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From the moment we are children all the way into adulthood, the escape into a novel or fairy tale is one of the most common pass times.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mockingjay/writing-tips-essentials-every-story-needs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@mockingjay/writing-tips-essentials-every-story-needs</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mockingjay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 19:54:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA7hJqJXoToPXxeomvGuLaZBJ2w2ZTz9CvJjfQjR7YMKei1bmByrj63fZztbc2nLHTBfWCkRAeVnHm4Dh6g55ejf7Ju8qBivCA2Hp4Zod8whM2isEbFtyLMHAaiH2oKoZ4rn235vjcot52zcPW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Anxiety and How I Overcame It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years ago, when I was a young adult admittedly I didn’t have a lot of friends, not because I was an unkind person, but instead because I believed I was shy. 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