<?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/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post820479674169083932..comments</id><updated>2009-02-19T10:06:41.742-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Romance Writing From the Edge: CHRISTIAN BALE, BEEFSTEAK TOMATOES, AND METHOD WRI...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.joannross.com/feeds/820479674169083932/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html'/><author><name>JoAnn Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077</uri><email>joann@joannross.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post-2530997101896981265</id><published>2009-02-19T10:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-19T10:06:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Absolutely.  Why be an ordinary tomato -- or heave...</title><content type='html'>Absolutely.  Why be an ordinary tomato -- or heaven forbid, a puny cherry one -- when you can be a sexy, juicy Beefsteak tomato?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default/2530997101896981265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default/2530997101896981265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html?showComment=1235055960000#c2530997101896981265' title=''/><author><name>JoAnn Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09235259353526349935'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post-820479674169083932' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/posts/default/820479674169083932' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post-7507641430609668753</id><published>2009-02-19T09:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-19T09:21:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>JoAnn - This was a thoughtful post. I loved the To...</title><content type='html'>JoAnn - This was a thoughtful post. I loved the Tootsie video clip. If I'm going to be a tomato, I want to be the real deal. lolz&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Much cheer.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default/7507641430609668753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default/7507641430609668753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html?showComment=1235053260000#c7507641430609668753' title=''/><author><name>Elen Grey</name><uri>http://elengreywriter.wordpress.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post-820479674169083932' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/posts/default/820479674169083932' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post-5353656729745569661</id><published>2009-02-18T10:46:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-18T10:46:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, I so understand!  I'm absolutely useless at th...</title><content type='html'>Oh, I so understand!  I'm absolutely useless at the end of a book, because that is ALL I'm focusing on.  Whether I'm writing or just staring into space.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt; In fact, my sweetie took over the bill paying years ago so we wouldn't have the power or water turned off at deadline time.  LOL</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default/5353656729745569661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default/5353656729745569661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html?showComment=1234971960000#c5353656729745569661' title=''/><author><name>JoAnn Ross</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03351137721112499077</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09235259353526349935'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post-820479674169083932' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/posts/default/820479674169083932' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post-344165840615088710</id><published>2009-02-18T09:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-18T09:44:00.000-05:00</updated><title type='text'>JoAnn,I understood exactly what you were saying in...</title><content type='html'>JoAnn,&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I understood exactly what you were saying in this post.  I've been living it these past few weeks as I near the end of my current book.  Last night I got interrupted with a phone call--I wasn't writing, but my mind was on my characters and a change I realized I needed to make today.  AFter the phone call which was about a reservation I made earlier for an event tomorrow, I realized I had no idea WHAT we discussed.  :-(  I could blame it on old age, but my mind was really in my story so thanks also for helping me rationalize my behavior.  :-)&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Oh, I guess I'll have to call them this morning soon--and find out what the changes were.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Mary Jo</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default/344165840615088710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/820479674169083932/comments/default/344165840615088710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html?showComment=1234968240000#c344165840615088710' title=''/><author><name>Mary Jo</name><uri>http://www.maryjoscheibl.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://blog.joannross.com/2009/02/christian-bale-beefsteak-tomatoes-and.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7503318522763027176.post-820479674169083932' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7503318522763027176/posts/default/820479674169083932' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>