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		<title>Arlen Faber and the Hero&#8217;s Journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thoughts on the film The Answer Man by John Hindman: Fathers as theme and the Monomyth.]]></description>
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		<title>Patterns and character behavior based on the hero’s goal structure.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[It should be noted that most of this is derived from work done by Michael Hauge's Screenwriting for Hollywood]. The character types and goals are his, the patterns are something I derived. The patterns are flexible and shouldn&#8217;t be considered an exhaustive resource. The following are the most common external goals: EG.A) Hero’s goal is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brainstorming map</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the start of a mind map I&#8217;m working on. Its purpose is to help me make sure I&#8217;ve covered all the things I feel are important to get a complete story covered. This is a little too verbose for something like a short story, but would be ideal for a shorter novel or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t sleep, so I&#8217;ll post to the blog</title>
		<link>http://www.shawn-scarber.com/cant-sleep-so-ill-post-to-the-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Wank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited about this weekend. I&#8217;m spending it in the company of best-selling author David Farland. I&#8217;m attending one of his workshops. This one is called “Write that Novel!” which seems pretty much perfect for me. I have totally stalled on War Dogs of Mars&#8217; progress. This looks like a comprehensive course. I&#8217;m going in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[writing] Short Story : Dream Singer Awakens</title>
		<link>http://www.shawn-scarber.com/writing-short-story-dream-singer-awakens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I spent the evening completing a short story that has turned into a novelette. I know I’ll have a problem marketing a novelette. I don’t believe I’ll need to redraft this story, but I might need to go through and attempt some serious cuts. However, even if I cut 10-20% of the story, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why they call me that, I do not know; for my name is Elisa Day</title>
		<link>http://www.shawn-scarber.com/why-they-call-me-that-i-do-not-know-for-my-name-is-elisa-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Wank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, world. I’m not dead. Just real busy. However, that should give me a lot of post about. I just recently attended Apollo Con in Houston. That was a lot of fun. However, I seemed to halt all progress on the novel at that time. I think that’s partially because I’m reading Dara Marks’ book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[Writing War Dogs of Mars] &#8211; the shawn is crazy post</title>
		<link>http://www.shawn-scarber.com/writing-war-dogs-of-mars-the-shawn-is-crazy-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Military Working Dog]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progress is slow going on the novel. That’s normal for me though. The schedule works in waves. My weekends with my daughter tend to be all about my daughter and I clear the headspace of anything unrelated to our activities together. So if there’s any progress on the novel it’s minimal. The nose goes firmly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time keeps on slippin&#8217;, slippin&#8217;, slippin</title>
		<link>http://www.shawn-scarber.com/time-keeps-on-slippin-slippin-slippin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Wank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you just have to print the thing out and type it all different.]]></description>
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		<title>Novel Progress</title>
		<link>http://www.shawn-scarber.com/novel-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 16:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Wank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progress on the novel isn’t quite speeding ahead the way I originally planned. I think part of the problem was trying to find an appropriate voice to get things rolling. My initial attempt was just a little too pretentious. Also, I want to inject a little humor into this novel and starting with the character [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-writing Story Questions</title>
		<link>http://www.shawn-scarber.com/pre-writing-story-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick list of pre-writing story questions I&#8217;ve come up with based on a lecture given by Tony Daniel at Conestoga. Story consists of character, plot, and setting. In a general way, describe the character, plot, and setting of this story: Story problems are a ripple in the status quo. Describe generally the status [...]]]></description>
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