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		<title>Life Snapshots: A few things that are keeping me smile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Supportive friends, family &#38; blog readers (and their strawberry treats): I got this tin of choc-covered strawberries (some of which were decked out as little brides and little grooms – how cute!) on the weekend, after someone read about my horrendous week. From cool new gift giving website NakedBerry, they were the most welcome surprise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/11/03/life-snapshots-a-few-things-that-are-keeping-me-smile/</link>
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		<title>Blogger’s Desk: Excuses &amp; Explanations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wordsmith Laners, I’m truly very sorry about my neglect of this blog and my writing over the past few weeks. I have so many posts in draft format that my brain is failing to perfect, and although I have plenty of content for you, I just can’t seem to get into it while a hundred [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/10/27/bloggers-desk-excuses-explanations/</link>
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		<title>Interview: Anne Fortier, author of Juliet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you all know, I recently read a fantastic novel that retold the tale of one of history’s most renowned couples. And of course, I just had to get inside her wordsmith head to see what her wordsmith journey has been all about, and what other creative tales she might have on the horizon for my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/10/01/interview-anne-fortier-author-of-juliet/</link>
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		<title>The Tanning Angel Wordsmith Summer Special</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sponsored post by Wordsmith Lane reader The Tanning Angel  Reading through the latest edition of Madison (October 2010, with Drew Barrymore on the cover), I was stoked to find an article on celebrity fears. Most of them made for a great and interesting read, but I was struck by Aussie actress Pia Miranda’s response regarding her fear [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/09/29/the-tanning-angel-wordsmith-summer-special/</link>
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		<title>Wordsmith Weekly: Style, smarts &amp; savoir-faire mash-ups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s a tiring Wednesday for this wordsmith today, and even though I am at work and I should be focusing on the job, I can barely keep my eyes open after a particularly hectic weekend featuring a friend’s wedding on Friday night (Muslims tend to marry on Friday, which has a special religious significance for them); [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/09/29/wordsmith-weekly-style-smarts-savoir-faire-mash-ups-3/</link>
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		<title>Guest Post: The Wealthy Freelancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Laura Valerie I want nothing more than to be a full-time freelance writer. I just love writing. I always have. I delight in being able to express myself through words. To paint a picture with my prose, and have people read and enjoy it. It wasn’t until this year, though, that I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/09/28/guest-post-the-wealthy-freelancer/</link>
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		<title>Wordsmith Weekly: Style, Smarts &amp; Savoir-Faire Mash-Ups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wordsmith Lane reader Abi Moustafa and friends have recently started up their own online mag called Six and the City. Do check it out and support some young wordsmith talent. For smarts for the sisterhood, start reading Feminist Themes, a great blog I recently discovered through a tweet via Rachel Hills. Lots of insightful things, made all the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/09/20/wordsmith-weekly-style-smarts-savoir-faire-mash-ups-2/</link>
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		<title>September Pitching Challenge: Week #2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got three rejections this week. They were very polite rejections: one said it was not quite right for the mag, the other said they didn’t have the budget for the idea (but that they loved it) and the other publication suggested I try someone else (and gave me their details) because they were not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/09/16/september-pitching-challenge-week-2/</link>
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		<title>Bookshelf: Jessica Rudd’s Campaign Ruby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A guest review by Wordsmith Lane reader Clare Griffin Ruby Stanhope is a stylish English investment banker that has a healthy obsession with label shoes and Australian wine. Although a workaholic, Ruby is unceremoniously fired via an email, and while drowning her sorrows on Australian “peanut noise” books a ticket to Australia and lands in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/09/15/bookshelf-jessica-rudds-campaign-ruby/</link>
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		<title>Wordsmith Weekly: Style, Smarts &amp; Savoir-Faire Mash-ups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another day, another deadline. That’s precisely how I feel after a super-productive weekend involving a couple of Trespass beauty posts (plus one in draft format) and the compilation of a series of profiles for Yen that I was really excited to do (first person profiles are among my favourite pieces to write). I’m not sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://wordsmithlane.com/2010/09/13/wordsmith-weekly-style-smarts-savoir-faire-mash-ups/</link>
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