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	<description>A Writer's Life: Working with the Muse</description>
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		<title>Best Ten Historical Fiction Novels of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Eleanor of Aquitaine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am so deeply honored that TO BE QUEEN: A NOVEL OF THE EARLY LIFE OF ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE was chosen by the Pittsburgh Historical Fiction Examiner as one of the top ten historical fiction novels for 2011.  What an amazing moment for me&#8230;and I hope that Eleanor is pleased as well.  She is with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art and the Self</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Writer's Path]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Writing Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Light]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate enough to see an exhibit on Rembrandt, and one of the most fascinating pieces for me was the self-portrait of an older Rembrandt. Painted after his work had gone out of style, after his clients had left for new fads and other kinds of art, Rembrandt was still painting for himself. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eleanor of Aquitaine on Medieval Archives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eleanor of Aquitaine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medieval Archives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medieval Archives: Illuminating the Dark Ages for the Digital World Thank you to Medieval Archives for inviting me to talk about my favorite person, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Here is a podcast about my experience of becoming a published author and my ongoing love affair with Eleanor and her dysfunctional family&#8230; http://www.medievalarchives.com/2012/01/02/map24-christy-english-interview/]]></description>
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		<title>Henry II and Thomas Becket</title>
		<link>http://www.ChristyEnglish.com/2012/01/09/henry-ii-and-thomas-becket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Historical Fiction Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Becket]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[King Henry II As everyone knows by now, I am a huge fan of Eleanor of Aquitaine and her second husband, Henry II of England. I was fortunate enough to write a blog post about one of my heros, Henry, and his famous conflict with Thomas Becket this week on English Historical Fiction Authors. Did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration: The First Step on the Writer&#8217;s Path</title>
		<link>http://www.ChristyEnglish.com/2012/01/06/inspiration-the-first-step-on-the-writers-path/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Writer's Path]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Writing Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where do our characters come from? What inspires us as fiction writers to delve into the world of the imagination, into the barely remembered past, seeking story lines and the characters who lead us into them? Inspiration lies everywhere, in simple things of daily life. I&#8217;ve gotten some of my best ideas in the middle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Away Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.ChristyEnglish.com/2012/01/04/give-away-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Give Away]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debra Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Give Away Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Give Aways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Companion of Lady Holmeshire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to Debra Brown for so generously offering two copies of her novel THE COMPANION OF LADY HOLMESHIRE here on my blog. The winners of the give away are: *** Marjorie Cullen and Karen Johnson *** Congratulations to you both! And thank you to everyone who participated. All your contributions make this site a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debra Brown Give Away Reminder</title>
		<link>http://www.ChristyEnglish.com/2012/01/02/debra-brown-give-away-reminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Give Away]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gratitude]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As 2012 begins, I find myself grateful for the friends I have found in the virtual world. Where else would I have met people who love Eleanor as much as I do? Whether from Australia, the UK, the US, or Canada, I am thrilled to have met all the people Eleanor has drawn me to. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking the Labyrinth</title>
		<link>http://www.ChristyEnglish.com/2011/12/30/walking-the-labyrinth-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Labyrinth Walks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Labyrinths]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;But you who were born of the mountains and the forests and the seas can find their prayer in your heart And if you listen in the stillness of the night you shall hear them [speak] in silence&#8230;&#8221; Kahlil Gibran, THE PROPHET What do we seek, when we step onto the spiral path? A blessing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debra Brown Give Away</title>
		<link>http://www.ChristyEnglish.com/2011/12/28/debra-brown-give-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Give Away]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debra Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English Historical Fiction Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Give Aways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historical Fiction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The lovely Debra Brown was kind enough to be a guest blogger here on Monday, and I am happy to say that she has generously offered two copies of her novel THE COMPANION OF LADY HOLMESHIRE: A MYSTERY AND SWEET ROMANCE ~ Inspired by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens,  &#8220;An adult level early Victorian mystery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome, Debra Brown, Today&#8217;s Guest Blogger</title>
		<link>http://www.ChristyEnglish.com/2011/12/26/welcome-debra-brown-todays-guest-blogger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ChristyEnglish.com/2011/12/26/welcome-debra-brown-todays-guest-blogger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English Historical Fiction Authors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guest Posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Debra Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historical Novels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Novelists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[he Books of Debra Brown Countries with kings and queens and princesses are rich and colorful, full of beautiful, happy people and happy endings. Right? Of course. Everything moves along just wonderfully. If the one disturbing thing about a princess is that she sleeps for years, even decades, she still will not have aged nor [...]]]></description>
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