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		<title>What Should Be Included In Your Query Letter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Greens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good query letter catches the agent&#8217;s attention and is the first step in how to get a novel published. What should be included in your query letter? The first paragraph should be a brief synopsis of your novel. No more than 100 words, perhaps 150 words. This synopsis is written in the present tense. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A good query letter catches the agent&#8217;s attention and is the first step in how to get a novel published. What should be included in your query letter?</p>
<p>The first paragraph should be a brief synopsis of your novel. No more than 100 words, perhaps 150 words. This synopsis is written in the present tense. You want to hook the agent&#8217;s curiosity to read more. It&#8217;s a challenge to condense a 100,000 novel down to 150 words, but important you do. Think of the synopsis as a back cover blurb. It gives just enough information to create excitement about the novel. If you need some examples go to the bookstore and look at the back cover blurbs of books in the same genre as yours.</p>
<p>The second paragraph describes the market for your novel and includes the genre. Are you aiming for romance readers, cozy mystery readers or is your book a young adult novel? You can compare your book to other similar books, saying something like &#8220;readers of Sandra Brown will enjoy TITLE OF YOUR BOOK. Mention the word count and that the novel is completed.</p>
<p>The third paragraph includes your background as a writer and a brief bio. If you have writing credits make sure you mention them. Many agents don&#8217;t consider a vanity/subsidy book or self-published book as a writing credit. If you include the title they will look it up on amazon.com to see who the publisher is.</p>
<p>The third paragraph is where you can describe any special experience you have that could become a publicity hook or gives you an insight other writers might not have. For example if you are a pastry chef and your heroine is also a pastry chef that would be relevant.</p>
<p>End the letter by thanking the agent for their time and consideration and asking if they would like to see the first few chapters or a completed manuscript. The purpose of the query letter is to motivate the agent to ask for the manuscript.</p>
<p>The query letter should be no more than one page single spaced. You could also include a 2 or 3 page synopsis of your novel, but don&#8217;t include the first chapter or the entire manuscript.</p>
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		<title>Novel Appoach: Getting By Online Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent trend in the recruitment of teachers for schools have shown scarcity in the number of good and dedicated teachers who can understand the child psychology. It has become a serious problematic area and the education system is facing a big challenge in this regard. Potential teachers to impart education to the students are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The recent trend in the recruitment of teachers for schools have shown scarcity in the number of good and dedicated teachers who can understand the child psychology. It has become a serious problematic area and the education system is facing a big challenge in this regard.</p>
<p>Potential teachers to impart education to the students are reducing in numbers and hence the provision of special education for the teachers has been developed. Now the teachers cannot afford to dedicate time in full-time courses and once again begin studies. So to help them in the most convenient way, online education has developed courses to train the teachers to help out students in their learning. This is a real novel approach the online education has initiated to enrich the entire education system.</p>
<p>Specially educated teachers can be widely categorized into two sections. The first category comprises of those teachers who conduct regular classes in the school curriculum. Another section of teachers is those who teach the disabled children in the schools exceptionally meant for them.</p>
<p>Online education has courses for both the sections of teachers to guide them in the best possible way. The biggest advantage of such courses is that the teachers can continue the course along with the job and get refined ideas with real experience at work. On the other hand this is a boon to the students because the teachers can help them with exact guidance to build up their future.</p>
<p>Teachers have the biggest role in building up the nation. If the teachers are inefficient in any aspect the whole society can be put at stake. The school authorities must take care of this aspect and make it mandatory for the teachers to get hold of the specialized training to impart quality education to the students.</p>
<p>Educational requirements can only then be met in a broader perspective and better way if the teachers are more concerned in not just what they are teaching to the students but in the approach they are teaching or giving lessons. A good and potent teacher must have the ability to read the child&#8217;s mind and then incorporate something in his/her thoughts. The real spirit of education lies in the approach of education and online education for teachers is just a way to show this route.</p>
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		<title>How To Write A Romance Novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve done any freewriting now is the time to develop a plot or a theme from those writings. Write down all your ideas for characters, events, and places. On indexcards flesh out your characters, tell about their hair color, eye color, build, education, job, hobbies. The more you know about your actors, the more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve done any freewriting now is the time to develop a plot or a theme from those writings. Write down all your ideas for characters, events, and places. On indexcards flesh out your characters, tell about their hair color, eye color, build, education, job, hobbies. The more you know about your actors, the more believable they will be when you write your book.</p>
<p>Select a time frame and location. What do you want to write: mystery, historical, fantasy, or ethnic romance novels? Make that decision and then research the market and write to sell in that market. Study book covers, themes, and plots. What do the best sellers look like? Don&#8217;t reinvent the wheel.</p>
<p>In the first few pages of writing you must create intense interest. Book publishers and readers usually will not go much farther than the opening paragraphs. That old phrase,&#8221;if only I had known&#8221; did it&#8217;s job at providing suspense and interest. Can you think of an equally attention getting phrase? Of course you can!</p>
<p>Now, create your main character and endow them with human qualities. No one is perfect and they shouldn&#8217;t be either. Let their faults show. Fill out their index card with all the details of a living human being. Perhaps you can base your character on someone you know. Just be careful not to be too blatant writing your descriptions.</p>
<p>All characters must have a reason for being there. They should add something to the story. It may not be significant but they must help move the story along.And allow lots of dialog. Let your characters speak as they would in real life.</p>
<p>The main components to a romance novel are:<br />
Interest = This is the boy/girl thing<br />
Conflict = This is where they butt heads<br />
Resolution = This is where all problems are resolved and they live happily ever after. Yes&#8230; give them a happy ending!</p>
<p>To the good part!! You could be at your own very first book signing in just a few months! That is not an outrageous claim. Thousands are doing it right now.</p>
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		<title>Good Romance Novels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stewards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Romance novels are extremely popular and are the best-selling books. It has been estimated that there are well over two thousand romance novels that are published each year and there are over fifty million people that read romance novels. Normally a romance novel is going to possess certain themes consistently and are all grouped together [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Romance novels are extremely popular and are the best-selling books. It has been estimated that there are well over two thousand romance novels that are published each year and there are over fifty million people that read romance novels. Normally a romance novel is going to possess certain themes consistently and are all grouped together by all of these themes.</p>
<p>Romance novels can include a similar time period, setting, type of conflict and level of sensuality. Normally, all of the companies that publish romance novels have a certain guidelines that all of their authors use when they are creating their new stories. The sole purpose of romance novels is to provide the reader with an escape from reality. During this time, the individual is able to ignore all of their responsibilities temporarily and transport themselves into the romance novel, pretending that they are the damsel in distress. The overall ability to have the ability to live out this romance fantasy is a very good way for some people to find a release from all of their daily troubles.</p>
<p>Within the marketplace, romance novels are the best sellers. You are able to purchase romance novels in each and every drug, discount retail and grocery establishments all around the country. You also have the opportunity to join several different book clubs so that you are able to automatically receive all of the latest romance novels each month. You don&#8217;t have to go out and purchase them; they will just keep mailing them out to you until you stop your membership.</p>
<p>The majority of individuals don&#8217;t purchase romance novels because there are so many that come out each month. They just go to their local library and borrow the books for a couple of weeks and then they will return them and get some more. There are some libraries that will sell all of the older copies of the books for ten cents each so that you are able to keep them just as long as your desire and you will never have to return them.</p>
<p>Even though the majority of women really hate to have to admit that they actually enjoy all of these romance novels, there really is nothing for them to be ashamed about.</p>
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