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	<itunes:summary>Author Caleb J. Ross chews, swallows, and every-so-often successfully digests various aspects of the writer&#039;s life, from rejection to success, sober to drunk. The World&#039;s First Author Podcast is for writers looking for a bit of navigation through the increasingly fractured path to publishing success...maybe.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>What is Domestic Grotesque Fiction and Why Do I Write It?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve called myself a writer of grotesque family fiction, but what does that term really mean? I give a brief definition of grotesque domestic fiction, or grotesque family fiction, by way of example, in an earlier blog post: Take a family situation—usually some sort of broken family dynamic—mix in something grotesque—possibly morbid but not necessarily—and you’ve probably got domestic grotesque. But I don’t know if that fully captures it. Up front, I have to say that I’ve always been the &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/what-is-domestic-grotesque-fiction-and-why-do-i-write-it/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bookstores can get ebook readers into their stores. Here&#8217;s how:</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[book stores]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The slow eBook adoption of many publishers, and especially of bookstores, is not surprising. For the publishers, monetizing an eBook, with the lack of overhead and reduced production costs, makes justifying print book sticker prices tough. For bookstores, well, it&#8217;s pretty obvious why they wouldn&#8217;t jump on the eBook wagon. But there has to be a way to keep bookstores alive, right? Bookstores aren&#8217;t like traditional commerce storefronts, in that they represent a mindset, a way of life, and the best ones &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/bookstores-can-get-ebook-readers-into-their-stores-heres-how/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Write What I Write When I Write it: The Cymbal Analogy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cymbal analogy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how authors get ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stranger Will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[why authors write]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Picture a drum cymbal, delicately balanced upon a point, say, a pencil tip. This represents my general mental stability. Without any external force, the cymbal remains unmoving. This is me in a vacuum, a sensory deprivation chamber of sorts, without anything to shift my head in any way. But of course, I don’t live in a vacuum. Instead, I live in a world constantly shifting and changing, and with those shifts, my head shifts. Writing is a way to help &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/why-i-write-what-i-write-when-i-write-it-the-cymbal-analogy/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>UpgradeToEbook.Amazon.com. Exchange Print for eBooks. It could work.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Study (the world/the craft)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ebooks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It could work. An online used book selling site, that also manufactures an eReader device, such as Barnes and Noble or the Amazon Marketplace, partners with publishers to provide kickbacks on used book sales in exchange for distribution rights of eBooks. Let’s call it UpgradeToEbook.Amazon.com. It would work like this: Here’s an example: Let’s say Bookseller_675 has a print copy of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. But he’d like to read it on his Kindle. It’s not &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/upgradetoebook-amazon-com-exchange-print-for-ebooks-it-could-work/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>For all those crime and forensics science writers out there, a bloodstain pattern infographic. You&#8217;re welcome.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Study (the world/the craft)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
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		<title>Solarcide interviews me, one of the most interesting interviews yet: The Digital Age of Domestic Grotesque</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Study (the world/the craft)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caleb J. Ross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caleb Ross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHARACTERED PIECES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[murmurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stranger Will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[warmed and bound book]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nathan Pettigrew, one of the two minds behind the lit site Solarcide, asked me for an interview a few days ago. This guy knows how to ask questions, ones that not only evoke my own passion for the subject matter but also make it easy for me to answer in a way that is hopefully entertaining for readers. Head over to Solarcide now. Read the interview. Learn of my greatness. Here&#8217;s a taste of Nathan&#8217;s humbling intro: He’s one of &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/media/solarcide-interviews-me-one-of-the-most-interesting-interviews-yet-the-digital-age-of-domestic-grotesque/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How do readers choose books? [Poll Results]</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/how-do-readers-choose-books-poll-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/how-do-readers-choose-books-poll-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Study (the world/the craft)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caleb Ross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reader poll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what sells books]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’m a data nerd. I’m a spreadsheet and chart nerd. Therefore, I could have made this lede a bit shorter and simply said “I’m a nerd.” Recently, I conducted a very unscientific poll on Twitter and Facebook, asking a general group of readers how they decide what to read when choosing a book. While this is an admittedly small poll with a