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		<title>Writing the Novel and the Death of NaBloPoMo</title>
		<link>http://thewritingspider.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/writing-the-novel-and-the-death-of-nablopomo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have clearly fallen off the NaBloPoMo road. Why do They insist on National Anything Month in November? The holidays are coming and I&#8217;ve had a hard enough time establishing a priority list that includes getting out of bed, personal hygiene, and what I&#8217;m getting my four-year-old niece for Christmas. Asking me to do something [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewritingspider.wordpress.com&blog=1572614&post=642&subd=thewritingspider&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eee gads&#8230;Follow me on Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will now begin my experiment in Tweeting via Twitter. Stay tuned to see if I am a Tweeter or just a Twit&#8230;  @ThWritingSpider
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		<title>NaBloPoMo #22ish Interlude</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[49 pages and nearly 19,000 words of a novel.
I&#8217;ve hit what a runner might call a wall. My inner editor is lighting into me and I&#8217;m suddenly taken with serious doubts.
What do you do when you feel unsure?
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		<title>NaBloPoMo #23/#20 Oh Dear&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve quite let the BloPosting ball drop eh? Well, it&#8217;s my first year, I&#8217;ll learn.
As I type, a herd of men in dirty jeans and neon yellow jackets are applying asphalt to the parking lots of our condo. Condo-owners rejoice! Not only that, but we&#8217;re getting designated parking spots with special tags so nobody can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewritingspider.wordpress.com&blog=1572614&post=634&subd=thewritingspider&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NaBloPoMo #18 &#8211; New Moon, Old Moon, It&#8217;s Still Trite Drivel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dear God make Twilight go away]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seriously, Dear Readers.
I am so very over Twilight, the Twi-hards, Teams Edward and Whatshisface, the cloyingly ironically named Bella, and Robert Pattinson&#8217;s grunge hang-up.
Is this what is was like for Harry Potter non-fans? Dude. Sorry. But I am pretty sure I didn&#8217;t try to cram the Potterverse DOWN YOUR EVER-LOVING THROAT.
I just have one request. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewritingspider.wordpress.com&blog=1572614&post=628&subd=thewritingspider&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NaBloPoMoFoSchmo #16-17  Hello, Captain Random</title>
		<link>http://thewritingspider.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/nablopomofoschmo-16-17-hello-captain-random/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I joined a local freelance writers meetup group. It&#8217;s through Yahoo Groups and there are lots of different meetups. The point for this group is to meet other freelancers, network, share ideas, etc. So far, we&#8217;ve met three times. The first time involved me, the organizer and her boyfriend, and a massage therapist. Apparently, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewritingspider.wordpress.com&blog=1572614&post=619&subd=thewritingspider&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NaBloPoMo #15 &#8211; Concerts with my sister</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My sister adores concerts. The woman would watch a punk accordian band from Guatemala play Bach fugues in the dark if she was invited to do so. She loves a concert. She&#8217;s sort of turned into a Dave Matthews Band version of a Deadhead &#8211; without all the living in vans and smoking pot. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewritingspider.wordpress.com&blog=1572614&post=613&subd=thewritingspider&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NaBloPoMo #14 &#8211; Autobiography of a Writer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It started with a yellow legal pad and a tiny writing desk in the basement. By the light of my father&#8217;s grey gooseneck lamp, I carefully wrote the tale. It was a play about two women, sisters, beautiful, and united in a common mission: marry a prince.
I was ten years old. It was the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewritingspider.wordpress.com&blog=1572614&post=610&subd=thewritingspider&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NaBloPoMo #13 &#8211; No Spiders This Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The early posts of thewritingspider.com involved the appearance of the argiope aurantia, or &#8216;writing spider,&#8217; several of which have made their homes near my homes of the last few years. This year I kept checking and, sadly, it seems we have none. It&#8217;s too late in the year to have any writing spiders. By now, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewritingspider.wordpress.com&blog=1572614&post=598&subd=thewritingspider&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NaBloPoMo # 11-12 &#8211; Renewing my driver&#8217;s license</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please don&#8217;t tell the po-po but I was soooo illegal until 4 pm today. Ok, let me &#8217;splain.
There is too much. Let me sum up.
Oona, the Volvo, has been in The Shop since like&#8230;well, forever. And we weren&#8217;t sure if we were going to fix her or shoot her or send her out to pasture [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thewritingspider.wordpress.com&blog=1572614&post=604&subd=thewritingspider&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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