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		<title>By: kosmo</title>
		<link>http://www.observingcasually.com/evolution-of-a-fiction-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-570</link>
		<dc:creator>kosmo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Evan - love that thought, but that&#039;s not quite how it works, of course :)  The participants draft players as raw 18 year olds (or less raw 22 year olds) and mold them into the type of player they want by sending them to winterball each year (paying with credits earned from league activity).

I personally always tried to enhance my players&#039; ability to draw walks, as well as their defensive range.

It was (and still is) an awesome league (based on Mogul, but heavily customized by the awesome commish), but I couldn&#039;t effectively run my team and also run this blog.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Evan &#8211; love that thought, but that&#8217;s not quite how it works, of course <img src='http://www.observingcasually.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   The participants draft players as raw 18 year olds (or less raw 22 year olds) and mold them into the type of player they want by sending them to winterball each year (paying with credits earned from league activity).</p>
<p>I personally always tried to enhance my players&#8217; ability to draw walks, as well as their defensive range.</p>
<p>It was (and still is) an awesome league (based on Mogul, but heavily customized by the awesome commish), but I couldn&#8217;t effectively run my team and also run this blog.<br />
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		<title>By: Evan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Evan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We&#039;ll make sure we keep on you!

I have to admit, when I read &quot;a cross between fantasy baseball and Dungeons and Dragons, with fake players,&quot; I had this image of an ogre in right field, an orc at second base, etc.  But I&#039;m odd like that.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ll make sure we keep on you!</p>
<p>I have to admit, when I read &#8220;a cross between fantasy baseball and Dungeons and Dragons, with fake players,&#8221; I had this image of an ogre in right field, an orc at second base, etc.  But I&#8217;m odd like that.<br />
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		<title>By: kosmo</title>
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		<dc:creator>kosmo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks!

Putting my intention in a public forum will make it a little harder for me to just say &quot;aw, forget it&quot; at a later date.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Putting my intention in a public forum will make it a little harder for me to just say &#8220;aw, forget it&#8221; at a later date.<br />
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		<title>By: tina</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You go bud!!!  I know you can do it.  Your short stories are already an indication of your ability to spin a great yarn.

I can&#039;t remember who said it or where I read it but it goes something like this:  &quot;the only pre-requisite to becoming a writer is desire&quot;
and the difference between a amature and a professional is the professional keeps on writing no matter what.

You are a professional. 

T.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You go bud!!!  I know you can do it.  Your short stories are already an indication of your ability to spin a great yarn.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t remember who said it or where I read it but it goes something like this:  &#8220;the only pre-requisite to becoming a writer is desire&#8221;<br />
and the difference between a amature and a professional is the professional keeps on writing no matter what.</p>
<p>You are a professional. </p>
<p>T.<br />
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