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					<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Thursday Writing Prompt is about writing a manga script. There are plenty of websites that will tell you how to set up the script, as well as how to determine the pacing for your story and what kind of directions you&#8217;ll need to include for your illustrator. But for now, focus on drafting &#8230; <a href="https://ksgarvin.wordpress.com/2026/05/21/thursday-writing-prompt-no-175/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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					<description><![CDATA[I have mixed feelings about AI-generated art of any kind, but I don&#8217;t expect it to replace artists or writers any time soon. Recently I&#8217;ve been trying out AI image generators to create thumbnails for blog posts where I want a specific theme, but I also use clip art and sometimes my own work (although &#8230; <a href="https://ksgarvin.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/thursday-writing-prompt-no-174/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[I came up with the idea for Seacombe Island in 2011. At the time, I was working full time, taking graduate classes in history, doing some freelance writing for extra income to help pay my tuition, and participating for the first time in that month-long novel writing event. How in the world did I manage &#8230; <a href="https://ksgarvin.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/the-start-of-seacombe-island/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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