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	<title>The Writer's Bloc &#187; lifestyle article</title>
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		<title>Work Sample: Tales from the road- Women share their motorcycle adventures whole hog</title>
		<link>http://www.writersbloc.net/2011/10/15/tales-from-the-road-women-share-their-motorcycle-adventures-whole-hog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacqui Kramer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the bulk of my work today is in marketing, I do occasionally venture back to my journalism roots. I recently wrote a piece for MSN about two motorcycle enthusiasts who happen to be female. The piece was just one small part of a larger content package focused on &#8220;A whole new you.&#8221; The content [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Although the bulk of my work today is in marketing, I do occasionally venture back to my journalism roots. I recently wrote a piece for MSN about two motorcycle enthusiasts who happen to be female. The piece was just one small part of a larger content package focused on &#8220;A whole new you.&#8221; The content package contained the usual borderline stereotype material &#8211; get a makeover, change your wardrobe, etc. &#8211; none of which is in my wheelhouse. (Well, possibly the wardrobe &#8211; I do have a background in clothing.) I was even less qualified to talk about motorcycles.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been on a motorcycle a grand total of once in my life. I was 7 years old and living with relatives, including three uncles who were all Harley men. For some reason, one of them decided I needed to feel the power for myself. (I might have asked, I honestly don&#8217;t remember.) The daredevil of the group slapped his extremely oversized helmet on my head, suggested I put on shoes, and lifted me onto his hog. We circled the neighborhood a few times, popped a wheelie and then returned home, where I&#8221;m I promptly passed out on the lawn. That was the beginning and the end of my motorcycle adventure.</p>
<p>Fortunately, I found two women who were much more qualified to share what the view is really like from a bike: Kathy Gill and Tessa D&#8217;Uccelli Blu. Both women had astounding, emotional stories to tell. When it came time to write, I encountered a problem I haven&#8217;t had in a fairly long time &#8211; I had a difficult time cutting down the material. I would have loved to included every detail, every side journey, every tale these ladies told me, but I just didn&#8217;t have the space. It&#8217;s a good problem to have as a writer. It is also a difficult one.</p>
<p>What you will read online is a<a href="http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/bold-new-you/article.aspx?cp-documentid=30499414" target="_blank"> snapshot of each woman&#8217;s journey</a>. I hope you enjoy the ride.</p>
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		<title>Work Sample: MSN Lifestyle article on shopping innovations</title>
		<link>http://www.writersbloc.net/2009/11/19/work-sample-msn-lifestyle-article-on-shopping-innovations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Kramer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[feature article]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was a newspaper reporter, I had 2-3 bylines every day. In more recent years, my work tends to go uncredited or, when I ghost write, credited to someone else. So I was pleasantly surprised when I was prompted for a bio after writing an article for MSN Lifestyle. It&#8217;s part of a holiday [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I was a newspaper reporter, I had 2-3 bylines every day. In more recent years, my work tends to go uncredited or, when I ghost write, credited to someone else. So I was pleasantly surprised when I was prompted for a bio after writing an article for MSN Lifestyle. It&#8217;s part of a holiday package on The Evolution of Shopping:</p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/evolution-of-shopping/article.aspx?cp-documentid=22602124&amp;page=0"><img class="size-full wp-image-299" title="msnlifestyle-shoppinginnovations-hl" src="http://www.writersbloc.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/msnlifestyle-shoppinginnovations-hl.jpg" border="0" alt="MSN Lifestyle: Shopping Innovations article" width="308" height="137" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/evolution-of-shopping/article.aspx?cp-documentid=22602124&amp;page=0">Read the full article.</a></p>
<p>I write so much about technology, I had forgotten how much fun it is to do a feature article!</p>
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