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	<title>Writing With One Hand Waving Free &#187; Fiction Writing</title>
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		<title>Navigating the Changing Book Industry — what writers should know to sell their book</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doris Booth, founder and agent with the Authorlink Literary Group and Authorlink.com, presented a workshop at the DFW Writers Conference, May 2, 2009 entitled:
Navigating the Changing Book Industry
— an insider&#8217;s view of what writers should know
Doris Booth has been an agent for over 13 years. She actively follows the changes occurring in the publishing industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on Writing the First Chapter and Beyond</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ These are some more tips from romantic travel writer Janice MacDonald&#8217;s on First Chapters.

Don&#8217;t sweat it initially, it will change.
When you&#8217;re ready to return to it, consider the following:

start as close to the end without leaving out important information
open with action
quickly establish: who, what, where, when and why



These are some additional tips on writing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key Elements For Writing Marketable Fiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The essential elements of a marketable novel author Janice MacDonald teaches in her writing course are:

Hook
Sense of place
Interesting characters
Compelling dialogue (she&#8217;s English)
Strong storyline (one with a logical pattern)
Appropriate pacing
Distinctive voice
Particular point of view
Slowly revealed secret or answer (the presentation of information)

Ms. MacDonald refers to these as the &#8220;Furnishings.&#8221; She&#8217;s speaking of the traditional novel or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Truby&#8217;s 22 Plot Building Blocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
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John Truby&#8217;s screenwriting courses and software are a staple of screenwriting classes worldwide. His book,The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, presents his &#8220;Twenty-Two Building Blocks&#8221; plot structure is a classic. I purchased one of his first video writing courses mumblety-mumblety years ago when I was writing comedy and spent a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traditional Fiction Writing Story Arc</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve seen dozens of variations on these (and I&#8217;ll be posting at least 3) through the years as I read writing books and went to classes and workshops to avoid facing the muddle that was my middle, but somehow Janice MacDonald&#8217;s version clicked. I then joined NaNoWriMo in 2007 followed by a friend asking me [...]]]></description>
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