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		<title>Character Birthdays: Happy Birthday, Heros and Heroines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know your when to wish your characters a happy birthday? Many writers neglect the most important day of their protagonist&#8217;s life. After all, if she was not born into your imaginary world, you wouldn&#8217;t be able to tell her story now. But there are stronger writing issues to consider when deciding your male ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/happy-birthday-heroes-and-heroines.html">Character Birthdays: Happy Birthday, Heros and Heroines</a>.</strong>

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		<title>How (and Why) to Create a Portfolio of Clips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A writing friend of mine recently turned down a relatively low-paying assignment for a well-known print publication widely distributed on newsstands. Until now, she&#8217;s only written for the Web, and it stung a bit to say “no” to an actual “printed-on-paper” clip. But the topic just didn&#8217;t appeal to her and she realized it would ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/how-and-why-to-create-a-portfolio-of-clips.html">How (and Why) to Create a Portfolio of Clips</a>.</strong>

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		<title>Freelancing: The War Between Real Life, Cyber Surfing, and Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I soon found out you can&#8217;t change the world.  The best you can do is to learn to live with it.&#8221; &#8212; Henry Miller Life is pretty chaotic for freelancers, isn&#8217;t it? I mean, besides the fact that there&#8217;s the whole family-work balance act going on, there&#8217;s also the work-cyber surfing thing. First, let&#8217;s chat ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/freelancing-the-war-between-real-life-cyber-surfing-and-work.html">Freelancing: The War Between Real Life, Cyber Surfing, and Work</a>.</strong>

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		<title>How NOT To Generate Controversy With A Blog Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Controversial blog posts are one way to get your readers talking, commenting and sharing the links to your blog which &#8212; of course &#8212; generates traffic. But there&#8217;s a fine line between encouraging controversial discussion and going completely over the top. Here are six ways to generate controversy with a blog post that you should ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/how-not-to-generate-controversy-with-a-blog-post.html">How NOT To Generate Controversy With A Blog Post</a>.</strong>

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		<title>5 Tips for Dealing with Rude Remarks and Negative Opinions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Getting discouraged is easy. There are negative people all around us, and it’s hard to pick out which ones are being constructive and honest versus those who are being jerks. What I find interesting is just how easy it is to let their opinion scuttle my mood for a while. That’s sure a lot of ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/5-tips-for-dealing-with-rude-remarks-and-negative-opinions.html">5 Tips for Dealing with Rude Remarks and Negative Opinions</a>.</strong>

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		<title>Adapt Your Voice to Expand Your Writing Opportunities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many beginning writers hear the term “voice,” as in, “finding your writer&#8217;s voice” but aren&#8217;t sure what it means. “Voice” is the words we choose, as well as our sentence structure, the cadence of how the words fit together. When people speak, we may have an accent or speak in a particular dialect of our ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/adapt-your-voice-to-expand-your-writing-opportunities.html">Adapt Your Voice to Expand Your Writing Opportunities</a>.</strong>

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		<title>Who Do You Want To Act The Role Of Your Protagonist?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jessica Alba is going to play the lead role when they turn my current work-in-progress into a movie. Well, in a perfect world she would. Of course I&#8217;m sure she&#8217;ll love the script. It&#8217;s not finished yet but it&#8217;s going to be fantastic and it&#8217;ll be exactly what she&#8217;d want to do next. I picture ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/who-do-you-want-to-act-the-role-of-your-protagonist.html">Who Do You Want To Act The Role Of Your Protagonist?</a>.</strong>

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		<title>7 Secrets to Writing &#8220;On Demand&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After 19 months of caring for my daughter while also handling a full-time freelance writing workload, I did the smart thing and hired a babysitter. It&#8217;s true what people say: &#8220;It&#8217;s easy when they&#8217;re very young.&#8221; I didn&#8217;t plop the baby in her swing in front of Baby Einstein all day, either. I practiced my ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/writing-on-demand-secrets.html">7 Secrets to Writing &#8220;On Demand&#8221;</a>.</strong>

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		<title>Get Out and Write!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most writers work from the comfort of their own home.  This can be both a blessing and a curse.  It can mean you don’t have to worry about showering, throwing on clothes, and rushing out the door every morning.  That’s great news for those of us who are alarm-clock-impaired.  Of course, it can also mean ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/get-out-and-write.html">Get Out and Write!</a>.</strong>

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		<title>Piece Together Characters From Family Members</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite aspects of writing is character creation. I usually start my stories due to an interesting character popping into my mind, with a story to share. Often, I&#8217;ll know right away what they look like, what their general outlook on life is, and what their goals are. However, I may not know ...<p><strong>Join the conversation and share your comments on <a href="http://www.writersroundabout.com/2010/06/piece-together-characters-from-family-members.html">Piece Together Characters From Family Members</a>.</strong>

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