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	<title>Ooter&#039;s Place: The Fact &#38; Fiction of Karl El-Koura</title>
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		<title>Confused Expressions #15: The Entitled Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A book may, and usually does have a title, but it should not have an entitlement. What I mean is that my first published novel, for example, is titled &#8220;Father John VS the Zombies,&#8221; but it is not entitled &#8221;Father John VS the<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/confused-expressions-15-the-entitled-book/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>Science VS Religion—Guest Post at RoseBuz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over at RoseBuz.com (whose proprietor is planning to review my novel Father John VS the Zombies later this year), I have a guest post titled “Science VS Religion.” I try to look at why we so often see these two<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/science-vs-religion-guest-blog-at-rosebuz/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>The End Is Here (Launch of &#8220;Father John VS the Zombies&#8221;)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father John VS the Zombies is now officially out in the world! The ebook has started appearing on various retailers, with more to be added soon. The paperback is forthcoming. Right now you can buy your ebook copy from: Amazon (for<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/the-end-is-here-launch-of-father-john-vs-the-zombies/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>3 Days to Release of &#8220;Father John VS the Zombies&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father John VS the Zombies will be officially launched this Wednesday, December 12.  Can&#8217;t wait? You can read a short interview to learn more about the book and, to whet your appetite, you can read the first chapter right now! These<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/3-days-to-release-of-father-john-vs-the-zombies/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>A Self-Interview for &#8220;Ooter&#8217;s Place&#8221; (Transcript)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer I published my short story anthology Ooter&#8217;s Place and Other Stories of Fear, Faith, and Love. At the time, I came up with what I thought was a funny idea to promote the book, and quickly sat down<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/a-self-interview-for-ooters-place-transcript/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>Writers: God Wants You to Outline Your Novel!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father John VS the Zombies is the third novel I&#8217;ve written, but only the first I outlined.  Before Father John, I wrote two novels and over 60 short stories, never once working from an outline.  I just began at the<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/writers-god-wants-you-to-outline-your-novel/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>The Story of My Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 09:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love reading other writers&#8217; success stories. Since every writer starts at the same place (the bottom), their story is usually a rags-to-riches one of hope, struggle, defeat, defeat, defeat, and then victory. As a writer on the bottom myself<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/the-story-of-my-success/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Father John VS the Zombies&#8221; on Facebook</title>
		<link>http://www.ootersplace.com/father-john-vs-the-zombies-on-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father John VS the Zombies, my forthcoming novel about the zombie apocalypse from a Christian perspective, has its own page on Facebook! Drop by for an exclusive look* at the novel&#8217;s cover art. * Exclusive for now. The cover art<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/father-john-vs-the-zombies-on-facebook/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>Sneak Peek: &#8220;Father John VS the Zombies&#8221; (Coming Late 2012)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to reveal information about my forthcoming novel.  In almost 15 years of active publishing, I&#8217;ve published over 60 short stories in different magazines and anthologies, two collections of stories, some articles and blog posts, but never a novel-length<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/sneak-peek-father-john-vs-the-zombies-coming-late-2012/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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		<title>Creation House / Charisma Media&#8217;s Side of the Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl El-Koura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I shared my opinions on an offer to &#8220;co-publish&#8221; my manuscript that I received from Charisma Media. I felt, and feel, that at the very best the deal is bad for writers and at worst their<span class="ellipsis">&#8230;</span><div class="read-more"><a href="http://www.ootersplace.com/creation-house-charisma-medias-side-of-the-story/">Read more &#8250;</a></div><!-- end of .read-more -->]]></description>
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