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<item><title><![CDATA[Shameless Shelf-Promotion]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:35:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ My husband &ndash; darling man that he is &ndash; loves to send out email announcements featuring good news regarding my books to the school community where he teaches. He always writes something like &ldquo;Shameless Self-Promotion&rdquo; in the subject line, so after many years his colleagues know what to expect. I decided that it was high time that I compose a similar missive.
What follows is  &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/shameless-shelfpromotion.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[For Bookclubs reading BROKEN FOR YOU]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:20:19 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;
Dear Book Club members,
First, thank you&nbsp;for choosing Broken for You as&nbsp;your book club selection. There are so many marvelous books out there, and the fact that you've chosen Broken when&nbsp;a multitude of&nbsp;other worthy&nbsp;works are clamoring for your attention means a great deal to me.
You know, I hope, that I adore you. All of my published author friends adore you. We  &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/for-bookclubs-reading-broken-for-you.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Roll the Credits]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:08:20 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ My husband and I are two of the only people I know who routinely remain in our seats at the end of&nbsp;a movie and watch the entire credits &ndash; all the way to the IATSE logo, the assurance that no animals were harmed, and the copyright date. We don't move until the house lights come up.
I&rsquo;m not sure why Bill does this; it&rsquo;s possible that, being the sweet and patient fellow he is, &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/roll-the-credits.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[downward facing puppy]]></title>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:37:29 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Let&rsquo;s do YOGA!&rdquo; my sons yell, launching themselves into a series of unique, impromptu asanas with names like &ldquo;Flying Bagel&rdquo; and &ldquo;Pizza Cowboy.&rdquo; I love the plucky, unabashed joy with which they inhabit their bodies.
&nbsp;I&rsquo;ve observed time and again how children naturally incorporate the elements of asana practice into their lives. When my sons were &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/downward-facing-puppy.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[The sun sets on another seattle bowling alley]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 21:56:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sunset Bowl in the Ballard neighborhood has closed after 51 years in business. While some talk of a new bowling alley to be part of the development replacing it, others mourn the loss of a community institution that can't be easily replaced.
At Sunset Bowl, they're getting ready for the auction.
There's music playing&mdash;a boom box is tuned to an easy listening station&mdash;but the familiar,  &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/the-sun-sets-on-another-seattle-bowling-alley.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[how to write your second novel or if you want to make God laugh, show Him your outline]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 19:21:17 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Start out knowing how easy it will be. Derive a cocky assurance from the fact that you&rsquo;ve done this once already. You know what&rsquo;s involved. You even wrote an essay about it, to remind yourself of the hardships. You&rsquo;ve honed your craft, picked up pointers. You will not make the same mistakes again.
For one thing, you will write an outline. That&rsquo;s how real writers do it. Tha &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/how-to-write-your-second-novel-or-if-you-want-to-make-god-laugh-show-him-your-outline.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Nod, be present & listen]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:57:10 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ When my sons were taking piano lessons, I decided to steal the motivational technique of my first teacher, Mrs. Childs, and reward them with a candy bar whenever they memorized a piece. For me, chocolate has always been wildly motivating; perhaps this is why, according to my mother, no one ever had to nag me to practice.
At the time of this story, my sons were seven and ten, my father had just di &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/nod-be-present--listen.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[A worthy cause]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:28:31 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dear Friends,
Please forgive the mass email. I'm writing because you are a person who nurtures&mdash;and is nurtured by&mdash;the world of books. I'm going to tell you a story, and then I'm going to ask you a favor:

As someone who makes a living as a novelist, I am frequently asked to give advice to aspiring writers. One of the things I always tell them is how essential it is to seek out a sup &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/a-worthy-cause.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[things Dorie taught me]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2006 20:51:32 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Among many other things, my mother Dorie was a gifted and patient teacher. Patience is not a quality that I come by naturally, nor was it my father's strong suit, so we were both very lucky to have lived in her sphere. Most certainly I could never have become a novelist without having benefited from my mother's lessons in patience and persistence.
She taught me, patiently, for it did not come eas &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/things-dorie-taught-me.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[how to write your first novel]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:51:42 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Be an only child. And/or spend vast amounts of time alone, whether you like it or not.
Write your first story when you are seven. Make it long. Make it controversial. Refer to images gleaned from Life magazine&mdash;Thalidomide babies, for example&mdash;so that grownups will be impressed and give your story a lot of attention. Submit a contest essay to the Mattel Toy Company on the subject of wha &nbsp;<a href="http://www.stephaniekallos.com/tinkfiles/how-to-write-your-first-novel.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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