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<description><![CDATA[After a career in the business world and then twenty-five years teaching, Vivian Gilbert Zabel retired to devote her time to writing.  A wife for over forty-four years, a mother of three living children, a grandmother of ten, and a great-grandmother of two and another on the way, she uses family and life experiences in her writing.]]></description>
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<title>The Joys or Headaches of Email Groups</title>
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<description><![CDATA[More and more organizations (organizations and loosely organized combinations of people) start on-line email groups (mailing lists), such as Yahoo Groups. The opportunity for people who share an interest, such as writing, to be in contact by email regularly, and with all members of the group at the same time, works well most of the time.  Knowing important dates and activities helps members keep on track.]]></description>
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<title>Autumn and Winter in Verse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Elegantly gowned trees shed their cloaks,  Flooding the ground with a multi-hued quilt  Which weaves a formless pattern,  Smothering the carpet beneath.    Crisp breezes tickle noses  With haunting memories of smoldering leaves  Beneath azure jeweled skies  Teased by veils of misty clouds.]]></description>
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<title>Spring and Summer Imagery</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The imagery of Spring and Summer can range from sunshine to storms. Smiles delight all around, brightening joy brought to a sometimes dreary, dismal world.]]></description>
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<title>Needed - Readers with Imagination</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:34:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing takes both authors and readers. Readers complete the partnership with their imagination.]]></description>
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<title>My Life in Poetry</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:54:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Life can form poetry since it contains all the components needed to write verse. I sit here nearly sixty-four, less than two weeks to go, And I count my blessings as they pass through my mind.]]></description>
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<title>Christmas Past</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:56:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first Christmas from the past was the first Christmas ever. The road to Bethlehem was hard and ended with no place to rest.]]></description>
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<title>Marching Down the Aisle at Christmas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Christmas wedding sounds romantic. Not only can a couple end the year together, hopefully forever, but the season itself means joy and celebration. A wedding during the holidays has certain benefits, but some problems can arise.]]></description>
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<title>Pets and Christmas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Some pets become part of the family. They receive gifts and special treats and meals for Christmas or other holidays just as other members of the family do.]]></description>
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<title>Fiction - Story or Narrative?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:47:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some "literary" writers refuse to use conflict or plot in a "story." Without both, do they have a story or simply a narrative?]]></description>
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<title>Baby's First Christmas</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:46:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How well I remember each of my children's first Christmases. Even when we couldn't afford to take many photographs, pictures are printed on my memory. What memories, and for whom, do baby's first Christmas create?]]></description>
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<title>Getting the Most From a Home Business</title>
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<description><![CDATA[New tax laws benefit home businesses, even for writers. Tax filing time always comes, wanted or not. Home business owners need to have needed records saved and ready to use. But what type of records are needed for business tax returns or records?]]></description>
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<title>Making Characters Breathe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Characters who live and breathe through a writer's words capture a reader's interest, and keep it. Believable, living characters make a story, novel, article live and breathe, too. ]]></description>
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<title>Dark Assassin by Anne Perry</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:23:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Anne Perry's mysteries take the reader into the world of Victorian England. Dark Assassin 
is the latest in her William Monk series. Monk, who was on the road to becoming Bow Street supervisor, not only solves mysteries, but also explores his own past in this series.]]></description>
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<title>Living With Inner Pain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pain can be physical, mental, or emotional. We have to learn how to live with all kinds.]]></description>
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<title>Betrayal and Pain</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Poetry can express emotion in a way no other words can. Betrayal brings pain and at times growth.]]></description>
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<title>Writing for the Holidays</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:38:41 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing about holidays shouldn't have too many details about the holiday, only those that add to characterization or move the plot forward. Writing any short story requires the same components: setting (usually woven into the story), plot, characters (with three dimensional characterization), dialogue, action, conflict, climax, and resolution.]]></description>
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<title>I Don't Want to Know</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:06:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["No!" The sound of my own voice yelling brought me out of the nightmare. I pushed the covers off and sat on the side of the bed.]]></description>
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<title>Making Stories Live</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:01:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Strong words and verbs can make stories live if the authors allows the reader to "see" the story. Every where a writer turns or reads, she runs into the phrase, "Show, don't tell." But what does "show" mean? To me, to show means to allow the story to live through words into the mind of the reader. Unless the story is alive in the reader's imagination, the author hasn't written as well as needed.]]></description>
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<title>Listen to the Drum</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:00:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The drum of nationalism thrums through the years. Listen to the drum As it marks the pace of the Pilgrims As they land at Plymouth Rock, As it rolls the beat of their struggle With disease, with want, with death.]]></description>
