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				<title>Serenity changed their profile picture</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 03:26:53 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Serenity&#039;s profile was updated</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2019 03:20:34 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Beta Readers for Dystopian Retelling of Les Miserables in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58060/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 22:42:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yeah, good point <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/ashira/' rel="nofollow ugc">@ashira</a>! how long is it, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/seekjustice/' rel="nofollow ugc">@seekjustice</a>?</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Beta Readers for Dystopian Retelling of Les Miserables in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58059/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 22:41:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/seekjustice/' rel="nofollow ugc">@seekjustice</a>! is there still an opening? i can read your book!</p>
<p>fyi i do tend to do line editing, so if you want that i can do it too (=</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Up and Coming! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58058/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 22:36:00 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/selah-chelyah/' rel="nofollow ugc">@selah-chelyah</a></p>
<p>totally! I&#8217;ll read your chapters! you can email me at <a href="mailto:heathersamanthahallmeyer@gmail.com" rel="nofollow ugc">heathersamanthahallmeyer@gmail.com</a></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Similar authors? Help! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58045/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 19:48:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hm&#8230; hard to answer your question, and here&#8217;s why.</p>
<p>a couple months ago, I read your book and loved it. So I have a bit of an insider bias.</p>
<p>but, that said, I love the cover of your book and I think that your text is really good on the page. the only thing that I might change is how light and carefree your comment at the top sounds&#8230; I think you&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-58045"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/58045/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Up and Coming! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57031/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 23:39:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yeah&#8230; I&#8217;ve heard that risk taking is a real thing for guys LOL</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Up and Coming! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57028/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 23:30:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>why thanks! NaNo was definitely a growing thing for my writer&#8217;s mind, and I&#8217;ll definitely try to jump back on board with in this year!</p>
<p>I read that article, and that&#8217;s basically me. the only thing different is that it said at one point that ENTJs tend to be more risk takers than those that play by the book, and while its partially true of me (I&#8217;m&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-57028"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57028/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Up and Coming! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57024/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 23:18:07 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Done! Challenge accepted. XD</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Up and Coming! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57022/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 23:17:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a></p>
<p>I would LOVE to give your story a read! I did NaNoWriMo in 2018, but I didn&#8217;t get very far. I hadn&#8217;t thought the story through very far, so after about 15,000 words it was feeling forced LOL</p>
<p>and, as an ENTJ, and the only other one I&#8217;ve ever met, I also would be interested to see how we are similar. My two closest friends are INTJ and&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-57022"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57022/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Up and Coming! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/57020/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 23:14:13 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey all!</p>
<p>OF COURSE! put me on the lists! I would LOVE to read/edit your stories, so anytime you get a hankering for a second set of eyes, just let me know! my email is <a href="mailto:heathersamanthahallmeyer@gmail.com" rel="nofollow ugc">heathersamanthahallmeyer@gmail.com</a>, so feel free to shoot me a message!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/ericawordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@ericawordsmith</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/h-jones/' rel="nofollow ugc">@h-jones</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/faith_blum/' rel="nofollow ugc">@faith_blum</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a></p>
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				<title>Serenity started the topic Up and Coming! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/56487/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 22:12:03 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi everybody!</p>
<p>I am hoping to become a professional editor, and was wondering whether anyone had a manuscript they wanted beta read/edited for them. I haven&#8217;t had a ton of experience, but I just wanted to offer my services!</p>
<p>Thanks everybody!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/faith_blum/' rel="nofollow ugc">@faith_blum</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/valtmy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@valtmy</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a> @chritianna-hellwig <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/gabriellepollack/' rel="nofollow ugc">@gabriellepollack</a></p>
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				<title>Serenity&#039;s profile was updated</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/56486/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 21:59:54 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Betas Wanted: QOD in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/56485/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2019 21:54:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/valtmy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@valtmy</a>! I finished part two! can I have part three now? PLEASE????!!!!!</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Betas Wanted: QOD in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55662/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 21:58:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/valtmy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@valtmy</a>! I finished part 1 and it WAS AWESOME!!!!</p>
