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		<title>Self-Publishing Tips: How To Find A Book Editor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, you can put your book on Amazon or Lulu or any of the other self-publishing platforms out there as you&#8217;ve written it.  Are you really that confident putting it out without having an experienced set of eyes take a look and offer advice, though?  If you want to make sure your book is as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Publishing Tips: Make Your Book Title Stand Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing a book that you plan to self-publish?  Without the marketing muscle of a publishing house and the help of more experienced hands, you&#8217;re looking at a challenging road ahead. When it comes to self-published material, everything you can sway in your favor counts.  And when it comes to people hearing about your book, few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starting A Book Project For First-Time Authors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to writing a book, getting started is the hardest part.  Not only is the prospect of writing one so intimidating (there are so many pages to fill), you usually have a lot of uncertainty about what will happen to what you write as well (unless you&#8217;ve been paid a six-figure advance because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Biographies: Three Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:23:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When writing a biography, one of the decisions you need to make is the kind of style to adopt for the piece.  There are three general writing styles that work well with biographies.  These are: Scholarly.  This is the style you should default to when writing for an academic audience.   You must adhere to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Write Book Queries</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have an idea for a nonfiction book?  While self-publishing has become more and more of a valid route, it still doesn&#8217;t beat having the backing of a publisher for your projects.  To get to that point, you&#8217;ll need to submit query letters &#8212; probably plenty of them. Here are the basic guidelines for producing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Write Shorter User Manuals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a simple truth about user manuals: people want them shorter.  While I can appreciate the desire to be thorough and detailed, most people would rather have a five page (or shorter) report detailing just those basic things they need to use any product. Fact is, it&#8217;s probably impossible to fit an entire user manual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Write A Book&#8217;s Synopsis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you written a book that you&#8217;re hoping to get published?  Are you planning to write one soon?  If you are, then you&#8217;re going to have to write a synopsis. Editors and agents will read a book&#8217;s synopsis as part of the early stages of review, along with one or two sample chapters.  Doing so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Tips For Writing User Manuals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 12:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing user manuals for a software program?  Here are five things you should keep in mind throughout this technical writing project. Make sure it aims to teach.  User manuals are not the medium to explain the intricacies of your feature set and user interface.  Instead, every section, paragraph and sentence should be written with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing A User Guide Is Like Writing A Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Users guides are documents that contain instructions on using, installing and troubleshooting a technical products.  Whether for a large mechanical machine, complex electronic hardware or a piece of software, these documents contain information users will need in order to properly operate the item. In terms of length, user guides can be short (5 to 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Things To Help You Write That Ebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing an ebook is far from easy.  For one, the sheer length of writing you&#8217;ll have to do means it isn&#8217;t likely to a task you can do in one sitting, requiring a far meatier time investment than regular pieces of writing. Here are some things that can help make the process a little easier: [...]]]></description>
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