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		<title>Reviving 15 Minute Ficlets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ty Barbary]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to write more, connect more, and have more fun, I am raising @15minfic from the dead. (Cue the chanting, incense, and gothic candle-holders. Mmm, incense.) In essence, 15 Minute Ficlets is prompt-based spontaneous writing. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I&#8217;ll post a prompt &#8211; a word, an image, a quote, some lyrics [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In an effort to write more, connect more, and have more fun, I am raising <a href="http://twitter.com/15minfic">@15minfic</a> from the dead. (Cue the chanting, incense, and gothic candle-holders. Mmm, incense.)</p>
<p>In essence, 15 Minute Ficlets is prompt-based spontaneous writing. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I&#8217;ll post a prompt &#8211; a word, an image, a quote, some lyrics &#8211; and as soon as you see the prompt, you start writing. You only get fifteen minutes to put words down. The prompt will be posted on <a href="http://unorthodoxcreativity.com/15minfic.php">the forum</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/15minfic">on Twitter</a>.</p>
<p>From there, you can do whatever you want. I suggest posting your ficlet in a reply to the original prompt on the forum and/or share it wherever you live on the internet &#8211; Twitter (hashtag: <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%2315minfic" target="_blank">#15minfic</a>), Facebook, your blog, etc. I want to help both of us write more often and more freely, and this is my favorite method of doing it.</p>
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