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		<title>Busy As a Busy Person</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, quick update. I mentioned before that writing loomed large this year. I'm in the middle of my current novel WIP. Still deciding to what extent <a href="http://art.cjcs.com/1353/busy-as-a-busy-person/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quiet But Busy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 20:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I noticed that I've been particularly lax about posting here. Even during slow periods I try to put up a monthy update. When I get busy with various projects, my websites tend to be the ones to suffer the most. It's not that I don't check in. It's more a case of priorities-of-the-moment <a href="http://art.cjcs.com/1344/quiet-but-busy/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Que Sera Serees Shelved</title>
		<link>http://writing.cjcs.com/516/que-sera-serees-shelved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yup&#8230;the up and down odyssey that has been the penning of the novel is now essentially over. An agenty friend of mine, with whom I&#8217;ve partnered on non-writing projects over the years, agreed to read part of my novel. As part of our agreement, I committed to shelving it if she said that was what needed to be done in order to not damage my reputation with any future prospective publishers. Since I like to think I have a fair &#8230; <a href="http://writing.cjcs.com/516/que-sera-serees-shelved/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>August Update &#8211; Que Sera Serees</title>
		<link>http://writing.cjcs.com/112/august-update-que-sera-serees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is something that I try to tell young writers: when it comes to others reading your work, you have to be VERY patient. Que Sera Serees has been out for evaluation for two months now with little in the way of information coming back. I&#8217;ll give it a month or so more and if I haven&#8217;t heard back by that time, I&#8217;ll be yanking it and will takes my chances. It&#8217;s been sitting around and making no progress for &#8230; <a href="http://writing.cjcs.com/112/august-update-que-sera-serees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Write What You Know</title>
		<link>http://writing.cjcs.com/239/dont-write-what-you-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 04:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I read a lot of scripts and stories from new writers, I never realized that English teachers have done a great disservice to young people learning to write. These instructors say, "Write what you know." The thought being that since you know the subject, then the end result will benefit from the familiarity.  To that I say, Poppycock. <a href="http://writing.cjcs.com/239/dont-write-what-you-know/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Best Writing Software Since the Word Processor</title>
		<link>http://writing.cjcs.com/247/best-writing-software-since-the-word-processor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 01:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word processing software changed the world of the writer.  Changes were now easy.  But what about the writing craft itself?  While many have tried, only now has software been developed that can truly help the writer as they are creating. <a href="http://writing.cjcs.com/247/best-writing-software-since-the-word-processor/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips on Critiquing for Writers and Readers</title>
		<link>http://writing.cjcs.com/367/10-tips-on-critiquing-for-writers-and-readers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writers often talk about needing readers during certain stages of the writing process. Perhaps the better word would be "critiquers" (I would say "critic", but that has bad connotations). These are the brave souls who read unfinished works and give their opinions about it. Seems easy, but it really isn't. <a href="http://writing.cjcs.com/367/10-tips-on-critiquing-for-writers-and-readers/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>But I Don&#8217;t Wanna Rewrite!</title>
		<link>http://writing.cjcs.com/385/but-i-dont-wanna-rewrite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rewriting is a pain in the arse. There's no getting around it. It's time-consuming and often tedious. When you're rewriting yourself, it's even more difficult. Still, this is a huge part of the craft of writing. All writers have to become good at it. <a href="http://writing.cjcs.com/385/but-i-dont-wanna-rewrite/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Developing Interesting Characters</title>
		<link>http://writing.cjcs.com/372/developing-interesting-characters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Character Building One topic that can get different writers into an argument concerns the relative importance of plot vs character. What&#8217;s more important: the events that happen in a story, or the characters and how they develop? I started out as a plot is more important sort of guy, but now the scales tip more in the direction of character development. Not all the way&#8230; I still think how a story is constructed is important, but as I wrote more &#8230; <a href="http://writing.cjcs.com/372/developing-interesting-characters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Story Building Basics</title>
		<link>http://writing.cjcs.com/383/story-building-basics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just about any story of any length worth reading is composed of the very basic beginning, middle, and end structure. But as simple as that seems, when you look at it you can see how very important it is to good writing. <a href="http://writing.cjcs.com/383/story-building-basics/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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