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<title>Crazy-Woman Dance</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:49:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although Indian Summer had extended its stay into November, by the week after Thanksgiving, winter decided to sweep into northwest Oklahoma. When an embarrassing event occurs, family members can help or hinder.]]></description>
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<title>From the Past</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:48:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When an elderly man visits his childhood home, memories are ruined by the destruction he finds. The true story of an elderly man, my husband, visiting his childhood home after several years:]]></description>
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<title>Come Home</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:48:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The homeless, unwanted pup, a mongrel, appeared part wolf, part collie, part shepherd. The shy, sensitive, small-for-his-age boy loved that cast-off pup the moment she lay in his arms. The dog immediately trusted the lonely boy. Children also suffer grief and have to learn how to cope with death.]]></description>
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<title>Another Nightmare</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:47:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The still quietness soothed my mind and body as I washed the last of the lunch dishes. Both boys napped, for once without a fuss. Sometimes one person's tragedy can help another endure hers, to discover that suicide isn't the answer.]]></description>
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<title>Romance Midst Tragedy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:46:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The dimly lit hospital halls echoed nothing but silence. My mother left over an hour earlier to go care for my other children, her grandchildren.  Death of a child can bring a couple closer, if they love each other enough.]]></description>
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<title>Poems to Remember Missing Children</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:55:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Poetry becomes therapy when a poet pours forth the sorrow left by missing grandchildren. Written for two of my grandchildren, taken by their father in November, 1996, never seen or heard from by us since.]]></description>
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<title>Hi, My Name is Fibro - Fibromyalgia</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:54:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A baffling disease speaks. Oh, the joy of watching her struggle through a very good day. True, she may call it a "bad" day, but she doesn't realize how hard I work to make those days special.]]></description>
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<title>Why Oklahoma?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:42:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Oklahoma centennial deserves special recognition for the state. Why Oklahoma? For the mountains in the southeast, Where they soar mantled with a wooden cloak.]]></description>
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<title>Season of Sorrow</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:23:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Thanksgiving/Christmas season has always been a special time of the year for me, a time of family, being thankful, and giving. As a young child, I knew that I would see grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins that I might not see for months. My mother would make her famous potato salad and pumpkin pies if we were going to a relative's house for Thanksgiving.]]></description>
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<title>The Day After Thanksgiving</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:05:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When families divide and become mixed, with different households expecting children to take part in festivities for holidays, ideas and plans change. Our two oldest grandchildren, both beautiful girls, had to be with their father and his family on Thanksgiving Day, and with us the day after. ]]></description>
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<title>Once Upon a Christmas Eve</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:51:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every family has at lease one tradition built around holidays, one which grandparents enjoy sharing. "Granny, why does Papa always give us new pajamas for Christmas?" Kurtis asked as he crawled into my lap. ]]></description>
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<title>Writing for Children - Brief Workshop</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:21:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many believe that writing for children would be easy. The opposite is true: Writing well for children is hard work.]]></description>
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<title>Comments About Genesis 2</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:08:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Genesis chapter two gives relevant details of creation. Many Bible experts believe that the first three verses of the second chapter of Genesis grammatically and logically belong at the end of chapter one. Reading those verses with chapter one, we can see that these verses complete or finish chapter one.]]></description>
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<title>Write Tight</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:50:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Time after time I've heard and read at various writing conference, workshops, and clinics, "Write tight, delete unnecessary words and phrases." Even though I thought I knew and practiced writing tight, I discovered I could do better after some of my work was critiqued as part of an online conference.]]></description>
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<title>Critiquing Stories</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:46:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Being able to critique a story constructively also helps a person to write better. Knowing what to look for when reviewing or critiquing a story also helps a writer know what to have or not have in her own work.]]></description>
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<title>Turning Fiction into a Short Story</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:46:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Short stories are not condensed novels. They are a type of writing all their own.]]></description>
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<title>Working Fact Into Fiction</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:43:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most fiction writing has a touch or two of fact mixed in: Perhaps a real city, state, or locale is used; a real person/celebrity may be mentioned; facts about a family or from history may be woven into the work. However facts or non-fiction may become part of a work of fiction, the author must be sure his/her facts are correct.]]></description>
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<title>Story or Plot Ideas</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:40:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Often writers don't know where or how to start. Each fiction item needs a story line or plot.]]></description>
