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		<title>Wednesday Writing Sprints &#8211; February 29, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints. Happy Leap Year! We can&#8217;t write on this day for another 4 years. Make it count! &#160; Wednesday writing sprints are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today. &#160; This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints.</span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #008000;">Happy Leap Year!</span> We can&#8217;t write on this day for another 4 years. Make it count!</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Wednesday writing sprints</em> are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today.</p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-436" style="margin: 10px 5px;" title="quillpen" src="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a></span></h3>
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<p>This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. Try to turn off email, social media&#8211;anything that distracts you and just write.</p>
<p>The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon or getting caught up on freelance work. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your progress throughout the day in comments.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you don&#8217;t have a timer, be sure to download something like <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Cool-Timer/3000-2350_4-10062255.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain" target="_blank">cool timer</a>. That&#8217;s the one I use. I love it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>You can race the clock for however long you like; 30, 45 or 60 minutes. I prefer 30 minutes. I get more done if I don&#8217;t give myself too much time. See what works best for you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Post your progress in the comments section.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not about word counts&#8211;not a daily count, at least.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s about planting your butt in the chair and being a writer and writing as many words as you can in a 30 minute race against the clock.</li>
</ul>
<p>The most important thing is&#8230;.<span style="color: #ff0000;">HAVE A BLAST &amp; KICK SOME WORD ASS!</span></p>
<p>Happy <em>Writing Sprints</em>!</p>
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		<title>Wednesday Writing Sprint &#8211; February 22, 2012</title>
		<link>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/02/wednesday-writing-sprint-february-22-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/02/wednesday-writing-sprint-february-22-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wednesday Writing Sprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints. Wednesday writing sprints are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today. &#160; This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints.</span></h3>
<p><em>Wednesday writing sprints</em> are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today.</p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-436" style="margin: 10px 5px;" title="quillpen" src="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a></span></h3>
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<p>This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. Try to turn off email, social media&#8211;anything that distracts you and just write.</p>
<p>The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon or getting caught up on freelance work. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your progress throughout the day in comments.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you don&#8217;t have a timer, be sure to download something like <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Cool-Timer/3000-2350_4-10062255.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain" target="_blank">cool timer</a>. That&#8217;s the one I use. I love it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>You can race the clock for however long you like; 30, 45 or 60 minutes. I prefer 30 minutes. I get more done if I don&#8217;t give myself too much time. See what works best for you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Post your progress in the comments section.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not about word counts&#8211;not a daily count, at least.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s about planting your butt in the chair and being a writer and writing as many words as you can in a 30 minute race against the clock.</li>
</ul>
<p>The most important thing is&#8230;.<span style="color: #ff0000;">HAVE A BLAST &amp; KICK SOME WORD ASS!</span></p>
<p>Happy <em>Writing Sprints</em>!</p>
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		<title>Wednesday Writing Sprint &#8211; February 15, 2012</title>
		<link>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/02/wednesday-writing-sprint-february-15-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/02/wednesday-writing-sprint-february-15-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wednesday Writing Sprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints. Wednesday writing sprints are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today. &#160; This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints.</span></h3>
<p><em>Wednesday writing sprints</em> are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today.</p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-436" style="margin: 10px 5px;" title="quillpen" src="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a></span></h3>
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<p>This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. Try to turn off email, social media&#8211;anything that distracts you and just write.</p>
<p>The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon or getting caught up on freelance work. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your progress throughout the day in comments.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you don&#8217;t have a timer, be sure to download something like <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Cool-Timer/3000-2350_4-10062255.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain" target="_blank">cool timer</a>. That&#8217;s the one I use. I love it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>You can race the clock for however long you like; 30, 45 or 60 minutes. I prefer 30 minutes. I get more done if I don&#8217;t give myself too much time. See what works best for you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Post your progress in the comments section.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not about word counts&#8211;not a daily count, at least.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s about planting your butt in the chair and being a writer and writing as many words as you can in a 30 minute race against the clock.</li>
