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		<title>Fessing Up to the Novel in the Closet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 12:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost all of us have novels in the closet, under the bed, in the garage—manuscript boxes preserving what was once a proud, hopeful dream of breaking into the writing world, but which now entomb our writing shame.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeponepinto.com&#038;blog=2780733&#038;post=610&#038;subd=otnipenop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>These Are a Few of My Favorite Things, or How to Keep Your Spouse From Criticizing Your Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 12:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things… After last week’s posting, my wife hit me with, “You’re getting too cynical.” What?! I had actually been pleased that I’d been receiving more hits than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeponepinto.com&#038;blog=2780733&#038;post=606&#038;subd=otnipenop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How’s that MFA Workin’ for Ya?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 12:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jpon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m interested to know what MFA grads think of their writing as compared to before the program, and what non-MFAs think of MFA-like writing. Looking forward to your comments.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeponepinto.com&#038;blog=2780733&#038;post=604&#038;subd=otnipenop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Worst of Times; the Best of Times for Writers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 12:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jpon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some random thoughts on a Saturday morning, lest you think these blogs are meticulously planned: We live in Dickensian times: the collapse of economies throughout the world (especially Europe) has brought new suffering to millions of people. Here in the states we still have massive unemployment, to the point where many people have given up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeponepinto.com&#038;blog=2780733&#038;post=595&#038;subd=otnipenop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Would a Character by Any Other Name Sound as Sweet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you name your characters? I hate it when I see banal, run of the mill character names that read like they’ve been lifted from 1950s conformist literature. When I read an opening that starts like this: “Bill Edwards stopped before he entered the room,” my literary hackles rise instantly. I don’t like him. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeponepinto.com&#038;blog=2780733&#038;post=593&#038;subd=otnipenop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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