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I would love to win!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My extremiest goal is writing-related.... and I&amp;#39;m superstitious about sharing my writing goals so that&amp;#39;s all we&amp;#39;ll say for now! :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;stephxsu at gmail dot com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/117828186867949998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/117828186867949998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1266112932102#c117828186867949998' title=''/><author><name>Steph Su</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09834692034486125015</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09988850017768837483'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O7K767yQpcs/SYr_KuH_mGI/AAAAAAAAADE/MjEfu9o2QqE/S220/picnic_me.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1623970578'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-4777734674798849280</id><published>2010-02-11T13:57:55.755-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-11T13:57:55.755-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A cow holding a gnome....I&amp;#39;m in heaven!</title><content type='html'>A cow holding a gnome....I&amp;#39;m in heaven!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/4777734674798849280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/4777734674798849280'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265914675755#c4777734674798849280' title=''/><author><name>Marybeth Poppins</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05283503033516504436</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11155579110033166529'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CYEcPDu9eYQ/Sw34xy9fSGI/AAAAAAAAIPI/1PiFAKa8_Ew/S220/13822_0897.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-763015564'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-282743486168289687</id><published>2010-02-11T13:35:35.323-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-11T13:35:35.323-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I would totally love to win this book!

As for my ...</title><content type='html'>I would totally love to win this book!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for my extremiest goals for 2010? I have a couple - &lt;br /&gt;Finish my eighth, ninth and tenth novels and even more extreme/terrifying...&lt;br /&gt;be accepted into Brown University! It&amp;#39;s a longshot but I&amp;#39;m trying my darn hardest. After I apply it&amp;#39;s not really up to me anymore, so we&amp;#39;ll see...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/282743486168289687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/282743486168289687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265913335323#c282743486168289687' title=''/><author><name>Emily</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13230428627283668058</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='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1126994864'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5736370237749944295</id><published>2010-02-10T19:15:43.055-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T19:15:43.055-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Please ignore my comment two posts above.  I reali...</title><content type='html'>Please ignore my comment two posts above.  I realized that I was following/posting on the wrong blogger account.  Please count this one instead.  Thanks!  :)&lt;br /&gt;---&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m a follower and would love to be entered in this contest! My most extreme moment of the past year was when I decided that I would quit my job in 2010 and go back to college...to become a high school English teacher!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for offering this,&lt;br /&gt;Angela</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/5736370237749944295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/5736370237749944295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265847343055#c5736370237749944295' title=''/><author><name>a_hoffman79</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17831034092208563015</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04777481078840539647'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='30' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3G4Hjo7x69U/S3NHyWK5vaI/AAAAAAAAAAM/HjuMGi1sZIk/S220/IMG_0520_icon.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-172863395'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5140542831703505551</id><published>2010-02-10T07:14:10.558-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-10T07:14:10.558-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, wow. You&amp;#39;re all so lucky to get to meet aw...</title><content type='html'>Oh, wow. You&amp;#39;re all so lucky to get to meet awesome writers! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(I&amp;#39;m a follower :D)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My extreme moment in the past year was giving up on my NaNo novel two weeks from the end... falling 20,000+ words behind... my solution was writing three chapters as my ending smack dab in the middle of an unrelated chapter, and at the &amp;quot;end&amp;quot;, taking the story in three different directions. Oh, word wars... &lt;br /&gt;[That&amp;#39;ll be a huge mess when I get to editing! Eek!]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though I consider coming to France to study abroad and living with a family I&amp;#39;ve never met before to be pretty extreme, but that&amp;#39;s *technically* this year!&lt;br /&gt;-Aly</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/5140542831703505551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/5140542831703505551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265804050558#c5140542831703505551' title=''/><author><name>Aly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07498993435164994440</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00724580311817101442'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z80vP9r0fTg/S2ipVSLLfXI/AAAAAAAAAes/76jAmwKazc4/S220/P1090178.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1261471425'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-3437419506927382209</id><published>2010-02-09T23:23:36.713-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-09T23:23:36.713-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m a follower and would love to be entered in...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m a follower and would love to be entered in this contest!  My most extreme moment of the past year was when I decided that I would quit my job in 2010 and go back to college...to become a high school English teacher!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for offering this,&lt;br /&gt;Angela</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/3437419506927382209'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/3437419506927382209'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265775816713#c3437419506927382209' title=''/><author><name>a_hoffman79</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13638961737209990311</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='30' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qcZiAGApy-U/S3IyX2LjpOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TYSMBg5eOQk/S220/IMG_0520_icon.