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		<title>Is there a Mr. Romney in the House? Great god, I Hope Not!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mitt Romney, I viewed an online video recently, and I was astounded at your knowledge of the US Constitution. As a presidential candidate, the right to run for this august office is guaranteed for constitutionally qualified candidates, as I&#8217;m &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/09/13/romney-in-house-hope-not/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=1012&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Hold: Unavoidable Circumstances</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wordsmithworker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alas, I have to put the book writing things aside for a while due to circumstances beyond my control. I&#8217;m not happy about this, but when &#8220;life&#8221; takes an unscheduled detour onto roads not on the map, sometimes, you just &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/21/writing-hold-unavoidable-circumstances/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=991&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cell Phones Unlocked</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[window.amazon_ad_tag = &#8220;wordsworks-20&#8243;;window.amazon_ad_width = &#8220;468&#8243;;window.amazon_ad_height = &#8220;60&#8243;; Welcome to Cell Phones Unlocked. We don believe that communications should be proprietary &#8212; you know, where one company has a monopoly on what phones you use, what networks you can use or &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/21/cell-phones-unlocked/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=989&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a New Book: Day 6: Free-Writing and a Teaser</title>
		<link>http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/20/writing-a-new-book-day6-free-writing-and-teaser/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I actually have some energy today! I looked at the clock when I awoke earlier and thought I&#8217;d have to move to Sleepy Hollow. Couldn&#8217;t find the zip code, though, so I&#8217;d have wasted a change of address card. I &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/20/writing-a-new-book-day6-free-writing-and-teaser/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=978&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a New Book: Day 5: One Outline Item and More Free-Writing</title>
		<link>http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/19/writing-a-new-book-day-5-one-outline-item-and-more-free-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m still not feeling all that terrific. I&#8217;m rather sick at the moment, and I spent some time at the doctor&#8217;s office yesterday. I&#8217;m headed back there shortly to discuss the lab test results. Hopefully, I&#8217;ll be on the mend &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/19/writing-a-new-book-day-5-one-outline-item-and-more-free-writing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=972&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Writing Break: Day 4.5: Mostly Non-Writing Day</title>
		<link>http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/18/book-writing-break-day-4-5-mostly-non-writing-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s a good thing I had a doctor&#8217;s appointment already scheduled for today: It seems that bug that bit me wasn&#8217;t quite finished wreaking havoc. I spent most of yesterday either in bed or en route back to bed. &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/18/book-writing-break-day-4-5-mostly-non-writing-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=969&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a New Book: Day 4: Outline Polish and On to Free-Writing!</title>
		<link>http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/17/writing-a-new-book-day-4-outline-polish-and-on-to-free-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I probably could have gotten more done today, but I let myself get sidetracked often. I was able to flesh out the original idea on the outline, though, and I&#8217;ll put the other two possible endings aside to work &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/17/writing-a-new-book-day-4-outline-polish-and-on-to-free-writing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=956&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a New Book: Day 3: Outline, Outine, Outline</title>
		<link>http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/16/writing-a-new-book-day-3-outline-outine-outline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, yesterday I made &#8220;okay&#8221; progress on the outline, but I got stuck at one point with three different tangent possibilities. Now I have Chapters 1 through 6 and Chapter 7a, Chapter 7b and Chapter 7c. Because each tangent leads &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/16/writing-a-new-book-day-3-outline-outine-outline/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=947&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a New Book: Day 2: Environment and Outline</title>
		<link>http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/15/writing-a-new-book-day-2-environment-and-outline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, yesterday I both made good progress and no progress. I finished expanding the character bios, which was fun. However -comma- I was up proverbial creek without my previous notes that had been housed on the computer that&#8217;d crashed: I &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/15/writing-a-new-book-day-2-environment-and-outline/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=942&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a New Book, Day 1: Initial Outline/Character Biographies</title>
		<link>http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/14/writing-a-new-book-day-1-initial-outlinecharacter-biographies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, today is one of my favorite days in writing books. Today is what I call my book and characters &#8216;birthdays. Although I&#8217;m already fairly familiar with the main characters of the short story, I obviously will need a much &#8230; <a href="http://wordsmithworks.org/2012/06/14/writing-a-new-book-day-1-initial-outlinecharacter-biographies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsmithworks.org&#038;blog=22408651&#038;post=933&#038;subd=wordsmithworks&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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