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	<title>Writers of Southern Nevada &#187; Writing Tips</title>
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		<title>A Cleverly Disguised Lesson</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stevefey]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My normal movie review consists of one or two sentences. Something like “Good film.” Seriously, because I’ve never been a big fan of critics of books or film, thinking that they represent a sort of a “those who can’t do, criticize” situation. But this review is actually a cleverly disguised lesson in story and structure. It’s short, but not as short as my norm. For the record, my official review is, “If you liked the first two movies, you’ll like &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/a-cleverly-disguised-lesson">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DEADLINES</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2014 20:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nvwriters]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Fred Rayworth Sunday morning, early. Easter Sunday. No big deal to me since I’m not of that persuasion, not since I was a little kid (and not even then, because my belief system wasn’t formed and I was lucky enough to have parents that let me make up my own mind). To me it’s just another Sunday morning with the usual self-imposed deadline for my Tuesday web site article posting. Or, as some of you might call it, my &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/deadlines">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From Lust to Love: Creating Believable Resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nvwriters]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tami Cowden In the real world, a lasting romance rarely happens in the few days or weeks over which a romance takes place. Yet over and over again we read about the accelerated development of a loving bond between two people. Why do some books make us happily sigh as we read the last page, while other make us shrug and murmur, “I give it a few months?” More than simple sexual attraction is needed to make me believe &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/from-lust-to-love-creating-believable-resolutions">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Combining Talents:  Writers Making Their Own Videos</title>
		<link>http://nevadawriters.org/combining-talents-writers-making-their-own-videos</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2014 21:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[DTaylor]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Diane Taylor As a retired writer now enjoying freelance, I’m having a great time.  I can do the stories I want to do, and I’ve found that I love the whole process of writing, photographing and making videos….yes, making videos. I grew up in a family of photographers and I typically can hold a camera without shaking. A couple years ago, I found that in telling some stories in Las Vegas, I was desperate to show my subject (a &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/combining-talents-writers-making-their-own-videos">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PERSEVERENCE</title>
		<link>http://nevadawriters.org/perseverence</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fred Rayworth]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Fred Rayworth How long have you been at this game, this passion, this ahem… business of writing? It’s of course, all of these things, yet when you break it down, looking back at where you likely stand right now, it’s basically either a bunch of effort for a: nothing or b: a great deal of fun with tentative results. Here we are at the beginning of a new year. What will you resolve to do in 2014 with regard &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/perseverence">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stirring the Pot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Warren]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Warren &#160; Some time ago a member of the Las Vegas Writers Group expressed concern that a book she was working on might be too controversial. It was a work of fiction where the male protagonist was a pedophile. It certainly was a sensitive topic but my response to her that no book is too controversial. The role of an artist is to provoke the mind, invite debate, and challenge the status quo and the norms of society. &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/stirring-the-pot">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>COMEDY ISN’T PRETTY</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[stevefey]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preliminary Explanation: This is the first article the author ever published on a blog, and it was before the word had been coined. It&#8217;s here as a lesson in writing humor, for inspiration, and because what the heck, we all need a break from serious study once in a while. By Steve Fey I went out this morning – My Lexus was flat – I been retainin’ water And I’m feelin’ pretty fat! Oh, Lord, I tell ya, I don’t &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/comedy-isnt-pretty">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking the Rules: In Defense of Flying Body Parts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2014 18:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TCowden]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tami Cowden I once attended a workshop that focused on sharper, clearer writing. The speaker discussed many common grammatical and word misuses, and offered lots of strong advice to improve writing. But there was one bit of advice to which I took exception, even though this advice has practically become a mantra among romance writers. It had to do with the dreaded flying body parts. I can’t count the number of times I have heard speakers tell a roomful &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/breaking-the-rules-in-defense-of-flying-body-parts">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Online Writing Communities Want You!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[EMiller]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Eric James Miller &#160; Writing can be a solitary, even isolating endeavor. Carving out a set amount of time per day (or week) to write isn&#8217;t always easy and feeling &#8220;inspired&#8221; to write during that precious time is a gamble any casino odds-maker would bet against. Plus, let&#8217;s face it, writers can be a prickly bunch. Most of the time we just want to be left alone. But a writer waiting around for inspiration to strike is idle folly. &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/online-writing-communities-want-you">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From Caedmon to Kindle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Warren]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Richard Warren Over 1300 years ago a man tended the animals of a monastery located in Northumbria in what is now northern England or southeastern Scotland. His name was Caedmon and he would later go on to become a monk himself. Though thought to be illiterate, he created a nine-line hymn that was later recorded by an English monk known as the Venerable Bede. Caedmon&#8217;s Hymn is the oldest known work of Old English writing. The Old English period &#8230; <a href="http://nevadawriters.org/from-caedmon-to-kindle">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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