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		<title>Goodnight and Good Luck</title>
		<link>http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/goodnight-and-good-luck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 02:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This will be my final post here. I&#8217;ve found a new home that I can focus on writing what I love &#8211; stories, not &#8220;lessons&#8221; on how to write. I invite you to join me at http://frankenfiction.com, where we can &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/goodnight-and-good-luck/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=179&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Blog Is On Life Support</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve stopped by, judging from the layer of dust. Between work, home, school, and the novel, I guess I let time get away from me and for that I apologize. I&#8217;ve also neglected the one &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/this-blog-is-on-life-support/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=173&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Fiction in Ten Days</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had so much fun last quarter participating in Amy Souza&#8217;s SPARK project, that I volunteered again, despite a full work load of two accelerated online college courses and a draft novel in dire need of editing. My artistic partner &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/new-fiction-in-ten-days/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=147&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Want to Critique My Synopsis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working to wrap up my submission for the 2010 MWA Novel and Short Works Contests. The novel is done (middle still needs polishing), which leaves the one-page synopsis. What&#8217;s it About? Sent to rebuild America&#8217;s nuclear pulse-damaged infrastructure, &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/want-to-critique-my-synopsis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=132&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Prepare to Read In Front of an Audience?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problem: I agreed to participate in the SPARK exhibit in Alexandria, VA with a reading/reception of work from Round 6 this Saturday, January 16th. I&#8217;ve never really read my stuff out loud to an audience, family and friends excluded. I&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/how-do-you-prepare-to-read-in-front-of-an-audience/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=119&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who changes more &#8211; you or your characters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of a story, the main character usually has changed in some way. What about you as a writer &#8211; have you changed as well? I found that getting to know characters as I write about them changes &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/who-changes-more-you-or-your-characters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=106&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Attention on Deck</title>
		<link>http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/attention-on-deck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 24th anniversary of my enlistment into the US Navy. That&#8217;s right, on a wintry evening long ago I was stepping off a bus in Great Lakes, IL, and the start of what would prove to be one &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/attention-on-deck/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=111&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Falling in Love with your Story Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate my novel. Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/goddess-arts/ (license=CC BY-NC 2.0) Many of you pursuing your NaNoWriMo dreams may understand, just past the half-way point, that your lovely story has turned on you and become an albatross hanging &#8217;round your neck. &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/falling-in-love-with-your-story-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=95&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Spark&#8221; of Creativity is Unleashed, Part One</title>
		<link>http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/the-spark-of-creativity-is-unleashed-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last post, I introduced the Spark Project, currently completing Round 6. I submitted a short story to my assigned partner, Marty McGihon with the understanding that I would take one of Marty&#8217;s paintings and write a story. I&#8217;ve jotted down &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/the-spark-of-creativity-is-unleashed-part-one/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=81&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Unleash Your &#8220;Spark&#8221; of Creativity</title>
		<link>http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/how-to-unleash-your-spark-of-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday marked the beginning of Spark Round 6 and I&#8217;ve given permission for another soul to dig into one of my precious stories to find inspiration of a sort. What&#8217;s this &#8220;spark&#8221; thingie, you ask? Where are my manners &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://afterthepulse.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/how-to-unleash-your-spark-of-creativity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afterthepulse.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7597079&amp;post=77&amp;subd=afterthepulse&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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