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2066416254'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-6249363856320166904</id><published>2010-02-09T17:23:34.625-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-09T17:23:34.625-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The most extreme thing I&amp;#39;ve done this year was...</title><content type='html'>The most extreme thing I&amp;#39;ve done this year was go skiing in Boone for the first time ever! I was so scared, but it was an amazing thrill. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;booksobsession(at)gmail(dot)com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/6249363856320166904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/6249363856320166904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265754214625#c6249363856320166904' title=''/><author><name>Ashley</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08651632799594666997</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05893640528527685493'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='21' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z5YS0_x-KHo/SfKImzBguyI/AAAAAAAAAAM/BbsIq1t06Fg/s1600-R/sizechangetoo.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1153623174'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-6553397139365141091</id><published>2010-02-08T12:29:57.718-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-08T12:29:57.718-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Im a follower

my extreme moment - my son&amp;#39;s th...</title><content type='html'>Im a follower&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my extreme moment - my son&amp;#39;s throat surgery</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/6553397139365141091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/6553397139365141091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265650197718#c6553397139365141091' title=''/><author><name>Shelli</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='06917904085973796043'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_gMiOMS6Um0M/SUB-W0nZwNI/AAAAAAAAAGY/R6X1Tqa75zs/S220/shelli1b3.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1802176860'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-985137922837935312</id><published>2010-02-08T12:09:50.160-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-08T12:09:50.160-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I want to enter the contest! 

Most extreme moment...</title><content type='html'>I want to enter the contest! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most extreme moment of the past year: Climbing a mountain in Barcelona! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;email: juliees39@gmail.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/985137922837935312'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/985137922837935312'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265648990160#c985137922837935312' title=''/><author><name>Julie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17145920665815768555</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='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-471976644'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-7149291870335358310</id><published>2010-02-06T22:42:31.067-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-06T22:42:31.067-05:00</updated><title type='text'>libba is an amazing author, i wish i was there, yo...</title><content type='html'>libba is an amazing author, i wish i was there, you guys looked like you had a blast! ive been wanting to read this book for so long, becuase i truly loved the gemma doyle trilogy. it blew my mind, it was a perfect escape series, to get lost in gemma&amp;#39;s world. I would love to be entered to win! thanks for the giveaway&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lasha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;arudd908@gmail.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/7149291870335358310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/7149291870335358310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265514151067#c7149291870335358310' title=''/><author><name>Lasha</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2127394007'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-6161543455156011302</id><published>2010-02-06T15:06:54.054-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-06T15:06:54.054-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m a follower! :) 

And my extremiest goal wo...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m a follower! :) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And my extremiest goal would have to be to ace my English exam, which I&amp;#39;m taking instead of next year. Ah!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;justeena_25(at)yahoo(dot)ca</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/6161543455156011302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/6161543455156011302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265486814054#c6161543455156011302' title=''/><author><name>Justine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16145694506807666964</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://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ntnlFZw3WDY/Syzy1A7-EPI/AAAAAAAAAC4/bL3EkANGMEM/S220/dontdelete.png'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-272499370'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-8061777157201977846</id><published>2010-02-06T03:48:11.789-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-06T03:48:11.789-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Love the contest! Been meaning to read this book f...</title><content type='html'>Love the contest! Been meaning to read this book for a while!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My extremiest extreme moment of the past year would have to have been the epic sword fight I had with a few of my friends. We were at a thrift store when we saw these great toy swords for sale, so we bought four and went to the park to have a sword fight! Definitely one of the highlights of my year!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/8061777157201977846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/8061777157201977846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265446091789#c8061777157201977846' title=''/><author><name>elizabeth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14160760100210041534</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00426370764997609378'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-384704919'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-8197589424765702439</id><published>2010-02-05T14:35:42.239-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-05T14:35:42.239-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;ve just become a follower; I&amp;#39;d like to b...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;ve just become a follower; I&amp;#39;d like to be entered into the contest please. :) My e-mail is soccer64@bellsouth.net and my most extreme goal of 2010 is to go to Ireland...but realistically it&amp;#39;s looking like more of a 2011 or 2012 goal. Darn reality!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/8197589424765702439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/8197589424765702439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265398542239#c8197589424765702439' title=''/><author><name>Elisabeth Marie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541</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='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9dAJnWx4-Ng/SvCxo-yEfKI/AAAAAAAAABo/vZ6H1DfYhwY/s1600-R/n829734987_915745_8181.