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		<title>The Point of Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 17:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure what possessed me to decide to learn to meditate.  It&#8217;s not a religious thing or even a spiritual thing for me.  I&#8217;m not praying to anyone/anything.  I&#8217;m not communing with nature. I&#8217;m just sitting. I started off a couple of weeks ago with just 5 minutes. I knew if I tried to go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Thanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 03:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The plethora of giving and caring people that makes up the romance writing community astounds me. They are the first to offer assistance when a call is made for help. I recently asked for book donations for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Nibble and Quibble dinner auction that my dad is co-chairing. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Already Home Book Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Susan Mallery I&#8217;ve been reading more women&#8217;s fiction/contemporary novels lately, trying to reimmerse myself in the books I love and the books I want to write.  I decided to start reviewing and discussing what I liked about each.  First up is Already Home by Susan Mallery. While Mallery is well known for her wonderful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Livin&#8217; in a Small Town</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last several months, I&#8217;ve been living in a small town. In my mind at least. My latest work in progress is set in a made-up town in Washington state on the banks of the Snoqualmie River, surrounded by towering old growth forest.  The name of the town isn&#8217;t important&#8230;I have to keep something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Lessons from Romance Novels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s really nice to see women&#8217;s magazines getting with the program and realizing that romance novels are read and respected by women from every walk of life.  They can be emotionally fulfilling and also teach us a lot about life. Just sayin&#8217;. [Image Credit: Loca Luna]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanna Be A Happy Writer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so excited about 2011!  Along with some exciting fiction I&#8217;m working on, I&#8217;ve also started a new project that makes me really, really happy.  Which is good thing, because it&#8217;s called The Happy Writer! What&#8217;s The Happy Writer?  It&#8217;s THE spot to go if you want to find ways to be happy with your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Year in Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to believe 2010 is winding down already!  It&#8217;s gone so fast, I almost missed it.  I thought it would be fun to look back at the highlights &#8212; good and bad &#8212; of this year. January started out great!  My writers&#8217; support group, which had downsized last year, grew again with the addition of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas MeMe Redid</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[This is a reprint from 2007.  Enjoy! - Shannon] A few days ago (okay, maybe a WEEK ago), a friend tagged me for a Christmas MeMe of my favorite things about Christmas. I was gonna do it. I swear. Except the more I thought about it, the more I felt like a big fat liar. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kiss Test Interview!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Hey, I&#8217;m being interviewed by my friend, Cathy Yardley!!  If you want to know more about my psyche (or just have a bit of fun reading more about me!), check it out!]]></description>
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		<title>Release Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Ed. Note:  The winner of THE KISS TEST, chosen randomly (and with much suspicion) by my teenage son, is Dawn!! Please contact me, Dawn, and let me know which version of THE KISS TEST you would like...PDF, EPUB or Kindle version.  Contact me at shannon AT shannonmckelden.com.  Congrats!] The day is finally here!!  THE KISS [...]]]></description>
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