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		<title>True Cost of E-Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the emerging world of e-books, many consumers assume it is only  logical that publishers are saving vast amounts by not having to print  or distribute paper books, leaving room to pass along those savings to  their customers.
What is the real story? Find out from this fascinating NY Times article: &#8220;Math of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fictionfixitshop.com/blog/2010/03/01/uncategorized/true-cost-of-e-books/</link>
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		<title>Afraid To Write?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: What do I do if I feel afraid or anxious about writing my novel?
Answer:
An author friend of mine and I were talking about the new fiction projects we both are working on. She commented that she wished she could jump into a new story as easily as I do, but that she often feels [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fictionfixitshop.com/blog/2010/02/19/uncategorized/afraid-to-write/</link>
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		<title>Exciting Time For Writers Too?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I read an article posted on Huffington Post yesterday by bestselling thriller novelist Jason Pinter. He gives an impressive list of reasons why readers (and, by extension, writers) should be encouraged by the various recent developments in publishing&#8211;ebooks, e-readers (Kindles, Nooks, IPad, etc.), the dust-up between Amazon and Macmillan&#8230;you know, all those events [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fictionfixitshop.com/blog/2010/02/17/uncategorized/exciting-time-for-writers-too/</link>
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		<title>Power Structure: Secret Writing Weapon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Writing Notes Before Power Structure: 
Imagine a 30-50 page document full of bits and pieces, a brainstorm here, an idea there, a few lines down maybe some links to some research sites. Add to it a stack of printed out character charts scribbled and crossed out as I kept changing my mind. And then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fictionfixitshop.com/blog/2010/02/11/fav-writing-tools/power-structure-secret-writing-weapon/</link>
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		<title>Writers&#8217; Business Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: Is it okay to put my phone number or address on my writing business cards? What about a photo?
Meredith&#8217;s Answer:
I would strongly recommend NOT putting your home phone/address on it. You don&#8217;t want to compromise your privacy that way. People are sometimes weird about writers&#8211;especially once you get published, you&#8217;re sort of a semi-celebrity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fictionfixitshop.com/blog/2010/02/08/writing-advice/writers-business-cards/</link>
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		<title>Pitching At Writers Conferences</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Question: At a writer&#8217;s conference, how do we know when it is okay to pitch our fiction manuscript to an editor or agent? Is the &#8220;elevator pitch&#8221; really okay to use in an elevator, for example? 
Meredith&#8217;s Answer:
I think the best thing we all can do for the editors and agents at a conference is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fictionfixitshop.com/blog/2010/02/05/writing-advice/pitching-at-writers-conferences/</link>
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		<title>Is 1st Person Okay?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many writers wonder if it&#8217;s acceptable (by the publishing world) for a new writer to write their story in first person. First person is not frowned upon in either adult fiction or YA. There are plenty of very well-received books in both markets written in first person.
There are different tastes and reader opinions about first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fictionfixitshop.com/blog/2010/02/03/writing-advice/is-1st-person-okay/</link>
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