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	<description>Writing to Scare the Hell Out of You</description>
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		<title>The WAR of Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In The War of Art, Steven Pressfield examines the difference between professional writers and amateur. He writes,
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		<title>Why You Must Fear NOTHING</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The revision lasted several months. During this period I rewrote scenes, chapters, acted out dialogue, as confident as a long haired cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I didn't know it at the time, but  a Dream Eater had me by the throat; and I was the Dream Eater. ]]></description>
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		<title>Along Came A Spider</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most people who want to write novels for a living, I read a lot. I devour books. The urge to read overpowers me the way a bottole does an alcoholic. It's part of learning how to write a novel. If you don't read a lot, you won't be a good writer. It's about as simple as that.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Scolding the Muse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some, the muse is more reckless twenty-something than adorable toddler. The muse that haunts me, for example, prefers to stay up all night, drive fast and toy with dangerous friends. Its half wannabe rock star and half outlaw, rebelling against the confines of story structure and character arc]]></description>
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		<title>Writer&#8217;s Journal Entry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The windy-city-crew was there for me through black eyes and bad luck. When times were bad, they held the net taut and ensured I wouldn't crash into the pavement]]></description>
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