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		<title>New To Writing? Steps To Become A Published Author!  2 of 4 Post Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Week 2 &#8211; Structuring Your Story
Ok so now you have your idea floating around in your head and you are dying to tell, but wait a little more! First things first! Organize and structure your story!
Everything in our mind makes sense to us, I mean we though it up how could it not make sense? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New To Writing? Steps To Become A Published Author!  1 of 4 Post Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Week 1 &#8211; Getting Your Idea
Each week for the next 4 I will post a series on how a new writer can get published. It took me months of trying to get published but looking back if I just did it right I could have been published within the first month. Here is what I learned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Five Principles of Short Story Plots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the structure and plot of a short story can take many forms, a typical short story will often follow the principles set out below. Following such a pattern can be especially useful for those starting out in short story writing, or for those who are struggling with the demands of telling a story in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiction Editing &#8211; Story Sense And Logic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your story, be it novel, short story or novelette, is finished. Or is it? Before you send it to a publisher, check firstly that your story makes sense!
Maybe you read my article about The Final Draft. Well, before you reach that stage there&#8217;s this one to go through. It can be hard and you need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning How To Use Symbolism Can Help Strengthen Your Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you write your story, it helps to understand the basics of Symbolism. When used properly, it can help add layers to an otherwise obvious story and create an interesting subplot beneath the story.
Stories that go beyond the words and allow a reader to interpret what you say and find their own meaning in it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Write Effective And Believable Dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Casey Quinn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most challenging parts of writing is coming up with believable and meaningful dialogue. Dialect, choice of words, tone, all of these things play a role in determining if your dialogue is believable or not.
6 Tips For Effective Dialogue In Your Short Story Writing

Many people make the mistake of telling the reader something [...]]]></description>
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