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	<title>Karen Cioffi, Children&#039;s Author</title>
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		<title>Predators and Editors Readers Poll 1st Place Winner</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thrilled to announce that Walking Through Walls, published by 4RV Publishing, won first place in the Predators and Editors Readers Poll. And, I want to thank everyone who voted for it! There were a number of other 4RV books that placed in the top ten, and 4RV placed 6th in the Publisher&#8217;s category. Congratulations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking Through Walls Nominated in Predators and Editors Readers Poll</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thrilled about this nomination for Walking Through Walls, but it means I need votes. So, I&#8217;d appreciate your help. For those who aren&#8217;t familiar with Walking Through Walls, it&#8217;s a children&#8217;s middle grade fantasy adventure and you can find out more about through the Reviews Page on the right sidebar. So, if you&#8217;re so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing a Fiction Story: Walking Through Walls Backstory</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s always interesting how writers find ideas when writing a fiction story. Some may simply come up with an idea, others may see something that triggers a story, and sometimes a story is handed to a writer. I had never thought of rewriting a folktale until being given a rough outline of an ancient Chinese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking Through Walls Book Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Well, Walking Through Walls is now on its second virtual book tour, but this time I&#8217;m not doing it on my own, I&#8217;m going with World of Ink Tours. AND, THE TOUR BEGINS TODAY! You might be wondering why I&#8217;m having another virtual tour for Walking Through Walls, and the answer is two-fold: 1. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karen Cioffi, Children&#8217;s Author</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHANGES IN THE WIND FOR THIS SITE! It&#8217;s close to the end of the year, and I&#8217;ve decided to straighten my writing path so it&#8217;s actually leading to my major writing goals. What does this mean? Well, for starters I changed the name of my site; it&#8217;s now Karen Cioffi, Children&#8217;s Author to reflect my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plan a Booktour: The First Steps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve taken the initial steps to begin your book marketing journey. The first rung on your marketing ladder is to create a quality product, in the case of an author, that would be a book. You need to create an engaging story, be part of a critique group, make sure the manuscript gets edited/proofread, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Ghostwriter: 5 Features That Can Help Build Your Business</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Ghostwriter: 5 Features That Can Help Build Your Business A ghostwriter provides services for different types of people, marketers, and businesses, and on a number of topics. She works silently, behind the scenes and creates whitepapers, newsletters, e-books, informational products, articles, posts, stories, and other forms of content for a business or marketer seeking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Books for Children – Submissions to Contract to Book Promotion to Writing Career</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing Books for Children – Submissions to Contract to Book Promotion to Writing Career The foundation of writing books for children, or any genre for that matter, is to learn the craft of writing. In regard to being a children’s author you will need to learn the specific rules and tricks to create appropriate stories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Books for Children – Submissions to Contract to Promotion to Writing Career Part2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing Books for Children – Submissions to Contract to Promotion to Writing Career Part2 In the last post we covered the &#8216;submissions&#8217; aspect of writing books for children, now we&#8217;ll go on to the next 3 steps: the contract, book promotion, and a writing career. 2. Writing Books for Children: The Book Contract   If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children’s Writing: the Traditional Publishing Path</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children’s books fall into one of three categories: picture books, middle grade, and young adult. To become published within the children&#8217;s writing arena, in any of these genres, you need to take the necessary steps to achieve success whether aiming at traditional publishing or self-publishing. In regard to traditional publishing, there are four steps needed [...]]]></description>
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