<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828350</id><updated>2011-04-21T13:38:36.491-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thoughts and Thorns</title><subtitle type='html'>This is where I ramble on about my current writing projects. The current project is my NaNovel for 2004. Reader discression is advised as some scenes contain nudity, sexuality, violence, coarse language and probably other things that would require warnings if this was on TV.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Serpent Rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04171970924238771061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828350.post-109943822330917827</id><published>2004-11-02T15:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2004-11-02T15:30:23.310-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Everything Changes</title><summary type='text'>So I found myself unable to work with my original idea for this year's novel and decided to go with something different. I have only the vaguest of ideas where it will go, but it's goint to be fun to write.The new working title is: DrumsThe two MCs are: Branwyn and Tristan</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/feeds/109943822330917827/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8828350&amp;postID=109943822330917827' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109943822330917827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109943822330917827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/2004/11/everything-changes.html' title='Everything Changes'/><author><name>Serpent Rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04171970924238771061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828350.post-109899233025041756</id><published>2004-10-28T13:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-28T12:38:50.250-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Character Building Excersize: Kittens</title><summary type='text'>Your MC is in a well-traveled public area, like a grocery store or a park or a fair. He or she happens upon a box marked "Free Kittens!" There are four kittens in the box. If there are no kittens in your universe, the box is filled with something equally helpless and cute. What does your MC do?Kaylenn looks at the kittens, wondering who left them here. It wouldn't have been very hard to take </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/feeds/109899233025041756/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8828350&amp;postID=109899233025041756' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109899233025041756'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109899233025041756'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/2004/10/character-building-excersize-kittens.html' title='Character Building Excersize: Kittens'/><author><name>Serpent Rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04171970924238771061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828350.post-109882991082538047</id><published>2004-10-26T15:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-26T15:31:50.826-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Getting to know you</title><summary type='text'>1. What is the name on your birth certificate?Kaitlin Amanda jones2. When were you born?A lady never reveals her age3. What color is your hair?brownish red, or reddish brown4. Eye color?Hazel5. What's you favorite thing to eat?sushi6. What are your nicknames (if any)?Kaylenn, from when my kid brother couldn't pronounce my name properly. I liked it and it stuck.7. What is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/feeds/109882991082538047/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8828350&amp;postID=109882991082538047' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109882991082538047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109882991082538047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/2004/10/getting-to-know-you.html' title='Getting to know you'/><author><name>Serpent Rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04171970924238771061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828350.post-109872016408258134</id><published>2004-10-25T11:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-25T09:02:44.086-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Up Past Bedtime</title><summary type='text'>Torrence (name will probably be changed) lay still, body resting while his mind traveled, visiting in turn each of his companions. A touch of the mind, the modification of a dream, each one becoming more his.Tara has just returned home, energised from her trip when she senses an interloper, one of her kind. One who should not be there, psychic claws drawn- she warns him off. Wonders if he will </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/feeds/109872016408258134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8828350&amp;postID=109872016408258134' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109872016408258134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109872016408258134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/2004/10/up-past-bedtime.html' title='Up Past Bedtime'/><author><name>Serpent Rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04171970924238771061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828350.post-109846035820806183</id><published>2004-10-22T08:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-22T08:52:38.206-07:00</updated><title type='text'>An Exerpt From my 2003 NaNovel</title><summary type='text'>Suddenly a small something whizzed by Kitinka's ear startling her. Without thinking the dragoness snapped at it, but missed. It was a tiny little bird with lovely feathers. The wizard smiled and said "This is Hyper, my familior." Kitinka watches as the tiny avain started feeding from sone flowers located near the throne. "Hummingbirds are amazing creatures. Even amoung magical flyers the ability </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/feeds/109846035820806183/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8828350&amp;postID=109846035820806183' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109846035820806183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109846035820806183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/2004/10/exerpt-from-my-2003-nanovel.html' title='An Exerpt From my 2003 NaNovel'/><author><name>Serpent Rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04171970924238771061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828350.post-109841740687948948</id><published>2004-10-21T20:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-21T20:56:46.880-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Words From the Unnamed Love Interest</title><summary type='text'>The right 'touch' can melt a person's resistance. Never is this more true than when the one resisting wants, on some level, to surrender. The 'touch' may be physical, verbal, a glance - anything that gets through to the target.Seduction can mean many things, ultimately it is convincing someone to give in to their own passions. Their lusts and desires. Properly played out seduction is a powerful</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/feeds/109841740687948948/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8828350&amp;postID=109841740687948948' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109841740687948948'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8828350/posts/default/109841740687948948'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thoughtsandthorns.blogspot.com/2004/10/words-from-unnamed-love-interest.html' title='Words From the Unnamed Love Interest'/><author><name>Serpent Rose</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04171970924238771061</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828350.post-109841641370801516</id><published>2004-10-21T20:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2004-10-21T20:40:13.706-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Basic Overview of Characters</title><summary type='text'>Kaylenn (needs a last name). Early to mid twenties, wants to be in a band but since the author knows basically nothing about being in a rock band this won't be happening. I'll have to find other hobbies for her.She lives in Toronto with her room mate and her cat. She doesn't work because of the trust-fund her grandfather set up for her. 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