slight slant toward people I know, even if tangentially (they are connected to me via Facebook and Twitter &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/how-do-readers-choose-books-poll-results/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Source of story ideas: Infographics</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/source-of-story-ideas-infographics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/study/source-of-story-ideas-infographics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Study (the world/the craft)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[as a machine and parts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A question many writers get is “where do you get your ideas?” This question often originates from one of two sources: 1) a desire for a new writer to find that secret arterial idea spring, or 2) a reassurance that the author isn’t insane (I assure you that the idea to embed fingernails into The Bible was not based on an actual event in my life). The truth is they come from everywhere. A mis-heard conversation, a sudden obsession with &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/source-of-story-ideas-infographics/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The real questions authors need to ask when deciding between self-publishing and traditional publishing</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/the-real-questions-authors-need-to-ask-when-deciding-between-self-publishing-and-traditional-publishing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/study/the-real-questions-authors-need-to-ask-when-deciding-between-self-publishing-and-traditional-publishing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 04:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Study (the world/the craft)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[owc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the news of sudden-star Amanda Hocking circumnavigating &#8211; and established-star Barry Eisler eschewing -  traditional publishing in favor of self publishing, I thought it important to collect my thoughts on the topic from the perspective of aspiring authors. Getting a book published is easy. Anyone with $5 and a Lulu account can do it (or for a bit more can go through Createspace, direct to Lightning Source, or any other PoD route). So the discussion for authors must change &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/the-real-questions-authors-need-to-ask-when-deciding-between-self-publishing-and-traditional-publishing/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging, Tweeting, and YouTubing from AWP all this week</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/blogging-tweeting-and-youtubing-from-awp-all-this-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/blogging-tweeting-and-youtubing-from-awp-all-this-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between February 2nd and 5th I will be attending the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference in Washington DC. During this time I&#8217;ll be temporarily relocated. Check often at the following places, where I (and a team of writers) will be reporting on the happenings at the conference all week. Be sure to subscribe to the blog, YouTube channel, and Podcast feed, and follow the Twitter stream. My AWP Blog (www.calebjross.com/awpblog) Expect summaries of panels and daily roundups &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/blogging-tweeting-and-youtubing-from-awp-all-this-week/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Validating the three publishing options: Traditional, Small/Independent, DIY</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/validating-the-three-publishing-options-traditional-smallindependent-diy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/validating-the-three-publishing-options-traditional-smallindependent-diy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honestly, when in the company of commercial press authors, defending my place as independent press author can be difficult. To those who have “made it” into the commercial presses, I would assume my defense comes across not nearly as articulately and convincingly as I would hope. Afterall, the examples of small press authors immigrating into the world of commercial presses far outweighs the number of commercial authors willing to emigrate to the small press world. The commercial press gatekeeper is &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/validating-the-three-publishing-options-traditional-smallindependent-diy/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social media is a natural fit for authors. Tip your readers!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I’m not authoring mind explosions, I spend part of my time professionally involved with social media. One of the items my company stresses with our clients is that social media is not about pushing a message of product, product, product. It’s about engaging with customers and potential customers on a personal level. This means breaking the traditional advertising bullhorn approach of “BUY THIS NOW” with quips about the weather or TV shows, for example (though perhaps still tangentially related &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/social-media-is-a-natural-fit-for-authors-tip-your-readers/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Literary critics aren&#8217;t dying, but they are threatening suicide&#8230;again.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The December 31st, 2010 episode of the New York Times Review of Books podcast focused on a conversation on the relevance of professional literary criticism, especially in respects to the ‘everyone does it’ mentality associated with Amazon book reviews, Facebook statuses, and amateur lit crit blogs. Though the entire conversation was extremely interesting, the following point was especially intriguing. Said Katie Roiphe, a professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, about the current position of &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/literary-critics-arent-dying-but-they-are-threatening-suicide-again/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The real reason authors get paid nil: content saturation.