</ul>
<p>The most important thing is&#8230;.<span style="color: #ff0000;">HAVE A BLAST &amp; KICK SOME WORD ASS!</span></p>
<p>Happy <em>Writing Sprints</em>!</p>
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		<title>Wednesday Writing Sprint &#8211; February 8, 2012</title>
		<link>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/02/wednesday-writing-sprint-february-8-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/02/wednesday-writing-sprint-february-8-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wednesday Writing Sprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints. Wednesday writing sprints are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today. &#160; This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints.</span></h3>
<p><em>Wednesday writing sprints</em> are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today.</p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-436" style="margin: 10px 5px;" title="quillpen" src="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a></span></h3>
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<p>This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. Try to turn off email, social media&#8211;anything that distracts you and just write.</p>
<p>The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon or getting caught up on freelance work. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your progress throughout the day in comments.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you don&#8217;t have a timer, be sure to download something like <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Cool-Timer/3000-2350_4-10062255.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain" target="_blank">cool timer</a>. That&#8217;s the one I use. I love it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>You can race the clock for however long you like; 30, 45 or 60 minutes. I prefer 30 minutes. I get more done if I don&#8217;t give myself too much time. See what works best for you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Post your progress in the comments section.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not about word counts&#8211;not a daily count, at least.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s about planting your butt in the chair and being a writer and writing as many words as you can in a 30 minute race against the clock.</li>
</ul>
<p>The most important thing is&#8230;.<span style="color: #ff0000;">HAVE A BLAST &amp; KICK SOME WORD ASS!</span></p>
<p>Happy <em>Writing Sprints</em>!</p>
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		<title>Wednesday Writing Sprint &#8211; February 1, 2012</title>
		<link>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/01/wednesday-writing-sprint-february-1-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/01/wednesday-writing-sprint-february-1-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wednesday Writing Sprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints. Wednesday writing sprints are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today. &#160; This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints.</span></h3>
<p><em>Wednesday writing sprints</em> are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today.</p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-436" style="margin: 10px 5px;" title="quillpen" src="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a></span></h3>
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<p>This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. Try to turn off email, social media&#8211;anything that distracts you and just write.</p>
<p>The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon or getting caught up on freelance work. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your progress throughout the day in comments.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you don&#8217;t have a timer, be sure to download something like <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Cool-Timer/3000-2350_4-10062255.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain" target="_blank">cool timer</a>. That&#8217;s the one I use. I love it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>You can race the clock for however long you like; 30, 45 or 60 minutes. I prefer 30 minutes. I get more done if I don&#8217;t give myself too much time. See what works best for you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Post your progress in the comments section.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not about word counts&#8211;not a daily count, at least.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s about planting your butt in the chair and being a writer and writing as many words as you can in a 30 minute race against the clock.</li>
</ul>
<p>The most important thing is&#8230;.<span style="color: #ff0000;">HAVE A BLAST &amp; KICK SOME WORD ASS!</span></p>
<p>Happy <em>Writing Sprints</em>!</p>
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		<title>Wednesday Writing Sprint &#8211; January 25, 2012</title>
		<link>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/01/wednesday-writing-sprint-january-25-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/01/wednesday-writing-sprint-january-25-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wednesday Writing Sprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints. Wednesday writing sprints are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today. &#160; This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints.</span></h3>
<p><em>Wednesday writing sprints</em> are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today.</p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-436" style="margin: 10px 5px;" title="quillpen" src="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a></span></h3>
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<p>This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. Try to turn off email, social media&#8211;anything that distracts you and just write.</p>
