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	<title>Melanie Nilles Author Blog</title>
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	<description>my writings and wanderings</description>
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		<title>exciting news!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, here&#8217;s something that came recently that had been under consideration since last summer, when I was first contacted. I had forgotten about it until I heard back recently. I have accepted an offer to have the first three books &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/02/11/exciting-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>this, that, and some of those</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Life is constantly taking turns I don&#8217;t expect. Here&#8217;s a little of what&#8217;s going on for me&#8230; I finished the first draft of Forever Dark last week. Hooray! The first draft came in around 72,000 words, but that doesn&#8217;t mean &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/01/29/this-that-and-some-of-those/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/01/29/this-that-and-some-of-those/</link>
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		<title>lessons learned</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s something for other writers and an inside view of the writer&#8217;s world for non-writers&#8230; I want to share some things I&#8217;ve learned in the 2 1/2 years since I first became a published author (as well as some things &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/01/19/lessons-learned/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/01/19/lessons-learned/</link>
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		<title>small update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a few things to say today. First, I&#8217;m now writing the last third of Forever Dark, so my concentration is on that. It&#8217;s been a struggle in a few places again. I took some wrong turns and the story &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/01/09/small-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/01/09/small-update/</link>
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		<title>Farewell 2011! Greetings 2012!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the new year! 2011 is gone, along with a lot of changes. Over the past year, I released several books, updated a few, and continued writing. This past year saw not one but two Starfire Angels books (Crystal &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/01/02/farewell-2011-greetings-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://melanienilles.com/blog/2012/01/02/farewell-2011-greetings-2012/</link>
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		<title>Ereader Winner!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Andria C., the winner of my Nook or Kindle giveaway! She will be receiving a Kindle (her choice) and took up the option of having me sign the back. Thank you to everyone who entered and/or expressed your &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/26/ereader-winner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/26/ereader-winner/</link>
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		<title>Only 2 days left!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That is, two days left to enter for a chance to win an ereader of your choice (under $100) from me. You can&#8217;t say you didn&#8217;t know (unless you just started following me) since I&#8217;ve had it posted on my &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/23/only-2-days-left/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/23/only-2-days-left/</link>
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		<title>goody bag</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a quick update today. First, for those eager for news about the next Starfire Angels book, Forever Dark has passed 44,000 words, which is about 2/3 the length of the first book but only somewhere around the middle of &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/20/goody-bag/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/20/goody-bag/</link>
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		<title>Starfire Angels&#8230;At least 5 books!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of readers are only buying the first three (Starfire Angels, Broken Wings, and Crystal Tomb), but do you know there&#8217;s a fourth book already available with a fifth coming in summer 2012? That&#8217;s right! You can now enjoy &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/09/starfire-angels-at-least-5-books/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/09/starfire-angels-at-least-5-books/</link>
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		<title>Equine Beau-ty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are some pics of my horse Beau that were taken a couple months ago. The first is gorgeous, but it&#8217;s a dangerous habit when he&#8217;s excitable that I&#8217;m working to eliminate through training him to move forward instead of &#8230; <a href="http://melanienilles.com/blog/2011/12/06/equine-beau-ty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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