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		<title>Open Book: How to Create An Elevator Pitch for Your Novel</title>
		<link>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2011/11/16/elevator-pitch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[        My long time friend asked me what my novel was about.  I stammered and blurted out some incoherent description. (Don&#8217;t laugh! At least I remembered to mention the protagonist.)     This brain freeze, unlike Governer Rick Perry, was not a matter of forgetting, but a matter of not having a succinct pitch scripted.     What if that had been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Book: Grammar Rules You Can Break</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever write a sentence and wonder if it was acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition?  Or begin a sentence with a conjunction?  Or write the way we talk?  Me too.  Even though I have seen magazines, printed articles, and newspapers write in an informal style, bucking up against Strunk and White&#8217;s Elements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Build Your Writer&#8217;s Platform</title>
		<link>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2010/01/03/10-ways-to-build-your-writers-platform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Create your website.  This is your calling card, your business card.  It is evidence to the world that you are committed to writing.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Thumbs up for Noah Lukeman&#8217;s New e-Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2009/07/21/thumbs-up-for-noah-lukemans-new-e-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2009/07/21/thumbs-up-for-noah-lukemans-new-e-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are trying to break into publishing, Lukeman's contributions are a must read.  He gives insight into why some books bubble up to the top of the slush pile and some crash and burn at the query level.  So, increase your odds of your writing being discovered; follow his suggestions.

 You won't regret taking the time to read the advice in Lukeman's e-newsletter. Also included is  a thumbs up free e-book on How to Write a Great Query Letter.  (As I read the e-book, I can only imagine some of the queries he has read over the years.  It must be the comic relief of his occupation!)

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		<title>Chapter by Chapter</title>
		<link>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2008/09/10/chapter-by-chapter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first thought about writing a novel, I immediately thought not of character or plot, but how I was going to organize 300 or more pages and move through the scenes and chapters deftly. My first thought is to use notecards.  This simple, old-fashioned way of tracking and moving scenes has been updated by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lucky Bamboo</title>
		<link>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2008/08/07/lucky-bamboo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I took a photo of three bamboo stalks a while back.  What interested me was the curling.  As I looked at the stalks, I realized that in its simpleness there is much symbolism.  Bamboo is a Chinese symbol for longevity.  It earned this distinction because if you ever had bamboo grow in your yard and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Embellishing the Simple Storyline</title>
		<link>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2008/06/21/embellishing-the-simple-storyline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You want to come up with something unique.  You want to find a subject or topic that will sustain you through the marathon writing process.  And whether you are a first time novelist or written 25 books, you are forever searching for that novel idea that will bubble to the surface and have universal appeal. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuck for an Novel Idea? Try this.</title>
		<link>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2008/06/15/stuck-for-an-novel-idea-try-this/</link>
		<comments>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2008/06/15/stuck-for-an-novel-idea-try-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cori</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[a different approach to outlining a novel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a writer&#8230;and even if you aren&#8217;t a writer, there comes a day when you face a blank piece of paper or the glaring whiteness of a blank computer page.  I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve heard the &#8220;write what you know about&#8221; and still find yourself scratching your head for a topic or theme.  Why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Four P&#8217;s for Success</title>
		<link>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-four-ps-for-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.corichu.com/blog/2008/05/18/the-four-ps-for-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 23:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I visited a psychic for fun.  I do that every so often.  I had never been to this particular person before and am always amazed at the range of intuition.  As I have mentioned in my blog, I have a problem with staying focused on writing projects.  I thought that maybe I had a [...]]]></description>
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