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		<title>Could you do this? Would you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughters (Kate of the Yellow Paper and Joanna of the Blue Paper) have challenged themselves to read 100 books in one year. I refuse to take on the goal myself, but plan to be mightily entertained as I witness their struggles. The year began on July 15, 2010, Kate&#8217;s birthday. They have rules. If [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=127&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[School may be out for the summer, but your brain is still in session. Why not give it some interesting things to do that will keep it in top shape for classes next fall? That may sound like a spoiler of summer fun, but it need not be. Of course, if you are taking summer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=125&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Up Short on Ideas?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of the school year fast approaches, and with it, you may think, the end of your ideas for papers. Your well of brilliance has gone dry. Never fear. Google has something more useful than 8 billion hits on your lamest idea. It&#8217;s a little-known feature called the Wonder Wheel. Start with your lame [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=113&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Research Papers: Seventh Circle of Hell or Piece of Cake</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Sturgess-Husein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s be honest, research papers are scary. Sometimes horror film scary. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I have been known to: A. Put them off until the last possible minute. B. Spend more time worrying about them than writing them. C. Wake up in cold sweats in the middle of the night the week [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=91&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Writer&#8217;s Block Trip You Up? Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case Side Steps 1-3 from my previous blog don't do the trick for you, I have two more to share.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=80&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of my students think that because I teach writing, I never experience writer's block. Wrong! I struggle with it, too. Do you want to know how I overcome writer's block? I have a few tricks I call "Writer's Block Side Steps."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=74&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Online Tools for Generating and Organizing Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Idea Generation &#8211;Exploratree Thinking Guides: Download/print or use the thinking guides (graphic organizers) interactively. They have been developed by UK teachers and MIcrosoft. You can save the thinking guides you have filled in if you register with the site. You can also share your thinking guides with others, such as your instructor or peers. &#8211;Mind [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=73&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Favorite Top 10 List So Far</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Start the new year by banishing these misspellings. http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling Posted in style Tagged: list, spelling, writing<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=62&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Need to Get Organized?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this list of 100 Web tools for organizing notes, to do lists, calendars and more through someone I follow on Twitter (thanks JackieGerstein). I&#8217;ve tried a few of them, finding them useful to some degree. What you like and will use is a matter of personal preference, such as whether you want to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=59&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Detail on APA Style</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb Sturgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Psychological Association, or APA,  publishes a style manual used in many of the social sciences. Some colleges and universities have designated APA as the universal style for all their classes. Lucky for us, we are among them, because APA is notoriously difficult to master. (However, it is not known as the most difficult [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=youareawriter.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10038843&amp;post=49&amp;subd=youareawriter&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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