<?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-6235607208507087175.post2114634011828320114..comments</id><updated>2012-01-24T11:19:01.310-05:00</updated><category term='Guest Muse'/><category term='craft; publishing'/><category term='staying positive; change your stars in 2010'/><category term='staying positive'/><category term='multitasking'/><category term='Oprah'/><category term='books'/><category term='rituals'/><category term='Becca; change; seasons'/><category term='Barb&apos;s musing'/><category term='Becca; motivation'/><category term='time management'/><category term='Becca; confidence; wisdom'/><category term='intuition'/><category term='change your stars in 2010; attitude'/><category term='Becca; motivation; philosophy; keep writing'/><category term='synopsis'/><category term='motivation'/><category term='pre-writing'/><category term='taxes'/><category term='self-publishing; 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writing statistics'/><category term='book club selections'/><category term='Fairy Godmother'/><category term='finish that book'/><category term='katy&apos;s musing: release day'/><category term='romance heroes'/><category term='Becca; writing; pitching'/><category term='happiness'/><category term='Marley Gibson'/><category term='Becca; goals; change your stars'/><category term='Eileen Cook'/><category term='annual report'/><category term='black moment'/><category term='excerpt'/><category term='originality'/><category term='Becca; challenges; change'/><category term='research'/><category term='staying positive; change your stars in 2010; motivation for writers'/><category term='process'/><category term='goals'/><category term='Linda Rettstatt'/><category term='Becca; muse; animus; writing; process'/><category term='Elizabeth Gilbert'/><category term='conflict'/><category term='change your stars in 2010; goal setting'/><category term='goal setting'/><category term='Valentine&apos;s Day'/><category term='Becca; queries; agents; process'/><category term='craft; Barb&apos;s musing'/><category term='Becca; writing job'/><category term='artist date'/><category term='emotional conflict'/><category term='Becca; goal setting; resolutions; New Year&apos;s'/><category term='writer&apos;s block'/><category term='Becca; writing; motivation; unplanned paths'/><title type='text'>Comments on THE MOODY MUSES: Barb's Musing: Greeting the Dragon</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.moodymuses.com/feeds/2114634011828320114/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6235607208507087175/2114634011828320114/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.moodymuses.com/2012/01/barbs-musing-greeting-dragon.html'/><author><name>Bex</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12420145000708934434</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='24' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6gUyrTQF7fM/Sx3FoHsyGXI/AAAAAAAAAEY/sJVtuvrryj0/S220/BW_logoSMALL.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235607208507087175.post-1486680468668192236</id><published>2012-01-24T11:19:01.310-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-24T11:19:01.310-05:00</updated><title type='text'>You&amp;#39;re very welcome Julia.  Love the new pic b...</title><content type='html'>You&amp;#39;re very welcome Julia.  Love the new pic btw!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6235607208507087175/2114634011828320114/comments/default/1486680468668192236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6235607208507087175/2114634011828320114/comments/default/1486680468668192236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.moodymuses.com/2012/01/barbs-musing-greeting-dragon.html?showComment=1327421941310#c1486680468668192236' title=''/><author><name>Barbara Wallace</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00228426970908083482</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='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9T8jLkNqUJg/TMbFinzzDYI/AAAAAAAAAjY/W-RtKAetDJI/S220/IMG_0048pr2.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.moodymuses.com/2012/01/barbs-musing-greeting-dragon.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235607208507087175.post-2114634011828320114' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6235607208507087175/posts/default/2114634011828320114' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-888355658'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235607208507087175.post-1407057043546309563</id><published>2012-01-24T07:40:29.769-05:00</published><updated>2012-01-24T07:40:29.769-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy New Year again! Thanks for the great link an...</title><content type='html'>Happy New Year again! Thanks for the great link and the reminder to take care of the dragon.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6235607208507087175/2114634011828320114/comments/default/1407057043546309563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6235607208507087175/2114634011828320114/comments/default/1407057043546309563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.moodymuses.com/2012/01/barbs-musing-greeting-dragon.html?showComment=1327408829769#c1407057043546309563' title=''/><author><name>Julia Broadbooks</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10593278225395665018</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='31' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7-6W72YOK2g/TJ-U6JvvvJI/AAAAAAAAAAk/AimbucCLBZM/S220/bog+photo.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.moodymuses.com/2012/01/barbs-musing-greeting-dragon.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235607208507087175.post-2114634011828320114' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6235607208507087175/posts/default/2114634011828320114' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1265167773'/></entry></feed>
