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				<title>Richard Franklin wrote a new post on the site Dick Franklin, Author</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 03:33:55 -0400</pubDate>

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I&#8217;ve told you a number of specifics about the plot and characters of my new novel, but not its name. It is titled, &#8220;LUCY,&#8221; with subtitle, &#8220;FOR ALL THE [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/03/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 01:41:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: Coming to grips with the characters<br />
Welcome back! In the last blog, I talked of the basic plot for the short story, namely that of a twelve-year-old girl who is struggling to assimilate a life [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/03/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<title>Richard Franklin wrote a new post on the site Dick Franklin, Author</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:24:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: Coming to grips with the plot<br />
It&#8217;s good to be back with you again! Since I last blogged, I must admit that my new short story was waylaid by something even more pressing. That was the update to [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/03/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<title>Richard Franklin wrote a new post on the site Dick Franklin, Author</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 16:57:33 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: First story considerations<br />
This is my first blog to discuss the thought process that I am going through to initiate my new story. The challenge for me in this, of course, is to share enough to be [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/03/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<title>Richard Franklin commented on the post, WRITING FROM BEHIND THE CURVE—A live example of the writing process! Blog #Eleven, on the site Dick Franklin, Author</title>
				<link>http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/writing-from-behind-the-curve-a-live-example-of-the-writing-process-blog-11/#comment-17</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2020 22:37:06 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the note. I think the process will be interesting for both of us.</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:37:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: It&#8217;s not too late!<br />
Welcome to Writing from Behind the Curve. This blog is written to encourage, persuade, cajole, or reason you into the world of the written word—your written word! My premise i [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:01:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: A live example of the writing process!<br />
Up until now, I have taken you through a number of the key considerations that apply to writing your first story. And, hopefully, I have persuaded you [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/03/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<title>Richard Franklin commented on the post, WRITING FROM BEHIND THE CURVE—the Family Biography Blog #10, on the site Dick Franklin, Author</title>
				<link>http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/writing-from-behind-the-curve-encouraging-your-long-lost-story-blog-10/#comment-15</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2020 20:22:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the comment. Molto Grande was a two-year labor of love.I&#8217;m happy that it might show in its reading!</p>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:14:18 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: The &#8220;family biography&#8221; is another way to write!<br />
We have come a long way together in the Writing from Behind the Curve blog series, and it is time for me to ask you a question: Notwithstanding all [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/03/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 22:39:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: How do I know if I&#8217;m creative enough?<br />
Now that you are in the first throes of writing your story, early challenges might bring you to believe that people who write must be creatively special, [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:53:36 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: How do I deal with this thing called Writer&#8217;s Block?<br />
Writer&#8217;s Block occurs when you are literally stuck in the writing process and unable to proceed in the advancement of your story. This [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 00:39:50 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: What if my writing and grammar skills are suspect?<br />
Throughout this blog, the overriding goal has been to fulfill your longtime desire to write, first for yourself, possibly for others in your [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 03:46:35 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: How do I create characters that people will care about?<br />
As much as the storyline itself, the characters of your tale will tell the tale. Who doesn&#8217;t appreciate the crafting of Charles Dickens&#8217; [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 17:57:34 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: Which of my story ideas should I write first?<br />
If you&#8217;ve thought of writing for many years, it may be that you have more than one story idea that you have given considerable thought to. So how [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:31:54 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: Okay, I&#8217;m ready, but where do I begin?<br />
You are on the brink of a great adventure&#8230;and challenge. You will create everything about your story: the plot and subplots, the characters and how they [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 06:08:56 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: But I&#8217;ve never even taken a writing class!<br />
The sheer fact that you have joined me for Blog #3 suggests that you have decided to write that short story or novel that has been simmering within your [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:04:35 -0500</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Episode Title: Who are we writing for anyway?<br />
In this second Writing from Behind the Curve blog, I want to extend the thinking that I commented on in Blog #1 for short stories and novels. Let’s talk about th [&hellip;] <img loading="lazy" src="http://dickfranklin.naiwe.com/files/2020/02/WBC-Main-logo-300x117.jpg" /></p>
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				<title>Richard Franklin&#039;s profile was updated</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:59:35 -0500</pubDate>

				
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