<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>J.R. Roper</title>
	<atom:link href="http://joerroper.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://joerroper.com</link>
	<description>Treasure Hunter Tales and other fantasy stories</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:00:44 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='joerroper.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/c026fb22643e0970e6bc63c7bf292bb1?s=96&#038;d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>J.R. Roper</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://joerroper.com/osd.xml" title="J.R. Roper" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://joerroper.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>A Giant Mound</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2012/02/22/309/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2012/02/22/309/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Strange Sightings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=309&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2012/02/22/309/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://roperjr.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/imag0813.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Giant&#039;s burial mound</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Writing Journal</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2012/02/20/writing-journal-22/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2012/02/20/writing-journal-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m working on: The never ending edit of book 2. But good news, I have a finish date in sight. I promised wifey a copy to read for spring break! I’m listening to: 1,000 Ships by Rachel Platten (love her). I’m happy because: I found a weekly goal system that works…most of the time it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=305&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2012/02/20/writing-journal-22/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Year&#8217;s Resolution 2012</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2012/01/04/new-years-resolution-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2012/01/04/new-years-resolution-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anne lamott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolution 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing and life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a list of goals for the year, but I can sum them up with a simple quote by Anne Lamott from her fantastic book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. “Be afraid of not getting your writing done. If something inside you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=298&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2012/01/04/new-years-resolution-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Holiday Readathon</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2011/12/02/holiday-readathon/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2011/12/02/holiday-readathon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The wonderful Liza Wiemer is hosting the Holiday Readathon once again. My pledge for this year is to read the Lord of the Rings trilogy. If I accomplish this feat, I will spend $50 for each book on a family in need.  The family I have chosen is struggling emotionally and financially since their father [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=291&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2011/12/02/holiday-readathon/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.whorublog.com/images/whoru_dec_readathon_2011.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Writing Journal</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2011/10/09/writing-journal-21/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2011/10/09/writing-journal-21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Journal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m working on: Cutting the junk out of chapter one! I’m listening to: Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin I’m happy because: I finished the laundry and my sweet baby boy is sleeping next to me. The devil on my shoulder says: Uh oh…he’s quiet today &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=285&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2011/10/09/writing-journal-21/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Don&#8217;t Threaten My Passion</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2011/07/21/dont-threaten-my-passion/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2011/07/21/dont-threaten-my-passion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rantings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you know writing is a part of you? Somethingyou HAVE to do? After four years of writing and editing I still get butterflies when I finally have a few hours of unhindered writing time, which with a newborn can be hard to come by. The butterflies today reminded me of how important it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=279&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2011/07/21/dont-threaten-my-passion/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Joe the Planner (I thought it was plumber&#8230;)</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2011/06/11/joe-the-planner-i-thought-it-was-plumber/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2011/06/11/joe-the-planner-i-thought-it-was-plumber/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been wasting loads of time trying the write “organically” and not planning my story. I finally sat down and started mapping each character’s arc and underlined where their parts were the most interesting. Now I’ve got several scenes to add and lots of junk to cut, junk that was sending me down the wrong [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=274&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2011/06/11/joe-the-planner-i-thought-it-was-plumber/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Character Intimacy</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2011/05/23/character-intimacy/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2011/05/23/character-intimacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 02:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Creating characters and listening to them as I write their stories is one of my favorite parts of the writing process. But not every character feels as intimate as the next, which begs the question&#8211;why? Quite simply, underdeveloped backstory has not allowed me to discover what really ticks off my failing character. I have not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=267&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2011/05/23/character-intimacy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Baby Time</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2011/05/10/baby-time/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2011/05/10/baby-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 04:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Journal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joerroper.com/?p=263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have not been writing much for the last month, but bless his heart, my son Pearce joined us in the world eight weeks early. What I’ve lost in writing time I’ve gained in the ultimate audience. I have someone to write stories for, to create dynamite characters for that will resonate. He’s still in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=263&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2011/05/10/baby-time/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Waiting and Writing</title>
		<link>http://joerroper.com/2011/04/05/waiting-and-writing/</link>
		<comments>http://joerroper.com/2011/04/05/waiting-and-writing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J.R. Roper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing Journal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://roperjr.wordpress.com/?p=255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This leaving the house and writing somewhere else is a great change of pace and might help me meet my goal of a finished book 2 by June. What I’m working on: Rewriting book 2, The Steel Spirit. What I’m listening to: A guy next to me talk in an Australian accent. I could listen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joerroper.com&amp;blog=8741760&amp;post=255&amp;subd=roperjr&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joerroper.com/2011/04/05/waiting-and-writing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/670e943083edeae5c78a5994694cfe1d?s=96&#38;d=&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">roperjr</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
