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		<title>A Handy Checklist for Writers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, a new post! I&#8217;ve been wicked busy working on a new web site to help students write better. I&#8217;ll be kicking the new site off in September with a series of posts on how to write better papers. In the meantime, here is something to keep close and check often.
In his book Brain Train: Studying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin’s Resignation: The Edited Version (Vanity Fair)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the day that the Alaskan Governor exits her office,  this was just too delicious to pass up.
As I say all the time, good writing is in the editing. Revision is critical. A good editor can take even Sarah Palin&#8217;s word salad and make it (mostly) understandable. It still may not be logical, but you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on Mind Maps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got more to share with you on mind maps. The first video is from the original developer of the concept, Tony Buzan. The second video shows how Inspiration was used to build a mind map of Steve Jobs&#8217; Commencement Address at Stanford University in 2005. I hope you enjoy them and find them useful.
Maximize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Started Writing With a Mind Map</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ready. Set. WRITE!
The most important sentence in any article is the first one. If it doesn&#8217;t induce the reader to proceed to the second sentence, your article is dead&#8230;Of such a progression of sentences, each tugging the reader forward until he is hooked, the writer constructs that fateful unit, the &#8220;lead.&#8221; (On Writing Well, William [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write Great Web Copy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 19:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is your web site getting results? Are visitors converting to customers? Are they calling you for a quote or joining your mailing list? Maybe it’s your copy. Follow these tips for great web copy that connects with your reader and leads them right through your front door.
 Buy Fake Gucci Handbags Online
 Cheap Replica Mulberry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Tool. Never Use the Wrong Word Again.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have difficulty remembering when to use the word effect and when you should use affect? Confused about its and it&#8217;s or lay and lie?
Using the wrong word makes you look dumb. It&#8217;s distracting to the reader and knocks your writing off course. Many thanks to reader FredinChina for bringing us this nifty little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beating the Buzz Word Fail Whale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 18:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this profile of Mzinga, Inc. in a Business Week article on companies that “get” social media. I promised in my post, Quick Five Step Guide to Revising and Editing, that I would take a deeper look at this example of jargonese in a future post. Here are the first few sentences of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Five Step Guide to Revising and Editing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 00:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Revising and editing takes time, but the end result is well worth the investment. Your writing will be more effective and alive, and ultimately better understood.  I’ll be writing future posts on the writing process (ideas, planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing), getting organized, cutting clutter in your writing and finding your voice.
Today, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Mitchell Rant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Mitchell, British actor, comedian, and writer admits that using correct spelling and punctuation doesn&#8217;t make you a better person, but it helps.


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		<title>Guest Authors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ellen James</dc:creator>
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If you like to write about writing, want to share insights, strategies or tips, be a guest author! Please leave a comment or email if you&#8217;d like to be part of building Be A Better Writer Now!
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Original content only, please.
Include a short bio with a single link to your site.
If you have [...]]]></description>
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