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	<title>Publishing Basics... for the self publisher &#187; Carolyn Madison</title>
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	<description>A Monthly Newsletter for the Small Press and Independent Self-Publisher &#124;&#124; Published by RJ Communications The Print Buyers' Alternative</description>
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		<title>Did Your Editor Really Say That?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After having their writing professionally edited, some authors may have reactions such as: My editor doesn’t get me. My editor doesn’t understand what I’m trying to do in this manuscript. My editor made these edits because she is personally opposed to my message. My editor rushed through the manuscript and missed the point I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Possible to Over Edit?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Do you think I might be over editing?” an author asked me the other day. It was not the first time I’ve been asked. Many of us ponder that same question while going back through our manuscripts one last time, making just a few final revisions—again. At times we feel like Dorothy Parker: “I can’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Be Too Easily Impressed with Your “Editor”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I left a message at the self-publishing company and an editor called me back …” “I completed a form on the Web site, and the next day I got a call from an editor &#8230;” “My editor called and said … “ Comments such as these make me smile. And I hear them all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Manuscript Fit for Publishing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the holidays, we remind ourselves to not overeat—for whatever good it does. Most of us are at least somewhat aware of what and how much we are eating. We make conscious choices about what to ingest and how much to exercise, knowing that the resulting outcome will be apparent. Similarly, as the publisher of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Need Plan B for Your Revision Process</title>
		<link>http://www.publishingbasics.com/2009/09/20/do-you-need-plan-b-for-your-revision-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do You Need Plan B for Your Revision Process Back when you began revising your manuscript for publication, you may have envisioned that process going more smoothly than it has. Circumstances change. Maybe it’s time for Plan B. Instead of letting your manuscript languish inside your computer, reach out and explore your options; you do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing:  Publishing Quality Stimulus Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.publishingbasics.com/2009/08/10/announcing-publishing-quality-stimulus-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve noticed a trend in this current economic climate. Increasingly, writers with unfinished manuscripts are moving them from the back burner to the front burner and turning up the heat to get them finished, published, and ready to market in hopes of creating an additional source of income. To encourage you in this entrepreneurial spirit, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Write to Sell: Non-fiction Writing Fundamentals</title>
		<link>http://www.publishingbasics.com/2009/04/15/write-to-sell-non-fiction-writing-fundamentals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Successful book marketing requires that you first write a book that others want to read.  To help create that potential for success with your non-fiction book, focus on the following writing fundamentals: Objective:  What is your reason for writing the book? What do you want readers to experience while reading it, and what do you want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Want to Save Time and Money on Editing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s Step Back and Get Some Perspective. Whose perspective shall we get? As readers we naturally get the perspective the writer has given us at any given moment within the text. When I read, I hope the writer has given some deliberate thought to the lens through which I receive the story or information. As an editor, I find that writers often have not thoroughly thought through perspective or point-of-view issues within their manuscripts.]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Let This Happen to You! &#8211; From The Vault of Publishing Horror Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve noticed that nothing gets fingers pointing, phones ringing, keyboard clicking, and inboxes flaming faster than errors found after a piece of writing is published. It’s bad enough if it happens on a Web site where it can be quickly fixed, but when it happens in printed material, especially in books, it’s even worse.]]></description>
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		<title>So, You Wrote a Manuscript; Now What?</title>
		<link>http://www.publishingbasics.com/2008/05/29/so-you-wrote-a-manuscript-now-what/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 18:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Madison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've worked long and hard to complete your manuscript and now you're ready to publish. What should you do next? First, consider your goals and target audience. Did you take on the project: Because of a burning need to get your story written down primarily for family and friends so it won't be forgotten over time?]]></description>
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