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		<title>Deep POV Tips for Action Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<title>Fiction Writing: How to Write Your Character&#8217;s Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<title>Writing Fiction: Adverbs Be Gone</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<title>How a Writer Can Stop People from Sharing Their Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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If you call yourself a writer, you will understand the problem written of in this article. It all starts out innocently enough. You are at a party and someone asks what you do.    &#34;I&#8217;m a writer,&#34; you say.     There is one overwhelming response. &#34;Oh,&#34; the other person responds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Romance Course &#8211; Halfway Through</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The romance course I am taking over the internet from the local community college is proving to be a wealth of information.&#160; Not only is it giving very specific tips about how to write romance, most of it can be easily translated into non-romantic fantasy and horror genre novels. 
My current/future WIP, &#34;The Dream Dwellers,&#34; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Books on Writing Fiction You MUST Have!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been writing for well over 15 years and have read a lot of books on the craft. Some are lifesavers, other have a few pearls of wisdom, while a few aren&#8217;t worth the time or money. There are even books on writing that leave you feeling defeated and wanting to throw your computer, along [...]]]></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>Correspondence Writing Course</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know approximately 1/3 way through my correspondence writing course that I told you about before.&#160; So far, and quite impressed with the information that I&#8217;m getting out of it.&#160; While it is a course about romance fiction writing, most of the things that are being explained can be easily used in any genre.&#160; That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create Stand Alone Story Arcs for a Fantasy Fiction Trilogy</title>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/creativity/create-stand-alone-story-arcs-for-a-fantasy-fiction-trilogy</link>
		<comments>http://mlorimotley.com/creativity/create-stand-alone-story-arcs-for-a-fantasy-fiction-trilogy#comments</comments>
		<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>BEST Writer&#8217;s Forum Online</title>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/writing-help/best-writers-forum-online</link>
		<comments>http://mlorimotley.com/writing-help/best-writers-forum-online#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
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		<title>My First Writing Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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As a Christmas present to myself, I signed up for an internet-based course offered by my local community college titled, &#8220;How to Write a Romance Novel.&#8221;  Now, I am not the biggest fan of romance novels, though I do think my newest project may be a fantasy romance in the end.
I chose to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Writer&#8217;s Forums Can Improve Your Fiction Writing</title>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/creativity/how-writers-forums-can-improve-your-fiction-writing</link>
		<comments>http://mlorimotley.com/creativity/how-writers-forums-can-improve-your-fiction-writing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accentuate Writer&#8217;s Forum
Writers are often solitary creatures, sitting in dimly lit bedrooms or trendy cafes and typing away on laptops and computers. But maintaining total solitude can prevent your writing skills from improving, and can definitely put a damper on your career. Fiction writers should use online writer&#8217;s forums and discussion groups to improve their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regrets of Pantsing It</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always been a dedicated pantser.  I plow through the first draft or any novel or short story without planning or preparation.  It&#8217;s exciting.  It&#8217;s liberating even.
BUT&#8230; I am having second thoughts.  Rewriting has become a chore that I do not like.  Every single one of my written novels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking Plots</title>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/creativity/seeking-plots</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; to bury the dead.
Erm&#8230; uh&#8230; no.
Since I have made the incredible goal to get 10 short stories publishing in 2008, I figure I better get cracking on writing some.  I have submitted two already, though I can&#8217;t expect them to be accepted.  However, that is two which I do not have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Magzines and Publishing Online</title>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/publishing/writing-magzines-and-publishing-online</link>
		<comments>http://mlorimotley.com/publishing/writing-magzines-and-publishing-online#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 16:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I subscribe to both The Writer and Writer&#8217;s Digest magazines.  I love both of them!
This month in The Writer, there is a great article about writing online&#8230; or more specifically, having your writing published online.  Besides the face that the internet is pretty much ubiquitous these days, online publishing of short stories, creative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiction Writing: How to Include Back-Story Without an Info Dump</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 16:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who wants to read a story that starts with the birth of the main character and follows them through their entire life? This method of fiction writing is hardly ever successful. Why? Because readers will not care about everything that happened to the character when he was two, three, four, and more. They want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Goals in Mind</title>
		<link>http://mlorimotley.com/nanowrimo/keep-goals-in-mind</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Lori Motley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sheer speed and insanity of my NaNoWriMo writing has blocked a few important things from me mind.  Goals.
No, not MY goals.  I get the whole 50,000 words in November thing.  I&#8217;m on track with that goal.
My CHARACTER&#8217;S goals.
I&#8217;m a firm believer in every character having a goal.  Well, every main [...]]]></description>
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