<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post5863090883237900884..comments</id><updated>2012-01-14T14:36:40.465-06:00</updated><category term='sport'/><category term='books'/><category term='the gang'/><category term='the weather'/><category term='random quarter'/><category term='swell seven'/><category term='music'/><category term='whatnot'/><category term='grief'/><category term='tanks'/><category term='television'/><category term='about boys'/><category term='rack'/><category term='wisdom'/><category term='aggies'/><category term='keel&apos;s simple diary'/><category term='society'/><category term='matlock projects'/><category term='out and about'/><category term='griffin inquisition'/><category term='day zero'/><category term='poetry'/><category term='wishful thinking'/><category term='film'/><category term='happiness'/><category term='fear'/><category term='blogging'/><category term='love'/><category term='writing'/><title type='text'>Comments on quirky pickings: sitting at a counter in a small town</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/feeds/5863090883237900884/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html'/><author><name>criticalcrass</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07148220405743339501</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-brxkfnzbNAs/Twe6U4kY1_I/AAAAAAAACc4/6R-dAVVYBs8/s220/IMG_2318.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post-5029814881733523362</id><published>2012-01-14T14:36:40.465-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T14:36:40.465-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Ah.  I think you just perfectly expressed how so m...</title><content type='html'>Ah.  I think you just perfectly expressed how so many of us that try to write feel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wonder if people ever feel secure with their writing.  I was reading somewhere that even major, published authors worry about their plotline or their believability in characters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Personally, I think you write some of the most believable dialogue scenes.   That is not an easy thing to do!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default/5029814881733523362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default/5029814881733523362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html?showComment=1326573400465#c5029814881733523362' title=''/><author><name>Jenny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12462124067637610359</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16688750378145846681'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CY3r6mKm_3I/TGRuSL_ZmlI/AAAAAAAAECo/Cag_OweQQw0/S220/Jenny.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post-5863090883237900884' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/posts/default/5863090883237900884' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1483681899'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post-7281632826789075547</id><published>2012-01-10T16:25:04.368-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-10T16:25:04.368-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I know how it goes. I&amp;#39;m trying to get a book p...</title><content type='html'>I know how it goes. I&amp;#39;m trying to get a book published and it&amp;#39;s hard. I wonder if I&amp;#39;m just wasting my time.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default/7281632826789075547'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default/7281632826789075547'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html?showComment=1326234304368#c7281632826789075547' title=''/><author><name>WhisperingWriter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EtH2I8cUgFU/SXqg1DZ_pWI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/4evnUhR5Y5k/S220/NewIcon192.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post-5863090883237900884' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/posts/default/5863090883237900884' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1982827081'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post-2189647017881112133</id><published>2012-01-10T03:27:51.860-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-10T03:27:51.860-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Sometimes you have to be willing to try something ...</title><content type='html'>Sometimes you have to be willing to try something and make some mistakes. That&amp;#39;s where editing and first drafts come in. Good luck! :) I find daydreaming helps, too.  Thanks for stopping by on my SITS day! :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default/2189647017881112133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default/2189647017881112133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html?showComment=1326187671860#c2189647017881112133' title=''/><author><name>Broot</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07018976488994837646</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OZ6FXRkavi0/TENeYcsqFWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/8F1FM80VmDw/S220/monarchonbogie.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post-5863090883237900884' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/posts/default/5863090883237900884' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-876110053'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post-4627350873566135187</id><published>2012-01-09T21:07:38.485-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T21:07:38.485-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Feel ya.  I started this blog to help me further m...</title><content type='html'>Feel ya.  I started this blog to help me further my dreams of writing something.  I say something because I don&amp;#39;t know if its a novel, a short story, a child&amp;#39;s book, or a wanted ad that&amp;#39;s brewing within.  But at least you find the time to get it on paper.  I&amp;#39;ve since neglected this blog and my other ambition is collecting dust on a shelf while I play chauffer and cook and homework assistant.  I&amp;#39;d read what ya got!  (if you ever need an opinion...) Keep at it.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default/4627350873566135187'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/5863090883237900884/comments/default/4627350873566135187'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html?showComment=1326164858485#c4627350873566135187' title=''/><author><name>The Mommy Mambo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03239086736098374920</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17827675374042755880'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dvtMEsSiK08/TFQeGDj-aUI/AAAAAAAAAFs/7BsZT13a0dE/S220/mambo-button.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smartassdirect.com/2012/01/sitting-at-counter-in-small-town.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14468074.post-5863090883237900884' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/14468074/posts/default/5863090883237900884' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1909430014'/></entry></feed>
