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	<description>Interstitial Spaces - Creating the Courts of the Feyre</description>
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		<title>Finishing the Series</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eighth Court, the fourth and final book in the series, The Courts of the Feyre, is finished. It&#8217;s with my publisher, who may request some revisions or amendments, and after that it has to go through copy edit, and proof-reading, and all the other publication magic but, to me, it feels finished. I&#8217;m not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agent and Publisher Submissions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have reached the final episode in my series, The Twelve Rules of Writing, with this post addressing the subject of submitting to agents and publishers. To remind you of what Rule 12 is all about, here it is:~ 12. When’s the best time to submit my work to an agent or publisher? Straight away! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Plot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plot development is at the centre of this week&#8217;s article in the series Twelve Rules of Writing &#8211; in particular the subject of outlining. As a quick reminder, this is the extract from the original article: ~ 11. Do I need to outline my story or just write it? That depends.  If you already have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Another&#8217;s Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article in my series, Twelve Rules of Writing, I will be looking at point of view from a story-telling perspective. To remind you how this was addressed in my tongue-in-cheek article here&#8217;s the original. 10. Which point of view should I adopt? This depends on genre.  If you’re writing pornography or recipe books then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Need to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the series following on from the tongue-in-cheek article Twelve Rules of Writing, we are up to rule 9 and the subject is exposition. Here&#8217;s Rule 9 for those who need a reminder or who missed it first time around: 9. How should I deal with exposition? Here the old ways are best, I&#8217;m afraid. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word-Count Worries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this stage in the Twelve Rules of Writing we reach the issue of word-count. As it says in the rules: 8. Word-count is important. Only books with specific numbers of words ever get published.  This is why many books never see the light of day.  Once a word-count has been used, though, it can’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Stories: Yes or No?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re past the half-way mark in the twelve rules of writing, and entering the shady grey area of becoming a writer. As it says in the Twelve Rules of Writing: 7. Start with short stories before graduating to novel-length pieces There is no point in trying to write a novel before mastering the short story. [...]]]></description>
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