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		<title>Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah on Oprah&#8217;s OWN</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2012/05/11/emmanuel-ofosu-yeboah-oprahs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just found this short video that Oprah recently did on Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, the subject of my manuscript ONE IS ENOUGH. I&#8217;ve been working on this story, in some form, since I first heard about it in 2005, and &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2012/05/11/emmanuel-ofosu-yeboah-oprahs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Creativity Lost… and Found!</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2012/04/27/creativity-lost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For various reasons (health, chronic pain, an aging pet, volunteer commitments, and the Pacific Northwest weather), I’ve spent the winter pretty much chained to my desk. Whenever I had a spare moment I tried to force myself to sit down &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2012/04/27/creativity-lost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>The importance of play</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/11/21/importanceofpla/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make. I&#8217;ve never been much of a journaler, my creativity has always been bursty, and I have never in my life had anything resembling a daily writing habit. But I really need one. &#8220;Need&#8221; is the right &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/11/21/importanceofpla/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Jean Reidy&#8217;s Light Up the Library Auction</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/11/07/jean-reidys-light-library-auction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Jean Reidy&#8216;s new picture book, LIGHT UP THE NIGHT (Hyperion, October 2011) was inspired by her connections to Uganda and its children, many of whom have been displace due to past civil war or orphaned by AIDS. To celebrate the &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/11/07/jean-reidys-light-library-auction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>November is PiBoIdMo!</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/10/25/november-piboidmo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many writers, November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a month-long commitment to creativity wherein writers turn off their inner critics and pound out a complete 50,000-word novel in 30 days. I&#8217;ve seen the results, and it&#8217;s nothing short &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/10/25/november-piboidmo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>2011 CYBILS, Nonfiction Picture Books&#8230; and me!</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/10/01/2011-cybils-nonfiction-picture-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 06:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m absolutely thrilled to announce that I&#8217;ve been selected to serve as a judge in the nonfiction picture book (NFPB) category of the 2011 CYBILS (Children&#8217;s and Young Adult Blogger&#8217;s Literary Awards)! I write nonfiction picture books, so I read &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/10/01/2011-cybils-nonfiction-picture-books/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Soccer, Walk to End Alzheimer&#8217;s, and TEDxRedmond 2011</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/09/09/edxredmond-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is a big day. First, my son will be having his first soccer game of the season with his brand new team. Go Eagles!     At the same time, I&#8217;ll be walking with my daughter in the Walk &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/09/09/edxredmond-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Save Bookstores Day haul post: fun nonfiction for kids</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/06/27/save-bookstores-day-haul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had an all too rare sunny summer day yesterday, so the family and I walked to the library (mostly to drop off oodles of books), and then we went shopping at our local independend bookstore in honor of Save Bookstores &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/06/27/save-bookstores-day-haul/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>SCBWI Western Washington&#8217;s 2011 conference wrap-up: part 2</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/05/23/scbwi-western-washingtons-2011-conference-wrapup-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 05:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t think SCBWI Western Washington&#8217;s 2011 conference could get any better than it was on Saturday, but yes, it could! Sunday started a little later (thank goodness, after all that dancing!). On Sunday, April 17, we started out by celebrating our &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/05/23/scbwi-western-washingtons-2011-conference-wrapup-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>SCBWI Western Washington conference 2011 wrap-up: part 1</title>
		<link>http://lauriethompson.com/2011/05/22/scbwi-western-washington-conference-2011-wrapup-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 04:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the SCBWI Western Washington&#8217;s 20th Annual Writing &#38; Illustrating for Children conference was over a month ago. I&#8217;m finally coming down from the high that weekend always leaves me with&#8211;and recovering from the hard work and long hours that go &#8230; <a href="http://lauriethompson.com/2011/05/22/scbwi-western-washington-conference-2011-wrapup-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>
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