<p>can I PLEASE have access to parts 2 and 3 now???!!!</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Searching for Beta Readers :D in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55661/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 21:47:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ps are you looking for editing stuff too? like sentence structure and all that?</p>
<p>im just asking because im trying to train to become a professional editor, but I don&#8217;t know whether you want that kind of input at this point&#8230;</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Searching for Beta Readers :D in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/55660/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 21:46:34 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey! i haven&#8217;t been on in a while, but i&#8217;ll beta read for you! @gabrielle-pollack</p>
<p>May isnt too busy, but I will be super busy in June, so if I don&#8217;t comment then, that&#8217;s why&#8230; hehe XD</p>
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				<title>Serenity posted a new activity comment</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/five-practical-techniques-frozen-uses-to-make-every-scene-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-2791</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 17:55:09 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>way to go Gabrielle! I love how deep this princess movie is, despite the hype about Let It Go. XD</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Betas Wanted: QOD in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/48808/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:40:59 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/valtmy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@valtmy</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m not on here very often, but I can beta if you like! your story sounds very interesting!</p>
<p>(FYI, I am Heather. My Google account doesn&#8217;t sync with my alter alter ego, unfortunately)</p>
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				<title>Serenity&#039;s profile was updated</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:37:35 -0400</pubDate>

				
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Eyes... Allow me to ask thee an odd question in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38390/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 18:23:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/ericawordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@ericawordsmith</a>!</p>
<p>I know, I&#8217;ve been AWOL for a month or so, but I just popped in for a moment and saw the title of this thread and HAD to comment. The whole thing with eyes for my characters is a big struggle for me, because I always over-romanticize their eyes, ESPECIALLY of the protags.</p>
<p>My eyes are blue. Pretty plain, but I like them. They&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-38390"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/38390/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 20:57:07 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wow, Maddie! this stuff makes sense! I never thought about it, but everything you said really makes sense! thanks for the work you put into this!</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Completely Random Thread That Is To Continue The Any Guys Out There Thread... in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36320/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 03:18:28 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>wow! I have missed a lot!<br />
Hi everybody! <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/i-david/' rel="nofollow ugc">@i-david</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/selah-chelyah/' rel="nofollow ugc">@selah-chelyah</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kari-karast/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kari-karast</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/emgc/' rel="nofollow ugc">@emgc</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/evelyn/' rel="nofollow ugc">@evelyn</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/the-fledgling-artist/' rel="nofollow ugc">@the-fledgling-artist</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a>, everyone else&#8230;.<br />
I&#8217;m sorry that I&#8217;ve been out of the loop these last couple weeks&#8230;. life just hit me square in the face, and im just bouncing back. (=<br />
That said, im in the same boat with @theinconcievable1&#8230; I&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-36320"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/36320/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:15:53 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>way to go, Gabrielle! this is AWESOME!</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Help! Hair Crisis Alert! in the forum Art Critique</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33409/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:46:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/the-fledgling-artist/' rel="nofollow ugc">@the-fledgling-artist</a></p>
<p>that&#8217;s nice of you to say, but I really don&#8217;t think I can. it has been about a year since I tried to draw anything, and the last things that I drew were interpreted as a waffle (it was a city, shown from the top down), and doritos (that was a cluster of islands). My people never look good, my aliens usually look like&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-33409"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33409/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Help! Hair Crisis Alert! in the forum Art Critique</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33121/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 21:02:09 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow! You girls are all so good!</p>
<p>*sighs*</p>
