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		<title>a conversation on: knowing when your manuscript is ready to submit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s get this party started with the second &#8220;conversation&#8221; topic: How do I know when my manuscript is ready to submit? The following is just my opinion on the matter. Different things work for different people. I&#8217;m assuming you don&#8217;t want to know about my failed submissions, so I&#8217;ll tell you how it worked for &#8230; <a href="http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/09/a-conversation-on-knowing-when-your-manuscript-is-ready-to-submit/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>a vacation from my PROBLEMS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember that movie What About Bob? And Bob, the main character, has this great line where he says, &#8220;I&#8217;m taking a vacation from my PROBLEMS!&#8221; My dad loves that movie. He came to visit this week. He&#8217;s working in the northern end of the state (where I live) but he&#8217;s also doing a little road-tripping &#8230; <a href="http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/09/a-vacation-from-my-problems/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/09/a-vacation-from-my-problems/</link>
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		<title>coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the running time of year right now. When the cross-country season has started and the mornings are getting cooler and the smell of fresh-cut grass mixes with fall smells&#8211; like the smell of smoke from woodburning stoves. When the grass is still green but the leaves are beginning to change colors. Those of you &#8230; <a href="http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/coach/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>society of matched!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check this out. Some awesome readers have put together the very first fansite for Matched. I have never felt so cool. Huge thanks to them! (And if you click on this link, you get to see a picture of me in high school. Also, Libby and Krista, you are in the picture too. You look &#8230; <a href="http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/society-of-matched/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>five things on a tuesday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently reading: In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez 1. Thanks for everyone&#8217;s great comments on last week&#8217;s conversation! I think next time we&#8217;ll talk about the most-requested topic: How do you know when a draft is &#8220;finished,&#8221; or ready to submit? The other questions on the list are discussions about revision and &#8230; <a href="http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/five-things-on-a-tuesday/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/five-things-on-a-tuesday/</link>
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		<title>two events this weekend!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a reminder&#8230; Friday, August 20, 2010 11:00 a.m.-1:00 pm. Book Signing BYU Bookstore Brigham Young University Provo, UT Saturday, August 21, 2010 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Writing for Charity Evening Extravaganza www.writingforcharity.com]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/book-signing-tomorrow/</link>
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		<title>a conversation on: writing with small children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo credit: the fantastic Brook Andreoli Photography (click here for more info) So here&#8217;s how these conversations will work. I&#8217;ll post about the topic with my opinion/ideas. Then we&#8217;ll talk in the comments. And please bear in mind, that I always know that I&#8217;m just sharing one person&#8217;s ideas. I know these things won&#8217;t work &#8230; <a href="http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/a-conversation-on-writing-with-small-children/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>winners! and writing for charity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The two winners of the signed copies of The Eternal Ones are: Damaris and Carolyn V! Please e-mail me your addresses so we can get those copies to you ASAP. Congratulations! And thanks to everyone who entered. What great comments. Next month&#8217;s Penguin Five feature will be Brenna Yovanoff&#8217;s The Replacement, and rumor has it &#8230; <a href="http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/winners-and-writing-for-charity/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/winners-and-writing-for-charity/</link>
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		<title>book giveaway and interview with kirsten miller</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, to wrap up this fun week talking about The Eternal Ones, I have a guest interview with Kirsten Miller&#8211;and commenting on this post will give you a chance to win the other signed copy of The Eternal Ones. Kirsten, welcome! Can you let us know the top five things you think we should know &#8230; <a href="http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/book-giveaway-and-interview-with-kirsten-miller/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/book-giveaway-and-interview-with-kirsten-miller/</link>
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		<title>enter the contest! and next week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First and most importantly, don&#8217;t forget to enter the contest to win The Eternal Ones]]></description>
		<link>http://www.allysoncondie.com/2010/08/enter-the-contest-and-next-week/</link>
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