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		<title>Monday Madness Issue #1 &#8211; Defining Interesting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 13:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You see that? I threw in a not-so-subtle hint that I&#8217;m changing up the way my topics will be posted. In response to an article I read earlier this month, I&#8217;ve decided to re-evaluate my blogging platform. Like any other newbie to the world of Social Media, I was unfamiliar with the specifics of how &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/05/30/monday-madness-issue-1-defining-interesting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=487&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>45 Seconds: Memoirs of an ER Doctor from May 22, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you might have heard of the EF-4 tornado that razed through the city of Joplin, MO last Sunday evening. And while I live several hundred miles away, the impact was felt deeply. The clients I work with are hospital office personnel; one of them being from Freeman Hospital located in Joplin. Freeman Hospital &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/05/27/45-seconds-memoirs-of-an-er-doctor-from-may-22-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=478&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working Against Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 16:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hurdles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m only giving myself five minutes to post this so I&#8217;ll make it quick.  I just recently read a wonderful post from the Starving Novelist about doubting oneself.  You can read the full post here. The point is in finding what works for you.  That&#8217;s what&#8217;s key.  Not everyone is equal in ways of writing &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/05/12/working-against-yourself/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=475&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 20:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
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		<title>It&#8217;s May! An Update and Goals Check</title>
		<link>http://lmdershem.com/2011/05/02/its-may-an-update-and-goals-check/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 21:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe April is already gone and we&#8217;re halfway into the 2nd quarter. In the writing world, the first of May meant the start of StoryADay in May (twitter hashtag, #StoryADay).  In case the title didn&#8217;t give it away, the goal is to write one story (no matter the length) each day in May. &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/05/02/its-may-an-update-and-goals-check/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=471&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Own Take: Write What You Know (Humor Addition)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about anyone else, but these past two months have been pretty crazy.  My remedy to keep my head is turning to humor.  After-all if you can&#8217;t laugh at yourself you need a heaping slice of humble pie. As a writer, there are things we seem to take notice of more so than &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/04/28/my-own-take-write-what-you-know-humor-addition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=464&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dreaming Up A Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Short Story]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For today&#8217;s blog post, I was really going to write about discipline. Clearly, this is something I&#8217;m lacking and writing about it really helps the message to sink in. As a perfect example, my lack of discipline had me focusing instead on something more shiny: my new StoryADay May blog site where I&#8217;ll be posting &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/04/26/dreaming-up-a-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=461&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Haunting of an Old New Shiney</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever experienced a time when you come across a great idea but the timing&#8217;s all wrong? Maybe you&#8217;re stuck somewhere without anything to jot your idea down, or trying to fall asleep when your brain throws you a big one when all you want to do is sleep. So you ignore your brain, &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/04/21/the-haunting-of-an-old-new-shiney/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=456&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Birthday of Awesome: A Recap</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My lack of posts is distressing. As each day draws to a close, so too does yet another day with a lack of blog update. April is a fun month for accounting. Not only is it tax season for the masses, but we accountants get the warm and fuzzies over year-end audit during the first &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/04/19/the-birthday-of-awesome-a-recap/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=445&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gaming: The Other Write Meat</title>
		<link>http://lmdershem.com/2011/04/11/gaming-the-other-write-meat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Marie Dershem</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Geek is the new hawt, and not just as the newest hero type in Romance. There are many creative avenues a writer can undertake; gaming is one of mine.  Table-top RPGs (Role Playing Games) to be specific. I blame it on my husband as wives usually do. Thanks to him, he showed me a world &#8230; <a href="http://lmdershem.com/2011/04/11/gaming-the-other-write-meat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lmdershem.com&amp;blog=12927825&amp;post=427&amp;subd=lmdershem&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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