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		<title>Planning a Heart-Stopping Story</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part VII of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series
By Holly Lisle
Over the last six lessons, you&#8217;ve figured out your theme, and you&#8217;ve worked out at least one and possibly several subthemes. You&#8217;ve learned how to use blended scenes, intercuts, and cliffhangers to work both themes and subthemes into your work. You have great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christine Kringle Plot Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christine Kringle Plot Contest
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: January 31, 2009
Guidelines: http://www.christinekringle.com/win-5000.html
Christine Kringle, the novel by Lynn Brittney, is looking for a one page synopsis of a plot for the next book in the series. Christine, a member of the Yule Dynasty, is the only daughter of the world famous Kriss Kringle. Her job is to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finishing NaNoWriMo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finished NaNoWriMo Monday at just over 52,000 words. It felt amazing. I have the skeleton of my newest novel, Eidolon, completed. Now I&#8217;ll spend the rest of November adding more character and setting details to the skeleton, fleshing it out with the meat of the story, checking and strengthening all the plot and subplot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Tip: Be Flexible</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the qualities teachers should have, one of the most important is, they must be flexible. That way they won&#8217;t get bent out of shape when things don&#8217;t go as planned. Most days, in a classroom of 32 students and 1 adult, things are not going to turn out according to plan. There are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interweaving Your Novel&#8217;s Themes and Subthemes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part VI of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE Series
By Holly Lisle
When you&#8217;re writing a book, you want every page to drag the reader to the next one, even if she&#8217;s late for work, even if it&#8217;s two o&#8217;clock in the morning and he needs to be up at six, even if the plane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suspense Magazine Writing Contest</title>
		<link>http://teacherwriter.net/2008/11/19/suspense-magazine-writing-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suspense Magazine Writing Contest
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: December 31, 2008
Guidelines: http://www.suspensemagazine.com/contest.html
Are you a suspense, thriller, or mystery writer? Suspense Magazine is sponsoring a contest with free giveaways of bestselling books by authors such as Allison Brennan, Greg Olson and Stuart Woods. Second and third place winners receive Amazon.com gift cards. Submit your story of 1,500 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dig Deeper With Your Novel&#8217;s Subthemes</title>
		<link>http://teacherwriter.net/2008/11/14/dig-deeper-with-your-novels-subthemes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part V of the 8-Part BRING YOUR NOVEL TO LIFE  Series
By Holly Lisle
By now, you have a solid grasp of the importance of having a theme for your story, of keeping it personal and hidden (to avoid writing the dreaded Message Book), and of hanging on to the courage of your convictions in writing it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words of Belief Holiday Writing Contest</title>
		<link>http://teacherwriter.net/2008/11/13/words-of-belief-holiday-writing-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Words of Belief Holiday Writing Contest 
Entry Fee: FREE
Deadline: November 21, 2008
Guidelines: http://www.wordsofbelief.com/PromoPages/WOBContest.aspx
Words of Belief wants fiction and nonfiction holiday stories for this contest. You may enter up to three stories between 500 and 5,000 words. The Grand Prize is $500, Editor&#8217;s Selection Prize is $250, and there will be thirteen finalists published in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Short Fiction Story Contest</title>
		<link>http://teacherwriter.net/2008/11/12/american-short-fiction-story-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entry Fee: $20
Deadline: December 8, 2008
Guidelines: http://americanshortfiction.org/
American Short Fiction is a high quality literary publication that has received two awards from the National Magazine Award in Fiction. Authors that have appeared in the past issues include Ursula K. LeGuin, Louise Erdich, Joyce Carol Oates, and Reynolds Price. The first prize in the contest is $1,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Tip: Use Subplots to Build More Interest</title>
		<link>http://teacherwriter.net/2008/11/12/writing-tip-use-subplots-to-build-more-interest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Using subplots will build interest in your novel, making it a page turner the reader can&#8217;t put down. Subplots, while taking on a different course than the main plot, are the glue that pieces a story together.
Using subplots can be tricky, but following a few plot writing tips will make them shine for you, giving [...]]]></description>
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