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1205131687'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-8881412639345515140</id><published>2010-02-05T00:37:03.356-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-05T00:37:03.356-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m a follower. My extremiest moment of the pa...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m a follower. My extremiest moment of the past year was when I got to meet Leila Christenbury, a well known teacher and writer. I sat next to her at a brunch. Cheesy moment, I know! &lt;br /&gt;kghobbs@gmail.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/8881412639345515140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/8881412639345515140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265348223356#c8881412639345515140' title=''/><author><name>Kelly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16513745378419664737</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03973047477047009067'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3Sm3VCRYLBE/S2iZP6Dio8I/AAAAAAAAABE/SB1mcN1HlQA/S220/10847_186574867775_564767775_3107577_7544062_n.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1989781408'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-686512390429581946</id><published>2010-02-04T20:41:15.518-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T20:41:15.518-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Libba is so cool. :)

My extremiest extreme goal: ...</title><content type='html'>Libba is so cool. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My extremiest extreme goal: blog more, get A&amp;#39;s and B&amp;#39;s in college, and do more community service because it&amp;#39;s awesome. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yabookqueen@yahoo.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/686512390429581946'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/686512390429581946'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265334075518#c686512390429581946' title=''/><author><name>Lea</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05537139181874836166</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04014487016146733884'/><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/_jcy4wcvjvA0/Szw58dz4OHI/AAAAAAAAArk/aLsI01BJd_U/S220/profile-1.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1067425593'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-3612947030053320835</id><published>2010-02-04T16:34:55.287-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T16:34:55.287-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Old follower :)
and extremiest goal? Do homework a...</title><content type='html'>Old follower :)&lt;br /&gt;and extremiest goal? Do homework and get off the compunter!! (it&amp;#39;s not gonna happen, which makes it so extreme!!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Im still waiting for my library to get this book, it looks so good!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS-I love the pterodactyl boyfriend part, I totally agreeee</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/3612947030053320835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/3612947030053320835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265319295287#c3612947030053320835' title=''/><author><name>Audrey; (AyC)</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02092399404120477032</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01433850510797496270'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-828116680'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-2743955649247956479</id><published>2010-02-04T15:43:06.734-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T15:43:06.734-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Old follower.... Extreme goal? To keep up my blog ...</title><content type='html'>Old follower.... Extreme goal? To keep up my blog with school! Trust me, it&amp;#39;s harder than I thought!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;eliza.lefebvre[at]gamil.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/2743955649247956479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/2743955649247956479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265316186734#c2743955649247956479' title=''/><author><name>Miss Eliza</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07868271853570489005</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/__cAwt_v-m98/SiXr4xDF6HI/AAAAAAAAAFo/UEZRpTkFbEI/S220/Newest-Avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-375622155'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-2064179647449733579</id><published>2010-02-04T13:34:33.174-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T13:34:33.174-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My extremist extreme goal is to get my bachelors d...</title><content type='html'>My extremist extreme goal is to get my bachelors degree now that I have my associates! Two more years of college here I come!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please enter me for, I have heard many wonderful things about it and would love the chance to win a copy!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I follow!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks so much!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sherry&lt;br /&gt;ssalach88(at)gmail(dot)com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/2064179647449733579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/2064179647449733579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265308473174#c2064179647449733579' title=''/><author><name>Sherry @ Flipping Pages for All Ages</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08478149489714597517</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17624969733332057178'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0BWYL2Q9V2w/StkdRcrLecI/AAAAAAAAAC8/JXT7fgE3PiY/S220/Sherry1.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1023834175'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-419113580827998149</id><published>2010-02-04T12:27:43.314-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T12:27:43.314-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I haven&amp;#39;t had the chance to read this yet, I h...</title><content type='html'>I haven&amp;#39;t had the chance to read this yet, I heard it was crazy good. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;+1-The extremiest moment I had was when I went parasailing. It wouldn&amp;#39;t be extreme except I&amp;#39;m afraid of heights&lt;br /&gt;+1-I follow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;findjessyhere at gmail dot com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/419113580827998149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/419113580827998149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265304463314#c419113580827998149' title=''/><author><name>Jessy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11461305324524251906</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16404012432839582865'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='30' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cenVk-doOS4/SsIVng6w0jI/AAAAAAAAAAM/bfnHaQjq5gk/S220/OY1CAQW51FXCAZ3LP22CALR7ECKCATA140WCA38TZVYCA5WM0XYCA3YCR52CA93L7X3CAPIX0S3CAA1GJE1CAO1YXRICAY4UX3VCAWH58VTCAZKNNQPCAMUB3JZCAVQPX12CAJ6KEM7CAE4BAZ7CAOIRJEL.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1222113459'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-7695252285306100410</id><published>2010-02-04T12:02:44.399-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T12:02:44.399-05:00</updated><title type='text'>1. I&amp;#39;m a follower.
