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		<title>Why I Tweet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Given that I am not a digital native, or even an early adopter, or even a non-NeoLuddite, some of my friends ask me why I tweet.
To answer that question, I first need to answer a few built-in objections:
Objection 1: Isn&#8217;t Twitter just a bunch of people telling other people about the baloney sandwich they are eating?
Answer 1: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/06/why-i-tweet/</link>
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		<title>The Ultimate Question</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As author of Angel of Death, I am often asked the Ultimate Question: &#8220;What will it be like after I die?&#8221;
My answer is simple: &#8220;What was it like before you were born?&#8221; This response invariably leads to quizzical looks, so I press on with another question. &#8220;When were you born?&#8221; 
&#8220;In 1966.&#8221;
&#8220;What was it like in 1965?&#8221;
&#8220;I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/06/the-ultimate-question/</link>
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		<title>Dwidow, Dwidower, or Dorphan?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, I took my wife out for breakfast to celebrate our 23rd anniversary. Though we sat across the table from each other, making conversation, she soon got a text message from her sister and began a conversation with her. I tried to continue talking, but it was clear that what I had to say [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/05/dwidow-dwidower-or-dorphan/</link>
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		<title>Camelot Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most historians agree that King Arthur was real.
It&#8217;s not because they have found Camelot or have dug up a mythic sword in  Glastonbury. It&#8217;s because there must have been someone like an Arthur who could stand in the power vacuum between Rome&#8217;s collapse and the Anglo-Saxon&#8217;s invasion. Someone must have fought hard enough that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/05/camelot-now/</link>
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		<title>ConCinnity!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a great time last night talking at ConCinnity at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Thanks, Kevin, for thinking of inviting me, and thanks, everyone at MAGE, for putting on a great show.
I talked about writing SF and fantasy, with an emphasis on writing for games, such as Magic: The Gathering. We had a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/05/concinnity/</link>
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		<title>Of Singularities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve long known of singularities. In astrophysical terms, a singularity is a point in space with no height, width, or depth&#8211;often with a whole star shoved inside.
But there&#8217;s another kind of singularity&#8211;a cultural change that is so revolutionary that the world will not be the same afterward. The shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural city-state was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/03/of-singularities/</link>
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		<title>A Life Measured in Books and Cats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I know this is not a great follow-up to that terrific series with Ed Greenwood, but life brings wonderful things followed by terrible things.
This morning, my cat Merlin died.
Eleven years ago, a gray tabby kitten followed a 32-year-old man who was taking his three-year-old and one-year-old boys on a walk in their wagon. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/03/a-life-measured-in-books-and-cats/</link>
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		<title>Ed Greenwood—Day 12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Lightning Round
To wrap up these Twelve Days of Greenwood, I thought it would be fun to ask Ed a bunch of rapid-fire questions ala Inside the Actor&#8217;s Studio. Here are my questions and his responses:
What is your favorite word?
I haven’t got a favorite word, but I like to slip certain words into most of my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/02/ed-greenwood%e2%80%94day-12/</link>
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		<title>Ed Greenwood—Day 11</title>
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Favorite Novels and Games
With such a voluminous output—over 30 published novels and 180 published game products—I thought for sure Ed would have a favorite. But Ed is not so much about novels or games, but moments. He enjoys wherever he is and whatever he&#8217;s doing. Here&#8217;s his response:
I really don’t have a favorite novel. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/02/ed-greenwood%e2%80%94day-11/</link>
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		<title>Ed Greenwood—Day 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Advice to Aspiring Writers
Ed Greenwood is a treasure trove of experience for young, aspiring writers. I asked him to give his advice for what aspiring writers should do—and not do:
Writers should . . .
Read. Read, read, read. Not so you can copy stuff, but so you can experience all sorts of styles of writing, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jrobertking.com/2010/02/ed-greenwood%e2%80%94day-10/</link>
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