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		<title>Excuses, excuses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s why the bed did not get made yesterday morning:]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/02/excuses-excuses/</link>
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		<title>Happy Groundhog Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unlike Punxatawney Phil, I have not been hibernating for the past week, even if I have been pretty absent from the internet. Life&#8217;s just been a bit busy and hectic of late, but I think I&#8217;ve finally made it through the mound of emails in my inbox and I&#8217;m nearly caught up on laundry. We&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/02/happy-groundhog-day/</link>
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		<title>Enjoying the Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, I was down in Delaware for the day job. My dog, Jack came along for the trip.  Delaware may not be known for a harsh winter climate, but this Tuesday, it was unusually warm for January. I had some time to kill so I made good on my resolution to enjoy the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/01/enjoying-the-ride/</link>
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		<title>Saying Goodbye</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Grandma Grosso passed away last night. She was 92 years old, and of tough Scottish stock. In our family, she was known as The Queen, and so it feels a little weird knowing that our queen is no longer with us. I thought I would take a few minutes to share some facts about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/01/saying-goodbye/</link>
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		<title>Enjoy the Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it too late to make New Year&#8217;s resolutions? I&#8217;m still more or less keeping up with the ones I did make. I know, that&#8217;s not too impressive since we are still less than a month into the year, but I came up with one more that I think is worthy of being added to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/01/enjoy-the-ride/</link>
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		<title>Review Etiquette</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a point that isn&#8217;t addressed in any detail in books on writing or book promotion. That&#8217;s a shame because it puts authors in the awkward position of not knowing how to act when it comes to book reviews. Years ago, book reviews were printed only in publications read by professionals or if one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/01/review-etiquette/</link>
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		<title>Advice from Jack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some advice from Jack the dog: Stay warm. Stay comfy. Wash daily.]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/01/advice-from-jack/</link>
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		<title>An Appreciation of Book Bloggers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Few outside of the book industry are even aware of the existence of book bloggers let alone understand what it is that they do. Unfortunately, far too many folks in the book industry don&#8217;t really appreciate our respect book bloggers. So, this post is an appreciation of that marvelous creature known as the book blogger. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/01/an-appreciation-of-book-bloggers/</link>
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		<title>This month&#8217;s newsletter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s issue of Writing Life is on its way to inboxes. Included are updates on the projects that have been keeping me busy over the past month as well as an article on avoiding infodumps and practicing the fine art of showing instead of telling. Not a subscriber? Click here to read the newsletter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/01/this-months-newsletter/</link>
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		<title>Tech Support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I was kind of pleased with myself for keeping up with my New Year&#8217;s resolution to blog more and be a better social networker, but of course I was a bit premature in this since yesterday&#8217;s post proved that computers still have the ability to get the best of me. Anyway, if you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alissagrosso.com/2012/01/tech-support/</link>
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