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		<title>How important is social media? and other questions.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 07:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Kent</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blogger: Rachel Kent

I was interviewed before the Northwest Christian Writers&#8217; Renewal Conference by writer Kirk Kraft. This blog was posted on the NCWA site originally, but Kirk was kind enough to give me permission to post it here. I hope&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>The Organized Writer— Tip of the Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 08:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Lawton</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blogger: Wendy Lawton

If you&#8217;ve read my blog posts for any amount of time you&#8217;ve probably guessed I&#8217;m a productivity junkie. I can&#8217;t help it, I love systems and I relish order. For a change of pace today, I thought I&#8217;d&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>What It Really Takes to Succeed in Publishing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 07:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Grant</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Aren&#8217;t we all looking for the end of the publishing rainbow? Aren&#8217;t we  all seeking our pot of gold, whether that&#8217;s fame, fortune, expanding the faith community or some mix thereof? We&#8217;re all trying to figure out&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>What You Can Learn from a Veteran Author about Promoting Your Books (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 07:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Keeley</dc:creator>
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From the comments in Part 1 of my interview with author Karen Whiting last week, many of you felt her tips were geared primarily for nonfiction books. Well, today in Part 2 fiction writers will not feel left&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>4 Reasons for Published Authors to Attend Conferences</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 07:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle Gardner</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

If you’re an unpublished/unagented writer, then you probably know that writers&#8217; conferences are a great place to meet agents and editors. But today I want to make clear: There are plenty of other good reasons to attend a&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>Ranking Conferences by Writing Levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Kent</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blogger: Rachel Kent

Writers conferences are on my mind since I just returned from one in Seattle, and I&#8217;m preparing for one next month in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

I&#8217;ve noticed that many conferences work best for writers who are at certain levels&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Agent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 08:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Lawton</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blogger: Wendy Lawton

If you hope for a significant writing career one of the best things you can do is to begin amassing a crack team. That would include an agent, maybe a publicity or social media consultant, a critique team,&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>Learning to Write from the Masters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 07:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Grant</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

The other day I read one of my client&#8217;s manuscripts and came to the  conclusion that the opening paragraphs were convoluted, forced, and confusing. I wrote to him to suggest  he delete those first paragraphs; the manuscript,&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>What You Can Learn from a Veteran Author about Promoting Your Books (Part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Keeley</dc:creator>
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Karen Whiting is a veteran author, and over the years she has developed an extensive network of marketing relationships and ideas. I asked her to share some of the efforts she undertakes to promote her books. Here’s what&#8230;<br/>
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		<title>Ode to the Book Cover</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachelle Gardner</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Yesterday I had a little epiphany that made me just the teensiest bit less enthusiastic about the brave new world of e-books.

I was flipping through the books I have on my Kindle Fire—hundreds of them already—and  I suddenly noticed&#8230;<br/>
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