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		<title>4 Types of Editing &#038; How To Choose Which Your Book Needs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Breau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Note: Melissa no longer offers these services. This post remains as archived content for your reference. One of the most common questions I get as an editor is about what different types of editing there are and what each one entails. New clients aren't always sure what level of editing they need and don't know how to make that decision. Before you can decide between the]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Proofreading Checklist: What to look for before calling it done</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before hitting "send" when sending out a new piece or before hitting "publish" on a new blog post, it pays to proofread your piece. Here are some quick things to check when proofreading your own copy. Homophones Perhaps one of the most common mistakes when when writing is misusing homophones–words that sound alike but are spelled differently. Spell check won't catch a misused word; it]]></description>
		
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		<title>Show Don&#8217;t Tell — An Example Done Right</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You may have had college professors preach to you to "show, don't tell." The ironic thing about that statement is that it contradicts itself. Take the video I've embedded below, for instance. In the video, a blind homeless man is begging for change. A young woman comes by and changes what he has written on his sign–and in response, many more people begin to give]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why Authors Shouldn&#8217;t Try to Think Outside the Box</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Breau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Creativity is defined as the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc. We often hear this concept expressed as "thinking outside the box." Authors, perhaps even more than other creative groups, feel the stress to be "truly creative." To avoid cliches. To add stunning plot twists. To do what has never]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Publish Your Book: The Options Authors Have Today</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Breau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[So perhaps you've done the hard part already and written a book. Or maybe you're just doing some research because you're thinking about writing a book. Either way, you should know that the publishing landscape today looks vastly different than it did a mere 15 years ago. Heck, it looks vastly different than it did 2 years ago. Authors today have a lot more options —]]></description>
		
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		<title>Creating Characters from Scratch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Breau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year I'm participating in NaNoWriMo for the first time. For those of you not familiar with the acronym, it stands for National Novel Writing Month and it's organized by the Office of Letters and Light. Participants begin writing on November 1st, and the goal is to write a 50,000-word  novel by midnight on November 30th. As I said, this is my first year participating, but I've]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Role of an Editor — And Why You Should Have One</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Breau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what an editor does? Chances are it's a lot more than you think. It’s an editor's job to make sure your readers can see the forest despite the trees—that they don’t get caught up on typos and mistakes that will cause them to focus on the words instead of the story. And, in the process, a good editor will look for things you]]></description>
		
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		<title>Do You Drive Through Stop Signs When Writing?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Breau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last month Tim Berry wrote about learning that a stop sign requires a full stop—one where the car rolls backward slightly—and how that reminded him of decision making. That sometimes we all need a full stop now and again to think things through and prepare ourselves to head off again in the right direction. I couldn't help but think of how the same concept applies]]></description>
		
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		<title>Crafting an Author Bio that Helps Sell Your Book</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Breau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[This post is part of a series on how you can maximize your ebook sales.] Almost every book includes an author bio. There's a reason for this. The author bio tells the reader why he or she should care what the writer thinks. It tells the reader that the writer knows their stuff. This is often clear with non-fiction and how-to books; the author's bio]]></description>
		
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		<title>Compacting Your Whole Plot into Paragraphs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Breau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[This post is part of a series on writing sales copy for your book—see the first piece in the series here: The Truth About the Back of your Book.] We're always told not to judge a book by its cover... but most people are referring to the front of the book. It's flip side is a different matter. Without well written sales copy to convince]]></description>
		
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