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		<title>Challenge: Self Destruct</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the military, drill sergeants loved to make me self-destruct. This was a series of five exercises done over and over until I literally could not rise off the floor, which generally didn&#8217;t take long. We did these at my kung fu school for fun. Continuing on our theme of taking everything, I decided to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Everything</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The premise is unique and compelling. The character is intriguing. The setting is volatile. All the ingredients of success, yes? Not quite. My story is flat. The MC is lost in the dark, surrounded by things that can kill him, with nothing but a dim light source to keep him alive. Yet it&#8217;s not terrifying. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This week&#8217;s best</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone needs this once in a while. There&#8217;s nothing new here, but this is a beautiful rendition of the basic reminder to keep seeing the world through a fresh eye, titled 29 Ways to Stay Creative. The Mind Check out this collage of people texting! Sound boring? Try it out and see; it&#8217;s provoking in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Different perspectives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Romans were masterful at stealing ideas from the countries they conquered. They were also pretty damn good at looking at old things in a new light, distilling out the noise, and finding the most functional approach to a problem. That said, what I love about this article isn&#8217;t Roman ingenuity. It&#8217;s the way different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Beginnings of Invention</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where does your inspiration come from? Do you write in the mornings or the evenings? How do you get the idea for a plot? How do you write such vivid characters? All journeyman writers know these questions. If you have been to a reading or read an interview of a popular author, they abound. This [...]]]></description>
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