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	<title>M. Lori Motley</title>
	<link>http://mlorimotley.com</link>
	<description>Fantasy &#38; Horror Writer</description>
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		<title>Deep POV Tips for Action Scenes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In one of the novels I&#8217;m working on, the protagonist and his buddies get into a vicious fight with the bad guy. The fight reveals some important plot points, so I don&#8217;t want to gloss over it with a few well-placed &#8220;pows&#8221; and &#8220;whams&#8221; and then move on to other things. I want to sink [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/deep-pov-tips-for-action-scenes</link>
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		<title>Published a Hub on Naming Fantasy Characters</title>
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http://hubpages.com/hub/Naming-Characters-in-Fantasy-Fiction
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		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/characters/published-a-hub-on-naming-fantasy-characters</link>
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		<title>Writing Prompts for Creativity? Or a Waste of Time?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I used to have this very complex metod of coming up with writing prompts. I have abandoned it in favor of my Roll the Dice method. Sometimes I just go to one of my favorite fantasy art places, like Elfwood, or Deviant Art, and randomly select a picture as a writing prompt.
About a year ago, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/creativity/writing-prompts-for-creativity-or-a-waste-of-time</link>
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		<title>Burning a Story at Both Ends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Finish the damn thing first,&#8221; my inner voice screamed within the confines of my skull. &#8220;Edit later.&#8221;
It&#8217;s good advice. I should get the first draft done before I go back to the beginning and put on my editor&#8217;s hat. Writer&#8217;s hat and editor&#8217;s hat are two different things, ya know.
But I procrastinate, and I get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/fiction-editing/burning-a-story-at-both-ends</link>
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		<title>Submission Day in the Motley House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m surprisingly cool today, even though I&#8217;m submitting three stories to various online markets: one anthology, one e-mag and one to the Accentuate short story contest&#8217;s &#8220;Endless Love&#8221; theme. I&#8217;ve already subbed one story to the contest, but have another that will fit the theme.
It will be the first time I ever have more than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/fiction-projects/submission-day-in-the-motley-house</link>
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		<title>Ponderous</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ponderous &#8211; From Weekend Wordsmith
I sat at my desk, hot to the bone, sweating in the city&#8217;s summer heat, and thought about the weight of the world laying across my shoulders. It was ponderous&#8230; and it whined.
People on TV with $200 hair-cuts and $600 shoes talked about how to reduce stress. Old men living on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/ponderous</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Ex Post Facto&#8221; by Steven Thor Gunnin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just finished reading &#8220;Ex Post Facto&#8221; by Steven Thor Gunnin in &#8220;Elements of Time,&#8221; short story anthology from Accentuate and Twin Trinity Media.
The day seems normal enough when a family of four gets on a plane for a much-needed vacation. When another passenger seems to recognize the father, however, things change quickly. A very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/ex-post-facto-by-steven-thor-gunnin</link>
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		<title>Ask WHY When Creating Characters for Fiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a novel or short story you need characters that seem as real as possible and act in ways that make sense to the reader. Some people make a grand production of creating characters, filling out a 25 page character sheets, writing character episodes and even drawing artwork of their characters to get a real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/characters/ask-why-when-creating-characters-for-fiction</link>
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		<title>Progress Report and Planning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past 3 years, I&#8217;ve attended the Muse online writer&#8217;s conference. Tons of information and tons of writerly camaraderie. There are also multiple publishers who attend and &#8212; besides teaching classes and answering questions &#8212; accept pitches during the conference. 
After carefully researching all publishers attending the 2010 conference, I may have to prepare [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/progress-report-and-planning</link>
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		<title>Elements of the Soul Trailer</title>
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		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/elements-of-the-soul-trailer</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m a Winner!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I stayed up way too late last night and took out my Dragon voice recognition again and spent about 1 1/2 hours this morning talking as fast as it would let me to get to 50,000 words! It&#8217;s not a personal best for time or total words &#8211; that was last year with over 80,000 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/nanowrimo/im-a-winner</link>
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		<title>NaNoWriMo Slacking!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ZERO words on my NaNo novel yesterday. That won&#8217;t do!
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		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/nanowrimo/nanowrimo-slacking</link>
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		<title>NaNoWriMo Begins!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mad cheering erupts!
I managed to stay up until midnight to start NaNoWriMo off the second it was legal to do so. I quickly discovered I have more planning to do than I thought. It is very disruptive to get to a sentence and realize you don&#8217;t know what your city or kingdom is called. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/nanowrimo/nanowrimo-begins</link>
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		<title>Elements of the Soul Available Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 1st ever Accentuate Writer&#8217;s Anthology, &#8220;Elements of the Soul&#8221; is now available for pre-order. It is filled with 15 contest-winning short stories plus several winning poems.
