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	<description>Publishing Tips, Writing Markets, Writers Wanted, Freelance Writing, Writing Contests, Get Paid to Write</description>
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		<title>You can get paid to write short articles, FREE TO DO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These guys pay you to write short articles.
No cost to do this, it&#8217;s free.  They pay well and they pay fast and are very reliable.
Write about anything that interests you and that you are passionate about, and get paid to do it.  Post your favorite recipes, talk about parenting, share your opinions about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2008/04/07/you-can-get-paid-to-write-short-articles-free-to-do/</link>
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		<title>AuthorMania.com Writing and Poetry Contests</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve gotten a few emails lately asking about our previous writing contest and poetry contest, and whether we are still running the contests.  Rather than try to respond to each individual email, we are posting this notice here.
AuthorMania.com has run poetry and writing contests for three years. While we have enjoyed running the contests, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2008/03/30/authormaniacom-writing-and-poetry-contests/</link>
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		<title>Freelance Writing Jobs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a little something I discovered today that some freeelance writers might be interested in. While I am usually not an advocate on paying for jobs, this one offers a money back guarantee if you aren&#8217;t happy.  They have thousands of jobs posted, you just pick the ones you want to work on.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2008/03/30/freelance-writing-jobs/</link>
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		<title>Author Mania Writing eBooks Special</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AuthorMania.com is running a special sale on writing ebooks.  We are offering a special deal of five information filled ebooks!
If you&#8217;re looking for information to help you get paid to write, this is the deal for you!
You get:
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		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2007/09/11/author-mania-writing-ebooks-special/</link>
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		<title>Naming Your Characters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It sounds rather simple, naming a character.  But it&#8217;s not always easy coming up with the perfect name for the imperfect character. So what&#8217;s a writer to do?  How does a writer decide what name to attach to a character, and why?

Let&#8217;s start with the obvious.  Characters need names, just as real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2007/09/08/naming-your-characters/</link>
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		<title>How To Handle Criticism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The inevitable criticisms that come with the prestige of being called an author could very well be thought as an author&#8217;s worse nightmare.  How can anyone not be negatively affected by comments and articles that seem to be so harshly written against an author?  It&#8217;s easier than you might imagine.  
 The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2007/09/08/how-to-handle-criticism/</link>
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		<title>Making Your Characters Realistic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve read them before, many times.  Blah or boring, perfect and flawless, too good to be true, obviously fake characters.  So what can you do to take a different path?  To make your characters come to life, seem real, appeal to the reader&#8217;s emotions?  The answer is rather simple, though it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2007/09/08/making-your-characters-realistic/</link>
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		<title>Keeping The Reader&#8217;s Attention</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you visited your favorite book store, browsed the isles, had a couple of titles catch your eye?  If you&#8217;re like me, you can&#8217;t count the times. After checking it out briefly, you buy the books, check out, go home. Once there, you cozy up in the recliner with a nice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2007/09/08/keeping-the-readers-attention/</link>
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		<title>So You Want to be an Author</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can be an author.  Yes, you can.  Think of an author, and the word that comes to mind is prestige.  You can have that prestige.  It&#8217;s attainable.  It&#8217;s within your reach, your grasp.  Reach for it. 

Becoming an author is not difficult, but it requires something we call [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2007/09/08/so-you-want-to-be-an-author/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to Author Mania</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever dreamed of writing, of putting your feelings and thoughts into words and onto paper, you&#8217;ve already accomplished one of the major first steps necessary to be an author.  But wanting to write isn&#8217;t enough.  And writing itself isn&#8217;t enough.  What purpose does it serve to write something, hoping someone [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.authormania.com/2007/09/08/welcome-to-author-mania/</link>
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