<p>The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon or getting caught up on freelance work. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your progress throughout the day in comments.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you don&#8217;t have a timer, be sure to download something like <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Cool-Timer/3000-2350_4-10062255.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain" target="_blank">cool timer</a>. That&#8217;s the one I use. I love it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>You can race the clock for however long you like; 30, 45 or 60 minutes. I prefer 30 minutes. I get more done if I don&#8217;t give myself too much time. See what works best for you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Post your progress in the comments section.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not about word counts&#8211;not a daily count, at least.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s about planting your butt in the chair and being a writer and writing as many words as you can in a 30 minute race against the clock.</li>
</ul>
<p>The most important thing is&#8230;.<span style="color: #ff0000;">HAVE A BLAST &amp; KICK SOME WORD ASS!</span></p>
<p>Happy <em>Writing Sprints</em>!</p>
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		<title>Wednesday Writing Sprint &#8211; January 18, 2012</title>
		<link>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/01/wednesday-writing-sprint-january-18-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wednesday Writing Sprint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints. Wednesday writing sprints are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today. &#160; This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints.</span></h3>
<p><em>Wednesday writing sprints</em> are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today.</p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-436" style="margin: 10px 5px;" title="quillpen" src="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a></span></h3>
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<p>This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. Try to turn off email, social media&#8211;anything that distracts you and just write.</p>
<p>The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon or getting caught up on freelance work. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your progress throughout the day in comments.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you don&#8217;t have a timer, be sure to download something like <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Cool-Timer/3000-2350_4-10062255.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain" target="_blank">cool timer</a>. That&#8217;s the one I use. I love it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>You can race the clock for however long you like; 30, 45 or 60 minutes. I prefer 30 minutes. I get more done if I don&#8217;t give myself too much time. See what works best for you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Post your progress in the comments section.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not about word counts&#8211;not a daily count, at least.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s about planting your butt in the chair and being a writer and writing as many words as you can in a 30 minute race against the clock.</li>
</ul>
<p>The most important thing is&#8230;.<span style="color: #ff0000;">HAVE A BLAST &amp; KICK SOME WORD ASS!</span></p>
<p>Happy <em>Writing Sprints</em>!</p>
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		<title>Wednesday Writing Sprints &#8211; January 11, 2012</title>
		<link>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/01/wednesday-writing-sprints-january-11-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://pattistafford.com/blog/2012/01/wednesday-writing-sprints-january-11-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wednesday Writing Sprint]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pattistafford.com/blog/?p=1825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints. Wednesday writing sprints are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today. &#160; This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff6600;">Welcome to the Wednesday Writing Sprints.</span></h3>
<p><em>Wednesday writing sprints</em> are here! Feel free to jump right in. It doesn&#8217;t matter which genre you write in, all are welcome. Fiction, freelance, lyrics, poetry&#8212;just be a writer today.</p>
<hr />
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3><span style="color: #ff6600;"><a href="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-436" style="margin: 10px 5px;" title="quillpen" src="http://pattistafford.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/quillpen1-230x300.jpg" alt="" width="230" height="300" /></a></span></h3>
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<p>This event happens one day per week. It&#8217;s when you dedicate the entire day strictly to writing sprints. Try to turn off email, social media&#8211;anything that distracts you and just write.</p>
<p>The time can be spent outlining characters, plots, scenes, etc. or it can be spent using it for a writing marathon or getting caught up on freelance work. The focus is to simply devote more time to your writing.</p>
<p>Enjoy and share your progress throughout the day in comments.</p>
<ul>
<li>If you don&#8217;t have a timer, be sure to download something like <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Cool-Timer/3000-2350_4-10062255.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain" target="_blank">cool timer</a>. That&#8217;s the one I use. I love it!</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>You can race the clock for however long you like; 30, 45 or 60 minutes. I prefer 30 minutes. I get more done if I don&#8217;t give myself too much time. See what works best for you.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Post your progress in the comments section.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not about word counts&#8211;not a daily count, at least.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s about planting your butt in the chair and being a writer and writing as many words as you can in a 30 minute race against the clock.</li>
</ul>
<p>The most important thing is&#8230;.<span style="color: #ff0000;">HAVE A BLAST &amp; KICK SOME WORD ASS!</span></p>
<p>Happy <em>Writing Sprints</em>!</p>
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