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<title>Wedding Memories - Professional or Amateur</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:37:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A romantic wedding needs tangible memories that will last the lifetime of the couple. Professional photographers make their living from recording the aspects of weddings. Some use film; other use digital; a few use a combination. The same is true of amateur photographers. Both types of "artists" ply their talents to create beautiful memories.]]></description>
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<title>Finances 101</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:35:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[People want basic economics and financial knowledge taught in high schools and colleges, required classes. How simple information, available if anyone wants to know it, should be required learning in school surprised me until I remembered from my teaching days that many students learn nothing at home.]]></description>
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<title>Comments About Genesis 1</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:07:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first chapter in Genesis gives us a summary of creation. The writer uses "day" as the period of time, something that people can relate to, understand. However, since "days" didn't exist as we know them until after the sun was created, many Biblical experts believe that the time periods weren't literally twenty-four hours.  In fact, the sun was created during the fourth period of time, or fourth day.]]></description>
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<title>Keep the Kitty in the Cat</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:53:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cats can stay younger longer with proper care and attention. Cats should stay young and happy, just as an adult needs to stay in shape and youthful. Several ways exist to help keep the kitten alive in the cat.]]></description>
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<title>Mystery Writing Tips Part 2</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:17:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mix action, tension, misdirection, and dialogue with a well-written story, strong and believable characters, using only techniques that work for you, and a strong plot, and the result is a strong mystery.]]></description>
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<title>Book Review - Al-the-Gator and Freddy Frog</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:00:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can natural enemies overcome their emnity? A brightly illustrated children's book answers the question.]]></description>
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<title>Romantic Touches for Weddings</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:47:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Romantic touches for weddings don't take a fortune, but romantic ideas and suggestions. To add romance to a wedding doesn't require a fortune, an elaborate sit-down dinner for the reception, or bankruptcy for parents or couple.]]></description>
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<title>Facing Honesty Honestly</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:55:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Life with kindly honesty makes for a more comfortable life. Let's first look at what some say about honesty...]]></description>
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<title>Four Tips For Writing Mysteries</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:37:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well-written, attention catching mysteries take certain components to be successful. Four of many give writers a start.]]></description>
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<title>Wedding Locations to Match Different Tastes</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:34:39 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every bride and groom have their own ideas for the ideal wedding location. Sometimes the place is selected based on weather constraints; some, on tradition, others, on romantic ideas. Whatever the reason for the choice, every bride wishes for a beautiful wedding which leaves behind lovely memories.]]></description>
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<title>Living Life Fully</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:31:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One reason I believe what I do is that my belief tells me to live and to live fully. I could list numerous scriptures in the old and new testaments that talk about living, but I'm not going to do that.]]></description>
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<title>To Self-Publish or Not to Self-Publish - Thoughts About Self-Publishing</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:12:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Out of curiosity, I hosted a survey about self-publishing on a writing site. Many people have self-published their books, others have considered self-publishing, and some would never consider self-publishing.]]></description>
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<title>Virtue Is the Basis of Morality</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:07:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Following rules and living with principles are two different things. Virtue is needed to have morality.]]></description>
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<title>Common Errors in Short Stories</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:22:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some common errors can keep a short story from being publishable. If we are going to treat our writing seriously, then we have to be serious about improving how and what we write.]]></description>
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<title>Benefits of Entering Contests Part II</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:37:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By the end of January, 2007, fifteen (15) large manila envelopes carried contest entries to the OWFI writing contest. Each year, the Oklahoma Writers' Federation Inc. holds a conference the first part of May, and each year the organization sponsors a huge contest of 33 categories, open to people all over the world. I entered 15 of the categories.]]></description>
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<title>Start With a Bang</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:20:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If the first two to three paragraphs don't grab the reader's attention, then the rest of the book, article, or story are wasted.]]></description>
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<title>Testing The Writing Waters With Contests</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:13:12 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many people have file drawers  filled with short stories, but those writers are afraid to submit them to a publication. Here's a suggestion - Why not submit those best stories to contests for feedback before submitting them to magazines or anthologies?]]></description>
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<title>Writing Tips for Teen Writing</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:10:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[First, we need to recognize that "teens" covers a large range of ages and maturity. We have the "tweens," also called juvenile, which incorporates the early years, ages approximately twelve through perhaps fourteen to fifteen. Young adult covers the ages from about fourteen, those more mature, to age nineteen and twenty.]]></description>
