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		<title>I&#8217;ve Lost My Mojo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Erianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a little kid I dreamed about being a rock star. Even now, I sometimes daydream about standing on stage rocking out with my guitar and a boss gt 6. It’s a nice fantasy. But that’s all it is. I can’t play a lick of music. I’ve had lessons. Clarinet. Guitar. I don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NaNoWhatMo?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Here it is November. The stores already have the Christmas trees and Christmas Cards out on display. That means it&#8217;s time for National Novel Writing Month (yeah, I realize there&#8217;s this other holiday called Thanksgiving, but NaNoWriMo is a pretty big holiday for aspiring writers). I had intended to tackle NaNoWriMo again this year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purging the Past</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Erianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you keep a journal? I used to. From the age about 10 until I was about 22, I kept a regular journal. I briefly picked up the habit again at 29 and at 39. &#160;In general, I think it&#8217;s a good idea to journal regularly. I also think it&#8217;s a good idea to shred, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evocative Writing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good writing is evocative. It evokes an emotional response by referencing certain images. For instance, describing a woman putting on lingerie is likely to evoke sexual feelings in male readers because men are visual and we associate lace panties and garter belts with sex. Food is another image that can ignite our senses and tap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on the Creative Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Erianne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, I’ve developed a healthy distaste for books about writing — you know, those self-help/how to books on the creative writing process. How to Write a Novel in Two Weeks or Channeling Your Inner Bestseller, or whatever the fuck. They talk about writing as if producing a novel or screenplay is the same [...]]]></description>
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