<p>it is so pretty, it makes me wish I could draw.</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic NaNaWriMo... But It&#039;s December in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33117/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:57:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>way to go, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/i-david/' rel="nofollow ugc">@i-david</a>! I just did NaNoWriMo, but I didn&#8217;t quite finish my novella. Could I join your group? (=</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Writing Prompt War in the forum Announcements</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:54:31 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I usually like the halfway wacky/creepy dream that blends real life and the fears of the character into one scene, sort of like Iron Man sees when the Scarlet Witch puts him in a trance in Avengers Age of Ultron. Things that could feasibly happen but reflect the fears and/or insecurities of the character.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, that&#8217;s how most of my&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-33115"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33115/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Writing Prompt War in the forum Announcements</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/33113/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:52:05 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s so funny! For my NaNoWriMo novella, (I didn&#8217;t get to 50,000) that&#8217;s how like a third of the story is told. Cool!</p>
<p>Are we all writing about the same character, or different ones?</p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 21:03:17 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yah, that&#8217;s just about everybody. We&#8217;re all like &#8220;we need the rain! Wouldn&#8217;t rain be nice?&#8221; but then when it comes people drive like first graders on a bumper cars rink. Its crazy.</p>
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The road glosses over as if of glass,
which shivers when the raindrops pass,
making red and green dance
from traffic lights in stance,
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				<title>Serenity posted a new activity comment</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:19:16 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this is SO great, Katherine! Do you live in CA, because I do and am totally with ya every step of the way there. It has rained this week for the first time in like 16 months, and I am LOVING it. (=</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Word War #3 winner (and word war #4)! in the forum Announcements</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32046/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 19:50:26 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OH MY WORD!!!! WAY TO GO!! <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/christianna-hellwig/' rel="nofollow ugc">@christianna-hellwig</a>!</p>
<p>that is SO awesome! I also did the challenge, but didn&#8217;t make 50,000 words&#8230; only about 20,000 so far.  But I wasn&#8217;t really aiming for 50,000 anyway, because I didn&#8217;t want to stretch my story out that far. but WAY TO GO!!!</p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/32044/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 19:48:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ok, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/faith_blum/' rel="nofollow ugc">@faith_blum</a>…. I have 798 new words since my last post, making a total of 24,729.</p>
<p>WOOHOO AVENSBECK!!!!</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Itsy Bitsy Word-Wars in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31913/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 02:48:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>gentle ladies and kind sirs, I regret to inform you that I was only able to participate in this war (what a gruesome name and concept! oh!) for a short amount of time, and have been frightfully busy with all sorts of frustrating matters since then.</p>
<p>My lords <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a>, and <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/theinconceivable1/' rel="nofollow ugc">@theinconceivable1</a>, and the good ladies <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/pursuewisdom/' rel="nofollow ugc">@pursuewisdom</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/selah-chelyah/' rel="nofollow ugc">@selah-chelyah</a>, and&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-31913"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31913/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Itsy Bitsy Word-Wars in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31831/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:26:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m on! <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/millennium-m/' rel="nofollow ugc">@millennium-m</a>, are you on still?</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Word War #3 winner (and word war #4)! in the forum Announcements</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31807/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 19:50:14 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m doing a lot more writing today, but right now I have 1,275 in one project, 602 in one, 62 in one, 1,115 in one, 1,904 in one, and 18,973 in the last one&#8230; making for a total of 23,931.</p>
<p>I guess I write a lot more than I realized!</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Itsy Bitsy Word-Wars in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31592/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:46:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll do it! It already started, right, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/pursuewisdom/' rel="nofollow ugc">@pursuewisdom</a>?</p>
<p>thatll be until my three o clock tomorrow, right? I&#8217;m PST&#8230;. still not exactly sure how all that works.</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/theinconceivable1/' rel="nofollow ugc">@theinconceivable1</a> &#8211; are you interested? tag other people too! this is awesome!</p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31579/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:37:46 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey all!