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		<title>Teen Author Challenge &#8211; When it&#8217;s time to say goodbye (to the TAC)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;There are two pieces of advice that I&#8217;ve gotten about writing that I&#8217;ve taken to heart. They are: 1. Write what you believe in. If you don&#8217;t, guess what? Your audience won&#8217;t believe it either. Write from the heart and tell the stories that sing to you. 2. Your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 23 &#8211; Hey Joe, Whaddya Know?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;Finishing one imperfect piece of writing will teach you far more than starting and abandoning twenty others halfway through.&#8221; ~ Elizabeth Kay Jinx on the Divide (Scholastic, 8/07) Teen Author Challenge I love this week&#8217;s exclusive TAC quote because it&#8217;s so true in my experience. I had started and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 22 &#8211; Juggling the holiday chaos</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;The best advice I ever got is the advice I always give: write from your heart, the rest will fall in place.&#8221; ~ Valerie Hobbs Sheep (Square Fish, 4/09 pb reissue) Teen Author Challenge It&#8217;s that time of year. With the various holidays, year-end chaos at work, finals for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 21 &#8211; First line grabs</title>
		<link>http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/12/08/tac-week-21/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;The most important thing a writer can do to improve their craft is to read! Read often, read widely, read everything you can, because the books you like, and the books you don’t like—they all have something to teach you! And then write! Write stories, poems, essays—write grocery lists, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 20 &#8211; Celebrate!</title>
		<link>http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/12/01/tac-week-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you believe it&#8217;s December already? And if it&#8217;s December, you know what that means. NaNoWriMo is over! Congratulations! Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;Reading counts as writing time. Read outside of your comfort zone. Craft—first, last, and always. Compete only with yourself, but do so vigorously. Do what you can as an ambassador [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 19 &#8211; What to do when you&#8217;re stuck&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving week to those of you in the U.S. and good luck in your last full week of NaNoWriMo for everyone who&#8217;s participating! This week, I&#8217;m thankful for three great authors who are full of terrific advice. Thank you Tina, Janet and Kimberly (and Saundra and Ellen too)! Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 18 &#8211; The &#8220;So what?&#8221; factor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re halfway through NaNoWriMo month and, if you&#8217;re like many NaNo-ers, you may be in need of some inspiration. Happy to oblige. Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;Here&#8217;s my favorite quote that I always refer to when I’m feeling like I might believe in writer’s block: &#8216;“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 17 &#8211; First draft Qs</title>
		<link>http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/11/10/tac-week-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before we get to this week&#8217;s tips, here&#8217;s a bit of inspiration from the author of more than a dozen books. Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;Actually the best advice came from my Tai Chi instructor. It’s not how many years you put into it, it’s how many hours. I still think about that. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 16</title>
		<link>http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/11/03/tac-week-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the first TAC of the month&#8230; and the first TAC of NaNoWriMo! An auspicious occasion, to be sure. &#160; On that note, here&#8217;s some inspiration to kick off our biggie week here on the Teen Author Challenge. Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;How do you start writing? JUST WRITE. Sometimes doing an outline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Author Challenge, Week 15 &#8211; Mix it up</title>
		<link>http://www.kaycassidy.com/blog/2009/10/27/teen-author-challenge-week-15-mix-it-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOW. Can you believe it&#8217;s week 15 already? It seems like we just started our adventure, doesn&#8217;t it? To keep you going strong with your productivity challenge, here&#8217;s our weekly dose of inspiration&#8230; Exclusive TAC Quote of the Week &#8220;To become a writer, simply do this: write and read and live life. Read to understand [...]]]></description>
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