{"id":126,"date":"2015-10-23T17:37:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T00:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rissarenae.com\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2015-10-23T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T00:37:46","slug":"vlog-telling-friends-youre-a-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rissarenae.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/vlog-telling-friends-youre-a-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Vlog: Telling Friends You&#8217;re a Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U-ueEOoAOY8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have you tried <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rissarenae.com\/blog\/?p=98\">telling your friends you&#8217;re a writer<\/a>? 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