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		<title>Success, Failure, and the Drive to Keep Creating: TedTalk by Elizabeth Gilbert</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2020 02:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stuck in your writing? Need some inspiration? Here are 10 wonderful talks by authors:www.ted.com/playlists/194/10_talks_from_authors I love this TedTalk by novelist Elizabeth Gilbert: Success, Failure, and the Drive to Keep Creating. Go forth. Be inspired. Write.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>10 Author TedTalks for Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stuck in your writing? Need some inspiration? Here are 10 wonderful talks by authors:www.ted.com/playlists/194/10_talks_from_authors Check out this great talk by novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story. Go forth. Be inspired. Write.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Archives: Inspiration Monday Writing Prompt: The Power of Flexibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2018 17:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the Archives&#8230; Sometimes, life hands you lemons, no matter how well you&#8217;ve planned out your ______ (day, week, life, party, prom, etc). Even though you want to ______ (cry, hurl, crawl underneath your covers, pull out your hair and scream, etc), be _______ (careful, positive, flexible, etc). No good will come from _______ (complaining,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SYNC Offers Free Summer Audiobook Program for Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 04:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know there&#8217;s a great program called SYNC, which offers free audiobooks for your teen(s) to listen to this summer? From the SYNC website: SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+. Running May 5th &#8211; August 17th 2016, SYNC will give away two complete audiobook downloads a week (30 titles) &#8211; pairs of high interest titles,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>There are No Short Cuts: Wrdsmth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2015 21:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LOVE THIS via Wrdsmth &#8211;&#62;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In Which He Dared to &#8220;Think Different&#8221; and Changed the World: A Repost</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 11:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A repost from October 6, 2011 &#8220;A writer who is a real writer is a rebel who never stops.&#8221; &#8211; William Saroyan It&#8217;s been awhile since I last posted anything on my blog. I wish I could say my absence is due to all the work I&#8217;ve accomplished on my manuscript. But in truth, it&#8217;s...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TED Talks: Mac Barnett on Why a Good Book is a Secret Door</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2015 19:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>David Foster Wallace on Ambition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.” -David Foster Wallace]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Faith is Taking the First Step&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Making a Difference: The Malcolm London Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just because you&#8217;re young, it doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re voiceless. Go on. Go make a difference and make yourself heard. Not sure where to start? Check out 19-year-old Malcolm London. He speaks powerful, powerful words that strike a chord in people. Bio from TED.com: In 2011, Malcolm London won the Louder than a Bomb youth poetry...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chris Crutcher: Ask a Wise Man: On Dropping Out of School</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently discovered Chris Crutcher&#8216;s awesome Ask a Wise Man YouTube series. Mr. Crutcher has written some of the most realistic, tragic, powerful books for teens EVER. Plus, he&#8217;s one of the most frequently banned authors&#8230;Doesn&#8217;t it make you curious about what kind of advice he has for you? All I can say, is check it out....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tavi Gevinson: Still Figuring it Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bio from the TEDxTeen: Tavi Gevinson is editor-in-chief and founder of RookieMag.com and writes thestylerookie.com. Rookie, a site for teenage girls, broke 1 million page views within 5 days of launching in September of 2011, and contributors have included Miranda July, Dan Savage, Joss Whedon, JD Samson, Zooey Deschanel, Sady Doyle, Lesley Arfin, and Cindy...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TEDTalk: Elizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative Genius</title>
		<link>https://www.vivianleemahoney.com/2013/02/19/tedtalk-elizabeth-gilbert-your-elusive-creative-genius/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[httpv://youtu.be/86x-u-tz0MAI love Elizabeth Gilbert&#8216;s TEDTalk on &#8216;Your Elusive Creative Genius.&#8217; If you need some creative inspiration, take the time to watch this video. It&#8217;ll do you good.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Perfect Quote for Today&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Martha Alderson: Empowering Writing Secrets from The Plot Whisperer</title>
		<link>https://www.vivianleemahoney.com/2011/10/27/martha-alderson-empowering-writing-secrets-from-the-plot-whisperer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, from time to time, I like sharing writing tips and writing inspiration on my blog. Well, today, I&#8217;ve got a bit of both. Martha Alderson, aka The Plot Whisperer, is here! Martha has been touring the blogosphere these past two weeks, sharing her knowledge and spreading the word about her new...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Beth Kephart, A Treasure Hunt, and You Are My Only</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, I&#8217;m a huge fan of Beth Kephart. If you haven&#8217;t had a chance to visit Beth&#8217;s blog yet, I&#8217;ll gently urge you to GO. As I wrote in my interview with Beth a few years ago (on my HipWriterMama blog), &#8220;Beth has an incredible gift of seeing the little things that matter....]]></description>
		
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		<title>In Which He Dared to &#8220;Think Different&#8221; and Changed the World</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A writer who is a real writer is a rebel who never stops.&#8221; &#8211; William Saroyan It&#8217;s been awhile since I last posted anything on my blog. I wish I could say my absence is due to all the work I&#8217;ve accomplished on my manuscript. But in truth, it&#8217;s kind of due to my worries,...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Steve Jobs: Connect the Dots, Do What You Love, Follow Your Heart and Intuition</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Steve Jobs is quite an interesting man. Whether you like what he&#8217;s done or not, you have to agree, he has accomplished incredible things in his life. At a young age, Jobs did what he wanted to do&#8211;he followed his heart. While in high school, Jobs worked summers at Hewlett-Packard with Steve Wozniak. He attended Reed College...]]></description>
		
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		<title>James Scott Bell on Writing Through Frustration</title>
		<link>https://www.vivianleemahoney.com/2011/09/05/james-scott-bell-on-writing-through-frustration/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[httpv://youtu.be/fOSR9JcRHTkThis pretty much sums up where I am right now. PB is kicking me in the butt right now and I&#8217;m fighting through the painful middle of a new project. But, I&#8217;m going to work through it. The kids start school in FOUR days. Hopefully, there will be a little more quiet time to write....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Inspiration Monday: Dream Big and Work It, Baby</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it&#8217;s easy to just let the Magic 8 Ball make your decisions&#8230;but sometimes, we need to take matters in our own hands and work it, no matter what. These quotes are for those times we&#8217;d rather take control. What are you going to do today to reach your goals? Nothing will ever be attempted...]]></description>
		
		
		
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