<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.comments</id><updated>2009-06-01T13:02:42.084-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogging My First Novel</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/'/><author><name>Thomas Richardson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13954729687748953975</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-5064787835637049462</id><published>2009-06-01T13:02:42.084-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-01T13:02:42.084-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It's confusing, no doubt. Things are working out, ...</title><summary type='text'>It&amp;#39;s confusing, no doubt. Things are working out, though. I&amp;#39;m close to the next, last implosion &amp;amp; rebirth. I hope that things become clearer, a bit.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/6341013553053998550/comments/default/5064787835637049462'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/6341013553053998550/comments/default/5064787835637049462'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/05/strands-of-lucky-dog.html?showComment=1243886562084#c5064787835637049462' title=''/><author><name>Thomas Richardson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13954729687748953975</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07106417538938676543'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/05/strands-of-lucky-dog.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-6341013553053998550' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/6341013553053998550' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-7568718338000292869</id><published>2009-05-31T23:22:34.265-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-31T23:22:34.265-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I think I like it it, but I am a bit confused. Wha...</title><summary type='text'>I think I like it it, but I am a bit confused. What else is new? Is there a Phillip K Dick influence there, by chance? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But well done you, round of applause. All writers deserve a round of applause. Except that bastard Dan Brown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to read a real page turner of a spy novel, try Restless by William Boyd. Someone is killed with a piece of stationery equipment....</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/6341013553053998550/comments/default/7568718338000292869'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/6341013553053998550/comments/default/7568718338000292869'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/05/strands-of-lucky-dog.html?showComment=1243837354265#c7568718338000292869' title=''/><author><name>Nike</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02477845782770096555</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/05/strands-of-lucky-dog.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-6341013553053998550' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/6341013553053998550' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-7455561482309022425</id><published>2009-01-23T15:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-23T15:20:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I take it back. It could have been a woman.</title><summary type='text'>I take it back. It could have been a woman.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/5167511824589740979/comments/default/7455561482309022425'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/5167511824589740979/comments/default/7455561482309022425'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/anonymous-wankery-self-indulgence.html?showComment=1232752800000#c7455561482309022425' title=''/><author><name>Thomas Richardson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13954729687748953975</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07106417538938676543'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/anonymous-wankery-self-indulgence.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-5167511824589740979' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/5167511824589740979' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-6513007539932581125</id><published>2009-01-23T15:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-23T15:09:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's funny. Having written what I believe to be a ...</title><summary type='text'>It's funny. Having written what I believe to be a relatively sober and humble response to this comment, I keep coming back to it. Perhaps, because it's one of the only comments to date. Perhaps I do because the comment itself is so fucking pompous and sophomoric. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I mean, here it is. What is a journal if it's not talking to oneself? Is the process of writing journal entries, trying to </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/5167511824589740979/comments/default/6513007539932581125'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/5167511824589740979/comments/default/6513007539932581125'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/anonymous-wankery-self-indulgence.html?showComment=1232752140000#c6513007539932581125' title=''/><author><name>Thomas Richardson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13954729687748953975</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07106417538938676543'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/anonymous-wankery-self-indulgence.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-5167511824589740979' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/5167511824589740979' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-7814933500425386419</id><published>2009-01-12T13:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T13:07:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>For response see post on 11 Jan 2009.</title><summary type='text'>For response see post on 11 Jan 2009.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2261897338613595632/comments/default/7814933500425386419'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2261897338613595632/comments/default/7814933500425386419'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-to-2009.html?showComment=1231794420000#c7814933500425386419' title=''/><author><name>Thomas Richardson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13954729687748953975</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07106417538938676543'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-to-2009.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-2261897338613595632' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/2261897338613595632' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-848691366393417821</id><published>2009-01-11T06:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-11T06:56:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The book sounds unreadable.  Based on what we see ...