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		<title>Marquez and his Melancholy Whores</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/08/25/marquez-and-his-melancholy-whores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Review of Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.) When I first read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Memories of My Melancholy Whores (translated by Edith Grossman), a novella published in English in 2005, I did not like it. I’ve &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/08/25/marquez-and-his-melancholy-whores/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Dutch Wife and multiple stories &#8211; a review</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/12/20/the-dutch-wife-and-multiple-stories-a-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I wrote and posted the review below about six years ago when I first read this book. I liked it so much, I&#8217;m reading it again. And so, I&#8217;m posting this again &#8230; I just finished reading one of the &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/12/20/the-dutch-wife-and-multiple-stories-a-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No absolutes with stories</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/12/11/no-absolutes-with-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3687</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While it is helpful to think of stories as equations there is one very important caveat. Unlike a mathematical equation where the result is absolute (1 plus 2 can only be 3), results are never absolute with stories. There are &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/12/11/no-absolutes-with-stories/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>People and stories &#8212; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/11/02/people-and-stories-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I wrote that, “A story is people involved in events told by people to people.” I then asked why some stories are interesting and others dull. I suspect the answer to that has to do with that word “people.” &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/11/02/people-and-stories-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Master storyteller &#8211; Robert Louis Stevenson</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/10/16/master-storyteller-robert-louis-stevenson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3486</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want someone to model yourself after as a storyteller, go to Robert Louis Stevenson. Now that guy could tell stories. Many writers, like myself, make the mistake of writing. I’ve done that and still find myself doing it. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/10/16/master-storyteller-robert-louis-stevenson/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to be a better writer &#8211; three tips</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/06/29/how-to-be-a-better-writer-three-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s how to become a better writer: 1) write 2) read 3) listen They seem obvious, at least to me. Especially the first one. How does anyone improve a skill except by practice? Whether they&#8217;re athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, doctors &#8212; &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/06/29/how-to-be-a-better-writer-three-tips/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Exuberance fuels creativity – book review</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/06/22/exuberance-fuels-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Life could be so sweet on the sunny side of the street.” – McHugh/Fields – (This review originally appeared on the Thoughtwrestling blog, June 8, 2010.) I think it’s safe to say most people would rather be happy than unhappy. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/06/22/exuberance-fuels-creativity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Arriving where we started</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/06/20/arriving-where-we-started/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Originally posted on another blog, this post was published Sept. 25, 2005 &#8211; or earlier. But it&#8217;s Father&#8217;s Day and I thought it appropriate.) It has not been the best of years for quite a few people I know. I’ve &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/06/20/arriving-where-we-started/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Books from my night table</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/06/12/i-like-to-read/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like books; I like to read. Over at Thoughtwrestling, we&#8217;ve had a week of book suggestions and/or reviews from the various contributors. I made mention a few days ago about a book I&#8217;m currently re-reading called Exuberance. I also &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/06/12/i-like-to-read/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What happens next?</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/05/11/what-happens-next/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are few things as frightening for the creator of something than, “What happens next?” This is because the next thing had better be good – at least as good as what preceded it. That’s what the audience expects. That’s &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/05/11/what-happens-next/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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