Pre-Order &#8220;Elements of the Soul&#8221; Now!
I&#8217;m proud to say that two of my stories are in the anthology as well.
Order now at a special introductory price and get a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/elements-of-the-soul-available-now</link>
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		<title>Fiction Writing: How to Write Your Character&#8217;s Thoughts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an article by my close friend, Melanie, about writing character&#8217;s thoughts in fiction.
In quality fiction writing it is often important to tell what your character is thinking. There are multiple acceptable methods for doing this. The method you choose depends largely on the point of view of your story, and the specific publication you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/characters/fiction-writing-how-to-write-your-characters-thoughts</link>
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		<title>Five Ways to Stay Safe Around Dragons Breathing Fire</title>
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Fantasy books and movies, and imaginations around the world, are filled with dragons breathing fire at innocent villagers and stalwart knights. Whether you are a writer, role-playing gamer or simply a creative day-dreamer you need to find a way for someone to stay safe around these pyrotechnic beasts. With these five ways to stay safe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/fantasy-genre/five-ways-to-stay-safe-around-dragons-breathing-fire</link>
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		<title>Boundless Living Novel Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michy has put forth a challenge on the Accentuate Writer&#8217;s Forum in conjunction with the Boundelss Living Challenge. Somewhat similar to NaNoWriMo, she has challenged us to write or complete a novel in the next 45 days.
Since I have six novels in varying stages of completion sitting on my hard drive, and a fervent desire [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/fiction-projects/boundless-living-novel-challenge</link>
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		<title>How I Know I&#8217;m Getting Better</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Instead of working on a new project last night, I opened up the beginning of a work in progress novel and reread the first few chapters. It felt like visiting a old friend from high school, even though I wrote it long after I left public education. The sentiment was still there. I still loved [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/fiction-editing/how-i-know-im-getting-better</link>
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		<title>Writing Tips for Creating a Fictional World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Creating fictional worlds can be one of the most enjoyable parts of writing. Done most often in fantasy and science fiction genres, it is also necessary in mainstream fiction. Many writers create believable, a realistic worlds based on areas they know that without using actual place names. No matter if you are writing speculative or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/writing-tips-for-creating-a-fictional-world</link>
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		<title>What are Some Fantasy Characters You Should Never Write About</title>
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Fantasy fiction is one of the most popular speculative genres available. Store bookshelves, movie marquees and Internet fiction sites are full of tales of magic and surrealism. When learning how to write fantasy fiction many people start with the old standbys of Tolkien-esque and Dungeons &#38; Dragons lore. If you find yourself reaching [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/characters/what-are-some-fantasy-characters-you-should-never-write-about</link>
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		<title>Old Woman in the Tree</title>
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This is from the writing prompt on the Photo Story blog.
My breasts are sagging, but since my husband died years ago, cut down in his prime for fire wood, it hardly matters anymore. My pine is still strong, my sap still running and my leafy finery still thick and green. Of course, that grows anew [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/writing-prompts/old-woman-in-the-tree</link>
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		<title>Fantasy World Building &#8211; Religion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Including religion in your fantasy world building is a challenge.&#160; The challenge, to the creative fiction writer, is not necessarily coming up with names of imaginary gods and what type of religious laws they have for their followers.&#160; Services, traditions and rituals can be fun to create as well.
The main problem with fantasy world building [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/world-building/fantasy-world-building-religion</link>
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		<title>Writing Contests!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve become quite interested in entering fiction writing contests, although only the free-to-enter ones.&#160; Of course, I do pay a small entrance fee for the Accentuate Writing Contest, but it is so worth it!
Writing short stories and submitting them to writing contests seems less horrifying than actually submitting to magazines and ezines.&#160; The expectation of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/writing-contests/writing-contests</link>
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		<title>Anthology Coming Soon!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toward the end of the month, the &#8220;Elements of the Soul&#8221; anthology will be published.&#160; Two of my stories will appear in it.&#160; At that time, I will post a publication announcement thread on the blog and post the cover and purchasing information on my site.
I&#8217;m very excited! 
The anthology book is full of short [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/fiction-projects/anthology-coming-soon</link>
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		<title>Writing Fiction: Adverbs Be Gone</title>
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When you first learned about adverbs in grade school, you probably practiced writing sentence is such as, &#8220;Mary walked slowly while talking loudly to Joe.&#8221; While this type of sentence gives information about how Mary walked and talked, it has no place in writing professional-grade fiction. In order to engage the reader and to immerse [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/writing-help/writing-fiction-adverbs-be-gone</link>
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