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term='characterization'/><category term='teen witch'/><category term='i need a wrapping elf'/><category term='Write On Con'/><category term='birthdays are overrated'/><category term='food'/><category term='wants her socks rocked'/><category term='retreat'/><category term='Sara Megibow rocks'/><category term='audiobooks'/><category term='Vince Vaughn is freakin&apos; funny'/><category term='debut novels'/><category term='japan'/><category term='publication'/><category term='signed books'/><category term='libba bray'/><category term='critique groups'/><category term='teens'/><category term='critique'/><category term='i love the 80s'/><category term='underdogs rule'/><title type='text'>Comments on Sisters in Scribe: NaNoFailMo</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/feeds/4427149362311886559/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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Boldyrev</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17930985573303127061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e19LdF3-SjQ/TiQzYdDUP_I/AAAAAAAABJQ/lajHoBlBpkk/s220/100x100.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-7114749162336563724</id><published>2011-12-14T10:13:00.772-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T10:13:00.772-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Congrats on finishing, Malin--that&amp;#39;s awesome! ...</title><content type='html'>Congrats on finishing, Malin--that&amp;#39;s awesome! :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/4427149362311886559/comments/default/7114749162336563724'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/4427149362311886559/comments/default/7114749162336563724'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/2011/12/nanofailmo.html?showComment=1323875580772#c7114749162336563724' title=''/><author><name>Kristi Helvig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16807572771451007463'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='25' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wV-rGKjo1lk/TRJlfQXiTrI/AAAAAAAAAGk/FXz5HmsAm2s/S220/Kristi%2Bby%2BKyra.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/2011/12/nanofailmo.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-4427149362311886559' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/posts/default/4427149362311886559' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-26991815'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-6116721026840237041</id><published>2011-12-14T05:28:02.148-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-14T05:28:02.148-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I finished this year as well, but I do believe tha...</title><content type='html'>I finished this year as well, but I do believe that every word written - no matter if they add up to 50k or not - is something to be proud of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tips for next year - add sex scenes. It saves me every year when I&amp;#39;m stumped for plot.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/4427149362311886559/comments/default/6116721026840237041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/4427149362311886559/comments/default/6116721026840237041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/2011/12/nanofailmo.html?showComment=1323858482148#c6116721026840237041' title=''/><author><name>Malin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14869145555938203736</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01573509812960220282'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DritLc0PAkU/TQkNnPkszFI/AAAAAAAAABM/31fFLLdkk5Y/S220/IMG_9432_face0.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/2011/12/nanofailmo.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-4427149362311886559' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/posts/default/4427149362311886559' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-67995020'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-6575924024547781685</id><published>2011-12-13T18:44:13.901-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T18:44:13.901-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I love the term &amp;#39;successful failure.&amp;#39; Good...</title><content type='html'>I love the term &amp;#39;successful failure.&amp;#39; Good luck w/ your novel. :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/4427149362311886559/comments/default/6575924024547781685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/4427149362311886559/comments/default/6575924024547781685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/2011/12/nanofailmo.html?showComment=1323819853901#c6575924024547781685' title=''/><author><name>Kristi Helvig</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16807572771451007463'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='25' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wV-rGKjo1lk/TRJlfQXiTrI/AAAAAAAAAGk/FXz5HmsAm2s/S220/Kristi%2Bby%2BKyra.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/2011/12/nanofailmo.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-4427149362311886559' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/posts/default/4427149362311886559' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-26991815'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-158689597818477590</id><published>2011-12-13T18:19:35.760-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-13T18:19:35.760-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I always call NaNo my successful failure. By the t...</title><content type='html'>I always call NaNo my successful failure. By the time December rolls again, I once again know what&amp;#39;s important: the novel I&amp;#39;ve been working on for the past three years, straight (except for the two months doing--you guessed it--NaNo).&lt;br /&gt;To shamelessly plug: I blogged about NaNoWriMo. rivreads.blogspot.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/4427149362311886559/comments/default/158689597818477590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/4427149362311886559/comments/default/158689597818477590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/2011/12/nanofailmo.html?showComment=1323818375760#c158689597818477590' title=''/><author><name>Riv Re</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09385226727864037794</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='02473930999601002468'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_46jZBkDroQ0/TEb5HGFnEcI/AAAAAAAAAtE/79WqktooQsI/s1600/RivReimage.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.sistersinscribe.com/2011/12/nanofailmo.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740020593647189165.post-4427149362311886559' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5740020593647189165/posts/default/4427149362311886559' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-259347157'/></entry></feed>
