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		<title>Five Ways to Stay Safe Around Dragons Breathing Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<title>Three Things to Avoid When Creating Fantasy Worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of writers and readers think that, in the fantasy genre, anything goes.&#160; &#34;Outside the box,&#34; is a phrase that gets tossed around quite a lot, but it only skates the very edge of truth for quality fantasy.&#160; There are still rules when creating fantasy worlds.&#160; Things still have to make sense. 
Creating Fantasy Worlds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy Quests: Writing Believable Adventure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Fantasy quests writing is a cornerstone of the fantasy genre of fiction.&#160; When you think about it, most books in all genres contain some sort of quest. Whether it be for happiness or fulfillment or a magic amulet, the important thing is that the character wants it really badly, and he or she gets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create Stand Alone Story Arcs for a Fantasy Fiction Trilogy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fantasy fiction trilogy is becoming more and more popular in the genre. Series of three or more books dominate the marketplace and succeed in brining fantasy fiction to fans. While a vast multi-book story arc is expected in these fantasy fiction trilogies, it is important to create stand alone novels within the trilogy. Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horror vs. Paranormal vs. Urban Fantasy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I call myself a fantasy and horror writer, and that is true, but what I write stretches far beyond that.
If expanded to cover all the possible sub-genres, I would have to include:
1) Fantasy
 &#8212; epic fantasy
 &#8212; sword &#38; sorcery
 &#8212; high fantasy
 &#8212; dark fantasy
2) Urban Fantasy
3) Paranormal
4) Horror
But what in the heck is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop Fiction Genres</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent issue of &#8220;Writer&#8217;s Digest&#8221; magazine has in it a fabulous graphic showing the many genres and sub-genres of what they call &#8216;pop fiction.&#8217; Basically, it is what I have come to understand as &#8216;genre fiction&#8217; as opposed to commercial or literary fiction.
Mystery/Crime
Romance
Sci Fi /Fantasy
Horror
Thriller/Suspense
You know&#8230; the good stuff.  I have to admit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write Fairies in Fantasy Fiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fairies, or fae folk, are one of the staples of the fantasy genre. Although they populate classic fairy tales more often than fantasy novels, fairies still have a place in modern fiction. If you write fantasy fiction and are interested in fairies, this article can help you learn about the different types and their usual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World Building Trap</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[World building is an important and really, really fun part of writing fantasy and science fiction novels.
Of course, since fantasy and sci fi occur in worlds that do not actually exist, you need to world build in order to know where and what and how your characters will be doing whatever they need to do.
What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy Fiction Sub-Genres</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fantasy Fiction Genres and Sub-Genres &#8211; Read More Here
Urban or Contemporary Fantasy Genre
Urban or contemporary fantasy differ only in that urban fantasy is set in a city and is sometimes darker in nature than contemporary. Harry Potter is an example of contemporary fantasy. These fantasy genres combine magical beings or spells with modern socity.
Urban fantasy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Anyone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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I have never had much truck with magic.
Sure, I did a bit of telekinesis with some dragons and elves, but no fireball-tossing, invisibility-gaining, let-me-rub-my-crystal-ball magic before.
I now find myself wanting&#8230; no, needing&#8230; to write magic into my current WIP. The magic is illegal, but accessible to most. Some modicum of intelligence is needed to perform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write Fairies in Fantasy Fiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Write Fairies in Fantasy Fiction
Fairies, or fae folk, are one of the staples of the fantasy genre. Although they populate classic fairy tales more often than fantasy novels, fairies still have a place in modern fiction. If you write fantasy fiction and are interested in fairies, this article can help you learn about [...]]]></description>
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