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Creating buzz for your book or product
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Maximizing Forums to Market Yourself
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The Dreaded 'Said'
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Marketing yourself on the web
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Tools we found so far
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First vs. Third Person Narrative Perspective
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Dealing with dialogue
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More Military References
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Show versus Tell
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Attributes of pace and flow in writing
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Did you write today
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What is creative writing
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The Value of Research in Creative Writing
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Which words when - list
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