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<title>Babies and Pets</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:03:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When my daughter, my first-born, was six weeks old, we brought home a German shepherd puppy, Pepper. The puppy was black trimmed in silver, and she and my baby fell in love with each other immediately.]]></description>
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<title>How Do I Love You</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:16:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing about love and romance takes balance and more than rose-colored glasses. Over a century and a half ago, Elizabeth Barrett Browning penned:]]></description>
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<title>I Do - Wedding Glimpses</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:53:32 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Observing wedding details can add to the lasting enjoyment of the occasion, through writing or memories. My granddaughter re-married, after over five years of being single, the first of the month. ]]></description>
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<title>Publishing Woes - Tips and Thoughts</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:31:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most writers want to be published, but what are the obsticles, what can an author do to increase his odds? Did you realize that six (6) major publishing companies, which in turn are owned by giant media conglomerates, have hundreds of imprints (sub-publishing entities) under them?]]></description>
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<title>Using Story Boards</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:30:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Using a modified story board idea helps an author organize his work. The conference I attended the first of May gave me several topics to use for my newsletters. One session explained the use of story boards to keep plots, sub-plots, and characters consistent and organized. In the May issue of The Writer, T.J. MacGregor covers using story boards to keep a multiple-POV novel on track.]]></description>
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<title>Writing Conferences Ho</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:29:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How does a writer break through the slush piles (which I think should be called sludge piles, since agents and publishers complain that all those manuscripts, proposals, and queries clog up their offices)?  ]]></description>
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<title>Writing Tips for Children's Picture Books</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/737209</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:24:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children's picture books are not easy to write, no matter what many people think, but a few ideas may help an author be successful. Although some advice for authors of children's stories and books may seem contradictory, the basics are rather unchanged and stable.]]></description>
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<title>Action or Inaction Equals Adventure</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:53:03 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Adventure can include physical or non-physical action, but action must be included. When we're writing about adventure (which according to the dictionary means an exciting or remarkable experience), we have to include some action of some kind.]]></description>
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<title>Action in Children's Books</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:40:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing for children is not easy, not if done correctly, but using action can add to the betterment of stories.]]></description>
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<title>Batter Up</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:18:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing about sports must include action. My grandsons' baseball teams started games in April. Of course Granny and PaPa had to be at every game possible.]]></description>
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<title>Make Sports Dramatic</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:15:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Drama is needed in sports writing. Without drama, the action is boring.]]></description>
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<title>Forgiveness and the Law</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:33:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Forgiving criminals and asking that they not face the consequences of their crimes are two different concepts and parts of the same crime. Newspaper headlines cried, "Protesters demand forgiveness for killer."]]></description>
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<title>Women's Fiction vs Romance</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:50:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Women's fiction as a genre is coming into its own, even though it is often compared with romance.]]></description>
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<title>Drama In Writing</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:50:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Strong emotion that leaves a lasting impression is required in writing drama.]]></description>
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<title>Writing Tips For Any Genre</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:13:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is required to create a writer? Hard work and actually writing is necessary.]]></description>
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<title>Children in Weddings</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:57:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Children can add a delightful flavor to weddings, if precautions are taken.

The youngsters leave everyone in awe, sometimes taking attention away from the couple marrying - especially if one or both start crying, throwing a temper tantrum, or becoming bored during the ceremony. However, with some pre-planning, children can become a positive and delightful part of a wedding.]]></description>
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<title>The Need for Poetry</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:52:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What purpose or need is there for poetry in this world of ours? Poetry meets some most basic needs.]]></description>
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<title>Suffering Kitty Cats</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:09:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A common problem for cats can be prevented and treated, stopping suffering of felines.]]></description>
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<title>Pain, Agony, and Misery</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 11:13:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Living with constant pain is difficult, but a few ways will help one endure.]]></description>
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<title>Writing for Teens - a Trip into Imagination</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:49:37 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing for teens takes a large portion of imagination.