2. I&amp;#39;m planning to fini...</title><content type='html'>1. I&amp;#39;m a follower.&lt;br /&gt;2. I&amp;#39;m planning to finish losing my last 100 pounds this year.  I lost 70 pounds last year and am wanting to finish going the rest of the way!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/7695252285306100410'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/7695252285306100410'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265302964399#c7695252285306100410' title=''/><author><name>Lydia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10641063105148112636</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16486588576191295558'/><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/_0HX9BO8BJlA/SQJB9_b6JSI/AAAAAAAAACg/C9GtN9iBwjo/S220/NewMe.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2128822167'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-2060985680053044533</id><published>2010-02-04T11:39:04.815-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-04T11:39:04.815-05:00</updated><title type='text'>1. I&amp;#39;m a follower. :)
2. ah....I&amp;#39;m a mom, ...</title><content type='html'>1. I&amp;#39;m a follower. :)&lt;br /&gt;2. ah....I&amp;#39;m a mom, so I don&amp;#39;t get too extreme....:) My goal would be to always be taking some kind of class (knitting, sewing, english literature, etc.) for fun while I&amp;#39;m pregnant with my second.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/2060985680053044533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/2060985680053044533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265301544815#c2060985680053044533' title=''/><author><name>Raspberry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17951500465174845096</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08995570815970068354'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-695897171'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-6547678073674217358</id><published>2010-02-03T10:54:36.877-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-03T10:54:36.877-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I would LOVE to win this!!
 Thankyou!! :D:D:D
My e...</title><content type='html'>I would LOVE to win this!!&lt;br /&gt; Thankyou!! :D:D:D&lt;br /&gt;My extremiest goal is for this, to read all 88 library book and be done by monday. :D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     -Lindsay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; lindsay15photo@gmail.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/6547678073674217358'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/6547678073674217358'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265212476877#c6547678073674217358' title=''/><author><name>Lindsay's Photographys</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07503564866887329660</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='21' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DH86klXPZ_k/SsZGvwGXB3I/AAAAAAAAA7Q/x8sxA44cPvw/S220/I__m_A_Star_by_vampire_zombie.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-683428042'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-8651446555779456477</id><published>2010-02-02T15:57:00.575-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-02T15:57:00.575-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My goal is.... to become a best-selling author!

/...</title><content type='html'>My goal is.... to become a best-selling author!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;/i ♥ going bovine!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;yilingni@yahoo.com</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/8651446555779456477'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/5451021059288265875/comments/default/8651446555779456477'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html?showComment=1265144220575#c8651446555779456477' title=''/><author><name>uprobablydontknowme</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09746432853030551463</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='13648004693045314489'/><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/_WdCA3bRaPgk/StM-X66vx_I/AAAAAAAAAC0/T9zjmqLB8mY/S220/irunwithscissor.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.firstnovelsclub.com/2010/02/scbwi-nyc-libba-bray-on-writing-as.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-5451021059288265875' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7144844961496270733/posts/default/5451021059288265875' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-885878553'/></entry></feed>
