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		<title>Fantasy 102: World Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article builds on Fantasy 101, where we discussed the importance of a basic plot and an understanding of your story's scope.  Plot and scope will dictate how varied the setting of your story will be.  If your tale transpires in a single cave or cottage, your setting will be much simpler than a story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy 101: Plot &amp; Scope</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of articles that describe my thoughts on writing fantasy fiction.  I've read a few books that claim to teach a person how to write fantasy, and I didn't like any of them.  Each book was a step-by-step spoon-feeding session that used cookie cutter techniques to "teach" a person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infinite State Machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of a finite state machine (FSM)?  It's a term that gets thrown around when folks discuss mathematical models, digital circuits, or computer science.  You'll also see it occasionally in data networking (EIGRP uses the DUAL FSM to determine favorable routes.) You might be wondering, "What is an FSM?"  More likely, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passive Voice: Aggressive Killer of Reader Attention Span</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many writers fall prey to passive voice. No one can avoid it forever, and it does have its uses at times. However, an author - especially a fiction author - can strengthen prose by avoiding passive voice whenever possible. Passive Voice Defined A sentence is passive any time an object of a sentence is made [...]]]></description>
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