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another Roxane Gay® observation gets the Caleb jumping-on-board treatment. In her post over at HTML Giant, Gay talks about the James Frey writing factory, and how its existence speaks to the strange desperation of writers (particularly MFA-pursuing writers) to be published, even when facing little to no financial or celebrity gain. The following line caught me, and while powerful in its own right, my mis-reading is what really got me thinking. Brackets: MINE ( I had to insert something of &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/the-real-reason-authors-get-paid-nil-content-saturation/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Velvet Podcast, Episode 009: Does This Novel Make Me Look Fat?</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-velvet-podcast-episode-009-does-this-novel-make-me-look-fat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-velvet-podcast-episode-009-does-this-novel-make-me-look-fat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode #009 of The Velvet Podcast is now live! Authors Gordon Highland (Major Inversions), Brandon Tietz (Out of Touch), and Caleb J Ross (Stranger Will) have a spirited conversation about self- and vanity-publishing, debating its legitimacy, logistics, and financial aspects, as well as insights from their own experiences in this oft-scorned segment of the industry. Please, give it a listen. Subscribe via Feedburner, Podcast Alley, or iTunes.]]></description>
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		<title>The Velvet Podcast, Episode 008: Don’t Pull My Hair Unless You Mean It</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-velvet-podcast-episode-008-don%e2%80%99t-pull-my-hair-unless-you-mean-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-velvet-podcast-episode-008-don%e2%80%99t-pull-my-hair-unless-you-mean-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode #008 of The Velvet Podcast is now live! You don&#8217;t have my handsome voice to fluff your ear chubs this time, but I promise you won&#8217;t be disappointed by the talent here. Featuring three brand new voices to The Velvet Podcast. Make them feel welcome. Writers Richard Thomas (Transubstantiate), Nik Korpon (Stay God), Pela Via and Nic Young grind out the topic of sex and violence in fiction and their complex relationship to sadistic bedfellows, love and shock.. Please, &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-velvet-podcast-episode-008-don%e2%80%99t-pull-my-hair-unless-you-mean-it/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Meta-fiction for babies.</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/meta-fiction-for-babies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/study/meta-fiction-for-babies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or is it meta-non-fiction? Is all non-fiction meta? Are there any examples of non-meta-non-fiction? If we were introduced to an author who wrote a historical account of Indian bread and Greek cheese that constantly pulled from the text to state bluntly, &#8220;I am no expert. This history is just my opinion,&#8221; would we have met a non-meta-feta-naan-non-fiction author? Okay, that last one was dumb.]]></description>
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		<title>White covers and isolated imagery: Why the trend?</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/white-covers-and-isolated-imagery-why-the-trend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/white-covers-and-isolated-imagery-why-the-trend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have noticed that over the past decade readers have been subjected to a trend in non-fiction book cover design. I am referring to the use of a white background to frame a single, striking element. For example: &#160; I understand the appeal from a marketing perspective. As online book buying grows in popularity, the book spine is becoming less important to shoppers. Instead, the idea with white-framed covers is to create as much visual distance and isolation with a &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/white-covers-and-isolated-imagery-why-the-trend/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The future of burning books</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/the-future-of-burning-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is the list of the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2009 as gathered from the American Library Association website. I completely understand the low priority some place upon books compared to other forms of media. However, I don’t understand why books would need to be burned. Think of it this way, if I had two children, I would probably like one more than the other. That doesn’t mean I should burn one (I’ll let the sun do &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/the-future-of-burning-books/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from a nobody &#8211; writing has two anchors</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/lessons-from-a-nobody-writing-has-two-anchors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/study/lessons-from-a-nobody-writing-has-two-anchors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can’t claim to be a master o’ the written word, but I can pretend to be one. With that in mind, I am compelled to push forward any writing-related knowledge I may have in hopes that you too can promote a false sense of superiority. Today’s lesson: Writing has two ways to keep you grounded in your story, or “anchors,” as I will call them. The words you&#8217;ve already put down The words you have yet to put down &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/lessons-from-a-nobody-writing-has-two-anchors/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Resurrecting the Author Career, Returning to Whisky and Words</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/resurrecting-the-author-career-returning-to-whisky-and-words/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/resurrecting-the-author-career-returning-to-whisky-and-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I am far from a career author. I’ve made enough money to buy a few fifths of whisky and some diapers for my baby, so needless to say I’ve got a long way to go. The following plan reflects this outsider (re: possibly ignorant) perspective. The idealized author spends his time alone, churning out typewritten manuscripts to meet constant deadlines. He drinks. Probably smokes. He’s respected. He vacations in tropical seclusion, but still, even with the changed view, he &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/resurrecting-the-author-career-returning-to-whisky-and-words/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Results of 5,000 words for Father’s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/results-of-5000-words-for-father%e2%80%99s-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/study/results-of-5000-words-for-father%e2%80%99s-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As far as meeting this goal, I failed. I did not reach 5,000 print-quality words in one day. However, I did learn something very important. I am simply not meant to write all day. I am glad that I can no longer blame my non-productivity on time constraints. In fact, I actually work better given 2-3 hour windows. As you can see by the time-line below, the day started off quite well. 10:08a (1 word) first word (The), first cup &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/results-of-5000-words-for-father%e2%80%99s-day/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Best-selling doesn’t mean best writing</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/best-selling-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-best-writing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/study/best-selling-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-best-writing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(this is more of a rant than a cohesive post. Also not a cohesive post: an ionic neutral road sign…oh, I went there, sirs and mams) When I say that best-selling doesn’t mean best writing I understand the hipster ditch I dig. It sounds whiny and pretentious, all the more so when one realizes that nothing of mine is even close to best-selling. I’m not sure the word “best” could be put in front of any word and used to &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/best-selling-doesn%e2%80%99t-mean-best-writing/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cigars and Writing</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/cigars-and-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been asked a few times lately about my infatuation with cigars, specifically regarding my pairing them with reading and writing. Though I will likely be forced to continue defending my obsession, I feel laying it out in a blog post may curb the questions. Or it may rouse a group of like-minded gourmets, in which case, Welcome, Friends! I have never been a cigarette smoker. In fact, growing up, I routinely took a dramatic exit when my mother lit &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/cigars-and-writing/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Velvet Podcast, Episode 004: “Why can’t I write,” I write OR Inventing Trans Fat</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/media/the-velvet-podcast-episode-004-%e2%80%9cwhy-can%e2%80%99t-i-write%e2%80%9d-i-write-or-inventing-trans-fat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 04:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode #004 of The Velvet Podcastjust went live a few hours ago. Me, Rob Parker, and Mark Jaskowski talk about: Most writers, whether hobbyists or professionals, would defend that writing is a compulsion. Yet despite this apparent need, writers find a lot a lot of ways to procrastinate (creating this podcast being one). In this episode, three Velvet members discuss why writing is so necessary, what keeps us from writing when we know we should, what keeps us writing once &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/media/the-velvet-podcast-episode-004-%e2%80%9cwhy-can%e2%80%99t-i-write%e2%80%9d-i-write-or-inventing-trans-fat/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Master&#8217;s Program as a Trade School</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/the-masters-program-as-a-trade-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been accused of being a bit of a literary snob. Mostly by best-seller groupies who smell like trade paperbacks and poverty. Why don’t you go save a few dimes at a used blog store, and leave the shiny new posts to those of us with taste! /UNDESERVED SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT My justification for being a literary snob (literob?) always has been that if a book is best-selling and intellectually easily accessible, then it likely isn’t confronting dangerous (i.e., important) &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/marketing/the-masters-program-as-a-trade-school/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Velvet Podcast, Episode 003: INTERVIEW with Brian Evenson</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-velvet-podcast-episode-003-interview-with-brian-evenson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-velvet-podcast-episode-003-interview-with-brian-evenson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very special Episode #003 of The Velvet Podcast just went live a few hours ago. I interview one of my very favorite authors, Brian Evenson about his upcoming AWP Conference panel, Crime, Horror, Sci‐Fi, and Fantasy… Seriously.Extract below: (Anthony Smith, Brian Evenson, Stephen Graham Jones, Tod Goldberg, Mark Smith, Seth Harwood) Six writers of genre fiction who also teach and/or have graduated from university creative writing programs discuss how they approach genre fiction as a serious literary pursuit rather &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-velvet-podcast-episode-003-interview-with-brian-evenson/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Velvet Podcast, Episode 002: Hey, is that a copy of Kiss Me Judas on your desk, Professor Meriweather?</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/media/the-velvet-podcast-episode-002-hey-is-that-a-copy-of-kiss-me-judas-on-your-desk-professor-meriweather/</link>
