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		<title>On Writer&#8217;s Block and Morning Pages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine and I were recently chatting about writing, online writing courses, and our favorite writing books. Then she asked me a question: “How did you overcome your writer’s block?” I tried to keep down that bitter laugh &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2012/02/16/on-writers-block-and-morning-pages/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=398&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Confessions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven’t written a single blog post since December 2010. I haven’t written a single word in my work-in-progress since December 2010. I’m using the revolution that happened in Egypt in January 2011 as an excuse for not writing. I’ve &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2012/01/15/confessions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=390&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Useful criticism: 3 tips &amp; 3 things to remember</title>
		<link>http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/22/how-to-elicit-useful-criticism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written before about how destructive negative criticism can be here and here, and why writers need to be aware of the various reactions and factors that can determine how they evaluate criticism here. Today I want to suggest 3 &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/22/how-to-elicit-useful-criticism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=380&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Shelina Zahra Janmohamed &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/13/shelina-zahra-janmohamed-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I published part 1 of this interview, in which Shelina Zahra Janmohamed talked about her book Love in a Headscarf, why she wrote it, and how it was received. This week, Janmohamed delves into her own writing process, &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/13/shelina-zahra-janmohamed-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=371&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An interview with Shelina Zahra Janmohamed &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/10/shelina-zahra-janmohamed-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 08:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d heard a lot about Shelina Zahra Janmohamed&#8217;s Love in a Headscarf before I read it. It was supposed to be about finding love and a husband, in a chick-lit fashion, but it was also about Divine love. How on &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/10/shelina-zahra-janmohamed-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=356&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Denying your creativity can kill you</title>
		<link>http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/06/denying-creativity-kills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m reading Steven Pressfield&#8216;s excellent little book about writing, how to be a professional writer, what that means, what makes you stop writing (or doing any creative work) and how you can overcome it. I&#8217;m almost finished reading The War &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/06/denying-creativity-kills/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=347&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good news</title>
		<link>http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/05/good-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 06:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, good news! My blog post about the recent Egyptian parliamentary elections and my experience as a first-time voter was chosen as one of &#8220;5 things that blew us away&#8221; by She Writes editors. (Yay!) I didn&#8217;t post it up &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/12/05/good-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=343&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why writers need negative criticism &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/11/24/negative-criticism-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my previous post about negative criticism, I outlined the six stages of reaction I went through when I received the most biting criticism in my life. In this post I want to explore the different possible reactions and factors &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/11/24/negative-criticism-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=337&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why writers need negative criticism &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/11/10/negative-criticism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, you read that right. And no, I&#8217;m not a masochist. About a week ago, I received the most biting negative criticism that I have ever received about a piece of my writing. And I mean negative. Caustic. It burned. &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/11/10/negative-criticism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=321&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reading binge makes for a magical week</title>
		<link>http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/09/26/reading-binge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marwa Elnaggar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was magical. I grumbled into the phone when friends called, and snapped at anyone who dared interrupt me. That&#8217;s not the magic part, though. You see, I treated myself to a reading binge and discovered not one, two, &#8230; <a href="http://marwaelnaggar.com/2010/09/26/reading-binge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=marwaelnaggar.com&#038;blog=11139677&#038;post=302&#038;subd=marwaelnaggar&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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