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		<title>The Blog Became a Distraction</title>
		<link>http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/2012/03/the-blog-became-a-distraction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I promoted myself before I even built up any content to promote. I was working on growing my audience before you had anything to read. Things were going a bit backwards. I was proud of myself for keeping up on this blog and updating it regularly. I felt great until I read one or two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Read Bad Books</title>
		<link>http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/2012/03/read-the-good-and-the-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went on a bit of a vacation last week and got a chance to read some of the free downloads I &#8220;purchased&#8221; for my Kindle. I sat down and powered through a couple of rough reads, started and then soon trashed a couple more, and thoroughly enjoyed one. As a writer, I would say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Write Good or Die</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Write Good or Die is a self-proclaimed guide for 21st century writers. Editor Scott Nicholson has compiled a series of articles written by a variety of best-selling authors and other contributors, all focusing their attention on the craft and business of writing. It is currently listed as a free download on Amazon. I have read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crash Course in Fantasy Writing by Brandon Sanderson</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/?p=581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brandon Sanderson&#8217;s Mistborn Trilogy is one of my favorite reads of all time. I also enjoyed Warbreaker a great deal. He is an excellent modern fantasy writer, and is still relatively new to the best-seller scene. Below is a selection of videos that compose the lectures Brandon Sanderson gave at JordanCon 2010 at the Crowne [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stark Writing Crazy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I came across a user on Reddit named bovisrex. He has completed seven novels and a wealth of short stories and poems. He has a new blog (Stark Writing Crazy) where he has been posting podcasts of the third draft of his most current novel, Witness. You can get not only a glimpse, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Pitch for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I penned and submitted my pitch to Amazon, which will be judged in the first round of the contest. I also had to submit the materials needed for the subsequent rounds, even though they won&#8217;t be judged until later dates and there is no guarantee that my novel will make it to those rounds. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post by Jeremiah Walton</title>
		<link>http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/2012/01/guest-post-by-jeremiah-walton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/?p=564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to Submit to Poetry Contests After you have read the guidelines and put together a submission, read the guidelines again. Don&#8217;t miss a small detail concealed among a paragraph of policy and disclaimers that makes all the difference. Make sure you are actually eligible to enter. If you put together a collection of poetry, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon Novel Contest</title>
		<link>http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/2012/01/amazon-novel-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/?p=560</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Createspace by Amazon has partnered up with Penguin Group to host the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA). ABNA is designed to find and develop new authors in fiction. Anyone with an unpublished or self-published novel in the fields of general fiction or young adult fiction is invited to participate. Applicants will be put through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Name as a Brand</title>
		<link>http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/2012/01/my-name-as-a-brand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/?p=547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago I had decided to use my own name, rather than a made-up pen name, as my author signature for my works. Since then I have marketed and used my name to promote my writing, gain a following, and no matter how nonchalant I try to say it&#8211; make some money. I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Money</title>
		<link>http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/2012/01/money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://arthurmcmahon.com/blog/?p=544</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a little bluesy bit I wrote. Enjoy! Money Oh I ain’t got no money baby. I need to buy a car. Got no money baby. I want to go to a bar. So little money, my wallet’s running dry. So little money. Can’t afford apple pie. Need some money baby. Need to get a [...]]]></description>
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