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	<title>The Poetry of Living Fully &#187; Funk</title>
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		<title>Amazing Book: &#8216;Extreme Fiction &#8211; Fabulists and Formalists&#8217; &#8211; Michael Martone and Robin Hemley</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a remarkable anthology of nontraditional fiction for writers interested in flash fiction, prose poetry, sudden stories, short-short fiction, formalist narrative, and/or fabulist storytelling. Extreme Fiction: Fabulists and Formalists is intelligently constructed, wonderfully organized, and spectacular for the texts it includes. The introduction is insightful and the book is altogether awesome. Read it all [...]
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		<title>Write Just Beyond the Edge of Your Expertise</title>
		<link>http://stephenlloydwebber.com/2011/09/18/write-just-beyond-the-edge-of-your-expertise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dean paints what he sees and doesn&#8217;t try to make things up &#8212; it wouldn&#8217;t be as good. &#8211; Marty Avrett Making things up. Storytelling is a kind of lying, but a lying that arrives at truth in the telling. The difference between the true lie and the made up is that when one tells [...]
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		<title>Book 5 of 20 for this year = complete!</title>
		<link>http://stephenlloydwebber.com/2011/01/24/book-5-of-20-for-this-year-complete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, mostly. I still have to do some revisions. Overall, I am very happy with the fruits of my labors for 2011. I&#8217;m working feverishly, maniacally, and having fun and making some discoveries. The schedule I set has thus far made it possible to be well ahead of where I might need to be in [...]
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		<title>You, There! Stop Hiding Behind Your Books.</title>
		<link>http://stephenlloydwebber.com/2011/01/08/you-there-stop-hiding-behind-your-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writers tend to be less social than other creatures. This is something I&#8217;ve confronted in the years of being a writer, going to zillions of English classes, teaching English classes, meeting writers at conventions and classes and workshops and retreats. For the most part, writing is a solitary practice, so it takes us away from [...]
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		<title>This is Better than Being Happy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once in awhile it becomes possible to reflect on the most important things in life. Whether through circumstance, luck, or a series of fortunate causes, something is triggered and we&#8217;re given a fraction of insight into the nature of being. Moments of stillness, in meditation, in nature, enjoying the company of friends and loved ones [...]
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		<title>Interview: A Blank Piece of Paper&#8217;s Advice on Creative Writing</title>
		<link>http://stephenlloydwebber.com/2010/12/22/guest-post-a-blank-piece-of-papers-advice-on-creative-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<title>Guest Post: What Dear Old Hypno-Santa Can Do To Help Your Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Artistic Link Between Altruism and Fulfillment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This just in! I recently uploaded a slideshow presentation entitled Creative Giving: The Artistic Link Between Altruism and Fulfillment. View the presentation here or here. Watch it now. You&#8217;ll love it. Click here to learn more about our Deeply Anchored Fulfillment Wellness and Creative Writing Retreat in Italy Popular Related posts: The Three Stages of [...]
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		<title>Well, Is Your Writing Life Erotic?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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		<title>Quotes. Responsibility and Art.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Lloyd Webber</dc:creator>
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