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	<title>Writer's Fun Zone &#187; Author Career</title>
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		<title>Writing Advice from Novelist, Lee Child</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2010/09/05/writing-advice-from-novelist-lee-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A video interview of Novelist, Lee Child. What do you think of his advice?]]></description>
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		<title>How Do I Write A Book?</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2010/07/26/how-do-i-write-a-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about writing a book but don't know where to begin? Have you published a book but have no idea how to market it?]]></description>
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		<title>Get Known Before the Book Deal, a book review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 17:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christina Katz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you knew you could increase your chances of getting a book deal, but it would take 1-3 years, would you do it? That’s the questions I asked myself as I started to read Christina Katz’ Get Know Before the Book Deal: Use Your Personal Strengths To Grow An Author Platform.]]></description>
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		<title>Alchemy of a Bestseller</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2010/05/10/alchemy-of-a-bestseller/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2010/05/10/alchemy-of-a-bestseller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 03:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writing Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may think that writing a nonfiction bestseller is hard. But actually, a nonfiction bestseller is easy to create and sell, but not simple. If you just put into place a few key aspects, then you will have a book your audience can’t wait to buy.]]></description>
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		<title>A Writer Talks Business</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2010/03/10/a-writer-talks-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2010/03/10/a-writer-talks-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business of writing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s really hard for me to write about myself. I’m almost always writing how-to posts, sharing tips and tricks about writing, and sharing what I know about other people and their cool resources. What is the hardest for me is to reveal a weakness, share a foible, admit a fault.]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking for Authors: Play a Game You Can Win</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2010/01/22/social-newtorking-for-authors-play-a-game-you-can-win/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2010/01/22/social-newtorking-for-authors-play-a-game-you-can-win/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’re in charge of your schedule. So set up a game you can win around social networking. Have a goal, which is how you “win” the game. Overall make your goal 100% attainable and fun, unless you also need to know you’re climbing to the top of a really tall mountain to motivate you.]]></description>
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		<title>Get Published Now! The secret of Author Branding</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/12/14/get-published-now-the-secret-of-author-branding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/12/14/get-published-now-the-secret-of-author-branding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[author branding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the national]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the national networker]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/?p=787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m coming out of the closet. I am an author marketer and branding specialist. My business didn’t start out that way. I intended to help authors write their stories and their books. But one thing led to another and now, I help authors get to market. This means not only helping them write and publish, but also market their books. And developing their brand is a key component to marketing. ]]></description>
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		<title>Stand Tall on An Author Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/12/01/stand-tall-on-an-author-platform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/12/01/stand-tall-on-an-author-platform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Book Promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[diane duane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every author, if you're serious about your career, needs an author platform: who you are, your brand, and your list.
Learn from the Best -- But where to begin? Where indeed -- learn from the best. Learn from the authors who have gone before: more experienced authors.    * Read their blogs  * Follow them on Twitter]]></description>
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		<title>Co-writing with Your Lover about Love: Award-winning author, Anthea Lawson</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/11/23/co-writing-with-your-lover-about-love-award-winning-author-anthea-lawson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/11/23/co-writing-with-your-lover-about-love-award-winning-author-anthea-lawson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Author Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthea Lawson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raffle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met Anthea at a writer’s conference several years ago. I liked her immediately — her creative spirit, can-do attitude, and open smile. Anthea writes with her husband, Lawson. Together they form the husband-wife team, Anthea Lawson. I had the honor of seeing Anthea (sans Lawson) again this past summer at the annual national Romance Writer’s of America conference. I loved their first book, PASSIONATE, and so in honor of their second book that was just released, I’ve interviewed them for Writer’s Fun Zone on writing as a couple, what makes writing fun, and of course, their taste in chocolate. ]]></description>
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		<title>Sell Some D*mn Books</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/11/13/get-published-now-sell-some-dmn-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/11/13/get-published-now-sell-some-dmn-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Book Promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get published]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the national networker]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/?p=698</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to publish your book, you need to think about sales. Many people think that writing and publishing a book automatically means a passive stream of income, passive revenue, easy money. But actually to succeed in the world of publishing you need to sell the book to make the money. And that doesn’t happen by itself. Here’s the bad news. Publishing a book and all that it entails is a business.]]></description>
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		<title>Market then Write Your Novel, Right? or Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/11/05/market-then-write-your-novel-right-or-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/11/05/market-then-write-your-novel-right-or-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Book Promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It you're a published novelists, I'd like to get your input for an article I'm writing for The National Networker and other venues. We all read in our genre, pay attention to what has recently sold via PublishersWeekly.com. What other strategies do you use to determine what will sell? Do tell! Email me directly by Sunday 11/8 and I will send you my questionnaire.Thanks! http://thenationalnetworkerweblog.blogspot.com/]]></description>
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		<title>Confessions of a Writing Addict</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-writing-addict/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-writing-addict/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iconoclast]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/?p=645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make: I’m a writing addict.I have to write. Every day. Whether it’s a blog post, a piece of fiction, a marketing blurb or editing job for one of my clients, I just have to do it. Not to mention all the emails I write. What’s the cure?]]></description>
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		<title>Create Change Now</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/06/02/create-change-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/06/02/create-change-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Author Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cari LaGrange Murphy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you ready to create change now? That is the question my good friend, and author, Cari LaGrange Murphy is asking us all now. In her new book, Create Change Now, offers an effective, and inspiring tool to all you creatives out there! Here's what she says:]]></description>
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		<title>One Day Crash Course in Publicity</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/05/30/one-day-crash-course-in-publicity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/05/30/one-day-crash-course-in-publicity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 14:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book publicity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jill Lublin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Part of my quest at Writer’s Fun Zone, is to offer apsiring authors the tools they need to succeed. And what can be more fun than learning from the masters. Jill Lublin is a master at publicity. I’ve been networking and learning from Jill since we were both in book publicity over ten years ago. I slid into writing more seriously, and she dove deeper into publicity. A few years ago, I even arranged...]]></description>
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		<title>Create Raving Fans of Your Writing</title>
		<link>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/05/22/create-raving-fans-of-your-writing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2009/05/22/create-raving-fans-of-your-writing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 12:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Barany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Author Career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Sites on Creativity & Writing Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[career]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corey blake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ This post is part of the wider vision of Writer’s Fun Zone: to share awesome, kick-ass content for the content creator. That’s us! Enjoy! Reprinted with kind permission by Writers of the Round Table: First posted there 17 Apr 2009 05:10 AM PDT As artists we have to create significant buy in from audiences and from those who can hire us for our services–that’s how we get paid for our work. We do that through inviting them into our world - which we do through story… Every single person we run into can fall into one of these two categories:]]></description>
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