221; over at Mythic Scribes, I was reminded of the effort I went through working on the opening my book, Ohlen&#8217;s Arrow. My original opening was action packed and very engaging, or so I thought. Like the love of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Part II and the introduction of a new character</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have started to write the second part of my book which introduces the reader to a second main character, Daena. This woman had been banished from the village of Tarun 30 years prior to the present time for abducting the twin sister of another main character. Daena is a troubled woman, tormented by visitors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiatus or just an intermission?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So far, my book has been written in fits and spurts with long intermissions in between. The first three chapters took over a year to write. The next two chapters took two months. Now I&#8217;m back on hiatus again. My story ended with Part I. Five chapters. In a movie it would have marked the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The temptation to quit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My book began simply and without grand ambition. Writing creatively has always been a source of joy for me and has rarely felt like work, even when it was to meet a scholastic or occupational requirement imposed upon me by others. The first three chapters saw their genesis in Sunday morning sessions on my laptop, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excerpt: Ohlen at the Three Fans Inn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an excerpt from Chapter 2&#8230; The ranger passed through Eeron’s gate without question or suspicion. Although raiding parties were common in the area, Eeron was seldom a target and between dawn and dusk the gates remained open. As was common for most garrison towns, Eeron was busy with activity and trade but there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professional advice from Michael J. Sullivan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve mentioned in a previous post, I use Scrivener as my primary writing tool. I came across an article describing how acclaimed fantasy author, Michael J. Sullivan, uses Scrivener to write his books. Michael and I exchanged emails for a while, discussing various aspects of writing as a profession with a focus on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction by Philip Athans and R. A. Salvatore, 2010 $9.99 (iTunes bookstore) or $11 (paperback from Amazon.com) When writing a fantasy novel, coming up with a great story is only part of the equation. You could say that&#8217;s the roast beef of the meal, but there&#8217;s a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing to an outline vs. freestyle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something unexpected happened to me as I&#8217;ve been writing my book. The first three chapters were a stream of consciousness, everything just came out of me as a pure expression of my own creativity. At the end of those three chapters, I read what I had written and thought, “This is pretty good. I&#8217;d like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scrivener: My main writing tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>stevew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t recall how I discovered Scrivener, but I&#8217;m glad I did. It&#8217;s more than a word processor, it&#8217;s a writer&#8217;s tool. The premise takes a word processor and adds tools and methods that help you stay organized as you write. Scrivener is also non-linear. Instead of having one long document, you can write individual [...]]]></description>
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