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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by guest blogger Lee Lopez Ever since I was very young I was a natural storyteller. What followed was the desire to see my stories in print. That is where my dream shifted and changed. I had no idea how hard it would be to become published. In my infancy of writing, during those naïve [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gemstatewriters.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18935388&#038;post=4337&#038;subd=gemstatewriters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[I searched one of author Angela Hunt’s blog sites and found this quote: “The things that enter her life sooner or later find their way into her books, hence a life in pages.&#8221; Of course, I immediately thought about what I’ve put into my manuscripts. How what I’ve experienced has made what I write. My [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gemstatewriters.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18935388&#038;post=4294&#038;subd=gemstatewriters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote a blog post a few weeks ago in praise of small conferences&#8212;great opportunities not just for workshops, but also for getting involved with your local writing community.  No matter what genre you write or where your dream conferences take you, I hope that you will always return to your local writing groups and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gemstatewriters.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18935388&#038;post=4329&#038;subd=gemstatewriters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grammar Pet Peeves</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 07:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peggy Staggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“In the contest between I and me, the booby prize often goes to myself.” This quote from “Woe is I,” sums up my biggest pet peeve. It’s the missuses of these three words that, as writers, drive us to distraction. “Me, myself, and I,” are the three words that absolutely, make me cringe. As a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gemstatewriters.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18935388&#038;post=4183&#038;subd=gemstatewriters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Runelore</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janis McCurry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The image on the left spells out my name, Janis. The individual rune names are Jera, Ansuz, Nauthiz, Isa, Sowilo. Notice how a few are very close to our alphabet. Regular disclaimer: There are many variations in names, shapes, direct meanings, and magical meanings. I&#8217;m using the Elder Futhark which is a combination of those [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gemstatewriters.wordpress.com&#038;blog=18935388&#038;post=4300&#038;subd=gemstatewriters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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