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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firsts in Fiction Podcast–Season Two, Episode 19: The Language of Discipline]]></description>
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Firsts in Fiction Season Two: Self-Editing Tips and Tricks for the Fiction Writer]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firsts in Fiction Season Two Episode 16: Writing Emotion Without Melodrama]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firsts in Fiction Season Two: Using Writing Prompts]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firsts in Fiction Podcast: First Chapters]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firsts in Fiction Season Two Episode 13: Using Color to Convey Emotion]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 19:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tina Yeager joins the Firsts in Fiction team to discuss the crafting of novel taglines and loglines.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Creating a Scene Sketch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2019 19:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Firsts in Fiction: Creating a Scene Sketch]]></description>
		
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