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What do you think makes your writing attract the attention that it gets? -Ashlie Meyer CINCINNATI, OHIOAll I can guess is that when I write, I forget that it's not real. I'm living the story, and I think people can read that sincerity about the characters. They are real to me while I'm writing them, and I think that makes them real to the readers as well...
...death of 10 French paratroopers in a Taliban ambush Monday was the largest combat loss for France since the Beirut barracks bombing of 1983. Yet neither France's political class nor its public opinion appears ready to second-guess the nation's commitment to the NATO-led military operation in Afghanistan. However unpopular the war in Iraq has been in France, public support has remained solid for beating back Islamist extremists and creating stability in a democratic Afghanistan. Still, the deadly Taliban offensives this week have rekindled demands that France and its partners come up with a clear and viable...
...Some runners are not as smitten as the spectators. "I guess there's mixed feelings among athletes," says Crawford. "Because I've walked by, and I've heard guys who are a little disappointed in the way he acts in front of the camera." The American is not one of them. "This guy has worked his tail off, everyday, on his knees, throwing up in practice," says Crawford. "He deserves to dance . . . If you think it's disrespectful, work harder, so you can be the one dancing...
...until he comes back from a long vacation. "When we train every day, and sometimes we do sets or workouts we don't like, Bob says it's putting money in the bank, and at the end of the year we'll be able to withdraw," said Phelps. "I guess we put a lot of money in the bank over the last four years, and we withdrew pretty much every penny. So after Bob and I both take a little break, it'll be time to start re-depositing...
...misty - being the world's best Olympian will do that to you. "I was just sort of trying to focus on my next race, but you know, I just kept thinking, 'Wow, Greatest Olympian of All Time," says Phelps. "It's a pretty cool title, I guess...