Writing for teens is different than writing for children or adults - what a minute!  That statement is not true. Except for possible topics and making sure the reading level is correct, good writing is good writing. No reader likes bad writing. The difference is teenagers will tell you when they find something boring, loudly.]]></description>
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<title>How to Format a Manuscript</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:58:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Often "writers" won't submit material because they are afraid they will do somthing wrong when formatting their manuscript. Most publishers provide guidelines, but if they don't, or if the guidelines aren't specific enough, a few suggestions might help]]></description>
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<title>Lights! Camera! Action! (Showing action in writing)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:50:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Long narrative portions in a story or novel bore readers. Using action scenes allows readers to "participate" and better enjoy what they read.]]></description>
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<title>Writing Book Reviews - Fiction</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:22:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Book reviews are in demand, but how does one write a good review?]]></description>
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<title>Too Much Detail Stops the Flow</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:27:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Too often authors include too much information bunched together into paragraphs that readers skip. They have too much detail that should be eliminated or woven into the story.]]></description>
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<title>Show - Don't Tell: Not Show and Tell</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:06:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The phrase "Show, don't tell" is bantered around writing circles, but what does it mean? ]]></description>
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<title>Expert Writing Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:09:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writers often need a list of "to do's" as reminders. 

The following writing tips have become mine through study and usage, but they are based on techniques advocated by English textbooks, creative writing books, composition books, and various published authors and other experts in the field of writing]]></description>
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<title>Writing that (Almost) Perfect Poem Using Imagery</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:03:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imagery is the ingredient that makes poetry live and breath. The stokes create a word picture that leaves an impact on readers.]]></description>
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<title>Writing Groups Aid and Abet</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:36:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writers need support and suggestions to help them improve their work. Writing groups help fill that need.]]></description>
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<title>And Baby Makes - Trouble in Paradise</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:03:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new baby often shatters the peace a couple once knew. However, there are ways to keep a relationship loving and close, even with a baby.]]></description>
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<title>What is Love?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:51:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Couples fall in love, out of love, and in love with someone else. Commitment is missing, but perhaps it's because we don't know what love really is.]]></description>
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<title>Wedding Dresses</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:51:34 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As machine made materials resulted in less expensive cloth, wedding dresses have changed, and fads and fashion kept pace. ]]></description>
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<title>Wedding Memories</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:44:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How can wedding memories be used?]]></description>
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<title>What Size Is That?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:20:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Often people wonder how long a writing should be to be considered a short story, a novellete, a novella, a novel. Answers vary, but at least we can have an idea.]]></description>
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<title>Alternatives to Major Publishers</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:18:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Alternatives exist for publishing a book other than the few major publishing corporations. The first step to marketing, namely publishing, is possible.]]></description>
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<title>Peace in the Workplace</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 06:59:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some problems, which bring a feeling of battle, at work can be solved and peace returned. ]]></description>
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<title>Is the Customer Always Right?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 04:14:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When is a customer right and when is he not? What does a business or employee owe a client?]]></description>
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<title>Leaving Pets Alone for Long Periods</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:54:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At times, a pet must be left behind as the owner travels or works. Care should be taken that the pet is safe and secure with supervision.]]></description>
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<title>A Few Ideas About Choosing A Pet</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:24:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Choosing a pet depends on more than what a prospective owner likes.]]></description>
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<title>Weddings Bring Memories, or Bankruptcy?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:32:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The memories of a wedding should be in the minds, photos, and stories, not in a pile of debt remaining.]]></description>
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<title>Some General Wedding Choices</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 09:00:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many choices must be made before a wedding. A few are often overlooked, but are necessary.]]></description>
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<title>Caring For Baby: Daycare, Home Care, Parent Care, Family Care</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:42:25 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When mother has to return to work, where does baby go?]]></description>
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<title>Beginning the Beginnings: How to Start Writing</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2006 06:51:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the hardest thing to write are those first words, sentences, lines. However, some suggestions might help face that blank paper or computer screen.]]></description>
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<title>What's in a Name? Your Baby's Future</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What parents name a baby will effect the child the rest of his/her life.]]></description>
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<title>Writing through Troublesome Times</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:28:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Writing becomes the means of coping with trauma and emotional distress, therapy for the writer.]]></description>
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<title>First Step in Becoming an Excellent Supervisor: Self-management</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:09:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Managers or supervisors need certain skills and knowledge such as how to delegate, communicate, hire, resolve conflict, and work with difficult people.  However the first step for people to become excellent supervisors involves their managing themselves.]]></description>
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