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		<title>Can&#8217;t Think Of Anything To Write?  Narrow The Topic Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a hard time getting started writing about a topic?   We&#8217;ve all been there.  Here&#8217;s a pro-tip you might find useful: narrow down until it starts flowing. Say, you’ve been asked to write a book report &#8212; you read the book, write down notes, think about the things you want to discuss and sit down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcome Writer&#8217;s Block:  Conclude First, Fill The Rest Later</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not quite found the best way to force words to appear on a page when they just won&#8217;t come?  Different writers have different ways of moving things along when that happens.   If you haven&#8217;t quite found the best way to get your writing done in those times, here&#8217;s one to try: write your conclusion first. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcome Writer&#8217;s Block: Topic Sentences</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having a hard time putting words on the page?  There are many ways that writers overcome instances of such difficulty.   If you haven&#8217;t quite found your preferred approach yet, here&#8217;s one to try: write topic sentences first. Why?  Because one sentence is a lot less daunting than having to produce an entire paragraph.  When you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Common Causes Of Wordiness In Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Been chastised more than a few times for wordiness?  It might help to examine which elements of writing tend to make this a problem for you.   Here are some areas to look at: Stacked modifiers.  Do you stack modifiers frequently?   While stringing modifiers can be helpful, it&#8217;s usually rare that you need to do it.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things To Avoid When Coming Up With Essay Topics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[coming up with essay topics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding a good topic is the first all-important step in the essay writing process.   If you get this part wrong, then everything else you do after that will be following down the wrong trail. Here are some things to avoid when coming up with a proper topic: Don&#8217;t aim for the stars.  Be realistic with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Types Of Wordiness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wordiness is a serious affliction to any piece of writing, as it makes erstwhile interesting topics sound impossible to appreciate.   Every word you write should pull its own weight.  Words that don&#8217;t is excess weight that you should shed to keep the writing fit and trim. There are four general types of errors writers commit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Essay Troubles: Can&#8217;t Find Source Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you did your research right, you will have written down all pertinent source information next to each item.  For published sources, these will be the  title, author and publishing information for the book or article.  For videos, you probably want the title, the director and the speaker (if there is one).   The point is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Essay Troubles: Contradictory Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve come up with a strong and compelling thesis statement.   You&#8217;ve done the research and started work on your paper.   Halfway through, you get an email from the library that this one book you&#8217;ve been waiting to borrow finally turned up.   You debated whether to even bother, before deciding that it&#8217;s probably a good idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>College Essay Troubles: Weak Evidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve spent the last week researching for your essay and organizing your notes.   It&#8217;s a lot of work, but it&#8217;s well worth it, as all that pre-writing stuff will make composing the actual draft a lot easier. So you write.  And write some more.  As you discuss your main points and present your evidence, something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five More Reasons Why Your Manuscripts Get Rejected</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Sumerset</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve gone over our previous list and decided your manuscripts don&#8217;t fall in any of those problem categories?  Maybe it does in one of these: You turn the agent off.  Sometimes, it&#8217;s not the manuscript, it&#8217;s you.  If you keep talking about how great your manuscript is, try to get too cute in your letter [...]]]></description>
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