		<comments>http://www.calebjross.com/media/the-velvet-podcast-episode-002-hey-is-that-a-copy-of-kiss-me-judas-on-your-desk-professor-meriweather/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode #002 of The Velvet Podcastjust went live a few hours ago. Me, Chris Deal, Bob Pastorella, and Chris Bodenstein talk about: Why the disparity between genre fiction and literary fiction? Why are these two modes so often thought of as mutually exclusive? Though genre fiction (the big ones: mystery, sci-fi, horror) are taught at the university level, there is a palatable disinterest among much of academia. In this episode, four The Velvet members discuss these questions and more. I &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/media/the-velvet-podcast-episode-002-hey-is-that-a-copy-of-kiss-me-judas-on-your-desk-professor-meriweather/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Velvet Podcast, Episode #001: Of Members and Horse Nostrils</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/media/the-velvet-podcast-episode-001-of-members-and-horse-nostrils/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a member of The Velvet for a few years. During that time, I&#8217;ve come to respect the pool of talent over there not just for their writing chops, but for their reading tastes as well. They are my taste-makers. I am glad to now be able to share that camaraderie with you. Episode #001 of The Velvet Podcast just went live a few hours ago. Me, Gordon Highland, and Rob Parker talk about a few things writing, specifically &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/media/the-velvet-podcast-episode-001-of-members-and-horse-nostrils/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prematurity Awareness day (not what you think, men)</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/prematurity-awareness-day-not-what-you-think-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I try to keep this site strictly about writing-related matters, but today warrants a break from that mode. Today is Prematurity Awareness day. When my wife first told me it was Prematurity Awareness day, I thought she was trying to drop a non-so-subtle hint. “But honey, it’s because you’re so attractive,” I was going to say. But then she saved me by elaborating. Here’s what the March of Dimes site has to say: Prematurity has been escalating steadily and alarmingly &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/prematurity-awareness-day-not-what-you-think-men/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Xword causes Yreaction when audience = b and author = a</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/xword-causes-yreaction-when-audience-b-and-author-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: I’m picking on poetry here because of all forms, it is the most elusive. But my following comments could be applied to art in general. Maybe because I was looking for a reason to give up on what had already proven to be an unfortunate read, but this section of The Book of Lazarus frothed all the ill-will I had toward (most) poetry: I have seen that there is no predetermined direction to the birth of a word, that &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/xword-causes-yreaction-when-audience-b-and-author-a/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reclaim The Bar!</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/reclaim-the-bar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There still exists a romanticized version of The Bar, one whose sparse patrons restrain rich histories with liquor and silence. But by the aid of free rounds and a free ear, those histories spill. The romanticized bar is a smoky place of bonds melded by story. It has been my experience that more often the romantic bar mirage gives way to a sad reality, one of loud, obnoxious chatter with radio-friendly (re: conversationally-unfriendly) music pumped in to dilute any intellectual &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/reclaim-the-bar/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Writer Help: RSS &amp; Really Sexy Spreadsheet</title>
		<link>http://www.calebjross.com/study/rss-really-sexy-spreadsheet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Google Reader]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I mentioned my obsession with RSS to a writer friend, and he was surprised by its capabilities. Maybe I’m too much of a salesman when it comes to nerdy tech things, but nonetheless, I piqued his interest. That got me thinking: what writer tools do I use and unintentionally keep to myself? Selfishly-kept secret #1: RSS. You’ve likely seen this icon: This represents a link to a specific RSS feed. I won’t go over what RSS is (for that, &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/rss-really-sexy-spreadsheet/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fans of Sideshow Fables</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Sideshow Fables creator Paul Eckert approached a group of writers (to which Paul and I belong) about creating a magazine of circus themed tales, I said a silent thank you on the behalf of all readers. He’s got it right, I think. Going about fanbase-building and marketing in the way that independent record companies have been doing for years is a wise move when falling publisher profits has become too common a story. It was at last year’s AWP &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/fans-of-sideshow-fables/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Coming (Staying?) of Metafiction&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metafiction (see: “intertextual fiction”): self-referential fiction. A simple definition but one open to great possibilities. Think of the infinite mirror effect in that when two similar subjects are forced to reflect each other, self-commentary snowballs. For me, the pull started with Jorge Louis Borges’s story, “The Garden of Forking Paths”: “In all fictional works, each time a man is confronted with several alternatives, he chooses one and eliminates the others; in the fiction of the almost unfathomable Ts’ui Pen, he &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/other-writers/the-coming-staying-of-metafiction/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving Tremors: A Time of Too Many Isms?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caleb J Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody seems to want something to shake dust and mold from assumed stagnant foundations. Ask any independent literary webzine editor what she wants and the words “original” and “new” will inevitably nestle into the response. This original and new work may come by way of various splintered isms, for better or worse. Literary isms sprout often, and lately it seems that so many of them tout the same anti-mainstream agenda. From Brutalism to The Offbeat Generation to self-depreciative referents like &#8230; <a href="http://www.calebjross.com/study/surviving-tremors-a-time-of-too-many-isms/" >&#8594;</a>]]></description>
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