</title><summary type='text'>The book sounds unreadable.  Based on what we see here it's very difficult to imagine your novel ever getting to the "publishing" stage promised in your blog's caption.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Respectfully, writing has to be more than an exercise in ego gratification.  Your posts seem to be one giant exercise in pretension and vanity.  You can't expect a reader to purchase a book and spend hours reading it just</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2261897338613595632/comments/default/848691366393417821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2261897338613595632/comments/default/848691366393417821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-to-2009.html?showComment=1231685760000#c848691366393417821' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome-to-2009.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-2261897338613595632' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/2261897338613595632' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-903434461243716787</id><published>2009-01-03T11:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-03T11:06:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>This feels like opening up a fresh scab.</title><summary type='text'>This feels like opening up a fresh scab.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/8444339249968113375/comments/default/903434461243716787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/8444339249968113375/comments/default/903434461243716787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/spook-and-boy.html?showComment=1231009560000#c903434461243716787' title=''/><author><name>Thomas Richardson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13954729687748953975</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07106417538938676543'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2009/01/spook-and-boy.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-8444339249968113375' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/8444339249968113375' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-3087968342351206295</id><published>2008-12-18T02:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-18T02:30:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi, Thomas ...I hope that my English is even corre...</title><summary type='text'>Hi, Thomas ...&lt;BR/&gt;I hope that my English is even correct.&lt;BR/&gt;I try to write the most accurate possible of their language.&lt;BR/&gt;So forgive me if there are errors ...&lt;BR/&gt;I invite you to visit my blog ...&lt;BR/&gt;If you want you can respond or comment there ...&lt;BR/&gt;the address is http://meunomesilvia.blogspot.com/.&lt;BR/&gt;Here on my blog has the English version if you wanted to read.&lt;BR/&gt;I will accompany</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/5817982651674166925/comments/default/3087968342351206295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/5817982651674166925/comments/default/3087968342351206295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2008/12/see-what-chat-with-bruce-tomb-can-do.html?showComment=1229596200000#c3087968342351206295' title=''/><author><name>*Silvia Alencar*</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15009840868572109339</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2008/12/see-what-chat-with-bruce-tomb-can-do.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-5817982651674166925' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/5817982651674166925' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-9222519958939312640</id><published>2008-12-17T12:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-17T12:08:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Silvia, you have won the "first person to comment ...</title><summary type='text'>Silvia, you have won the "first person to comment on my blog award". Thank you very much. Your English is better than my Portuguese. No contest! TR</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2748934572678390686/comments/default/9222519958939312640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2748934572678390686/comments/default/9222519958939312640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-almost-gave-up.html?showComment=1229544480000#c9222519958939312640' title=''/><author><name>Thomas Richardson</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13954729687748953975</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07106417538938676543'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-almost-gave-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-2748934572678390686' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/2748934572678390686' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-8173092770241688025</id><published>2008-12-16T06:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-16T06:34:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Writing is my therapy, Thomas!I agree with you, wr...</title><summary type='text'>Writing is my therapy, Thomas!&lt;BR/&gt;I agree with you, write me forget the problems ...&lt;BR/&gt;But to write like you still need to write much ...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Bay, bay...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2748934572678390686/comments/default/8173092770241688025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2748934572678390686/comments/default/8173092770241688025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-almost-gave-up.html?showComment=1229438040000#c8173092770241688025' title=''/><author><name>*Silvia Alencar*</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15009840868572109339</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-almost-gave-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-2748934572678390686' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/2748934572678390686' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-4582419999351893049</id><published>2008-12-13T16:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-13T16:06:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's funny that no one leaves comments on this blo...</title><summary type='text'>It's funny that no one leaves comments on this blog. Ha ha.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2748934572678390686/comments/default/4582419999351893049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/2748934572678390686/comments/default/4582419999351893049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-almost-gave-up.html?showComment=1229213160000#c4582419999351893049' title=''/><author><name>Thomas Richardson</name><uri>http://www.webserial.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://webserial.blogspot.com/2008/12/i-almost-gave-up.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021254512479999990.post-2748934572678390686' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2021254512479999990/posts/default/2748934572678390686' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>