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/faith_blum/' rel="nofollow ugc">@faith_blum</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/fawxofthecomics/' rel="nofollow ugc">@fawxofthecomics</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/martina/' rel="nofollow ugc">@martina</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/dragongeek/' rel="nofollow ugc">@dragongeek</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/sleepwalkingmk/' rel="nofollow ugc">@sleepwalkingmk</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/sam-kowal/' rel="nofollow ugc">@sam-kowal</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/christianna-hellwig/' rel="nofollow ugc">@christianna-hellwig</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/natalie-marie/' rel="nofollow ugc">@natalie-marie</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/gabrielle/' rel="nofollow ugc">@gabrielle</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/jenwriter17/' rel="nofollow ugc">@jenwriter17</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/law0413/' rel="nofollow ugc">@law0413</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/libby/' rel="nofollow ugc">@libby</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/katherineh/' rel="nofollow ugc">@katherineh</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/brookewolf/' rel="nofollow ugc">@brookewolf</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/millennium-m/' rel="nofollow ugc">@millennium-m</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/miriam-smith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@miriam-smith</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/anna_b_cole/' rel="nofollow ugc">@anna_b_cole</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/dekreel/' rel="nofollow ugc">@dekreel</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kay/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kay</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/storyseeker/' rel="nofollow ugc">@storyseeker</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/h-jones/' rel="nofollow ugc">@h-jones</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/storyjoy/' rel="nofollow ugc">@storyjoy</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/bookcrazygirl/' rel="nofollow ugc">@bookcrazygirl</a> <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/child-of-god/' rel="nofollow ugc">@child-of-god</a></p>
<p>how are all your numbers coming? We still&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-31579"><a href="https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31579/" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Itsy Bitsy Word-Wars in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31574/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:31:28 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh my goodness! I didn&#8217;t realize that anyone else liked crazy formal titles like that! that&#8217;s awesome!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/eden-anderson/' rel="nofollow ugc">@eden-anderson</a> totally with you. XD</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Itsy Bitsy Word-Wars in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31570/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:29:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>is anyone on right now? I&#8217;d love to do a war!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kay/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kay</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/pursuewisdom/' rel="nofollow ugc">@pursuewisdom</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/i-david/' rel="nofollow ugc">@i-david</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/eden-anderson/' rel="nofollow ugc">@eden-anderson</a></p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Beta Readers Needed! in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31255/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:48:37 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/parker/' rel="nofollow ugc">@parker</a> &#8211; I just emailed you. Let me know when you get it!</p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31249/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:27:11 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>cool! thanks for sticking around, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/gabriellepollack/' rel="nofollow ugc">@gabriellepollack</a>!</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:24:18 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WOW <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/millennium-m/' rel="nofollow ugc">@millennium-m</a>! that&#8217;s AWESOME!</p>
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				<title>Serenity replied to the topic Any guys out there? in the forum General Writing Discussions</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:23:31 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that&#8217;s what I do, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kari-karast/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kari-karast</a>. But you can write anything, so long as it isn&#8217;t schoolwork. a new short story, a poem, a chapter in you WIP, whatever!</p>
<p>I worked on my WIP. Im doing it for nanowrimo, so im almost done. pieces are coming together!(= (=</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:21:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got 805.</p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31243/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:20:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oh! that isn&#8217;t that bad, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kay/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kay</a>! that&#8217;s awesome! what counts is that you put in the effort. (=</p>
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				<link>https://storyembers.org/activity/p/31240/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:18:12 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TIMES UP!!!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/gabriellepollack/' rel="nofollow ugc">@gabriellepollack</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kay/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kay</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/millennium-m/' rel="nofollow ugc">@millennium-m</a></p>
<p>reveal your totals!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/wordsmith/' rel="nofollow ugc">@wordsmith</a>, don&#8217;t stress. do the math test. (=</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kari-karast/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kari-karast</a>, let us know when you&#8217;ve hit 30 minutes. (=</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:52:55 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sorry! I started late too. (=</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:49:26 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>totally! here ya go!</p>
<p>*dumps them onto the keyboard*</p>
<p>*realizes that you can&#8217;t get them*</p>
<p>*bursts into tears again*</p>
<p>*pulls herself together*</p>
<p>what is your mailing address? they might get there by&#8230;. Saturday?</p>
<p>*bursts into tears AGAIN*</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>btw, we&#8217;re doing a word war right now on Itsy Bitsy Word Wars. you interested?</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2018 19:46:24 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ok, ready, go!</p>
<p><a href='https://storyembers.org/members/gabriellepollack/' rel="nofollow ugc">@gabriellepollack</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/kay/' rel="nofollow ugc">@kay</a>, <a href='https://storyembers.org/members/millennium-m/' rel="nofollow ugc">@millennium-m</a></p>
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