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		By: Graeme		</title>
		<link>https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-57</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-56&quot;&gt;amanda&lt;/a&gt;.

Thank you, Amanda, for those kind words. I agree that you just have to put your best foot forward.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-56">amanda</a>.</p>
<p>Thank you, Amanda, for those kind words. I agree that you just have to put your best foot forward.</p>
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		By: amanda		</title>
		<link>https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-56</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[i&#039;m not an author im a reader,a huge reader and i love books and the thrill of escapism i get when reading .Sometimes you just have to put yourself out there and see what comes back. If your book is anything like your blog i cant see you have a problem you have an engaging style of writing that keeps a reader interested. This blog made me smile, i could picture Yoda in my head saying eveything you wrote, writing is meant to inspire the imagination :) i can&#039;t comment on marketing or writing i know little of this but i can comment on what i read. And what i read i like.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i&#8217;m not an author im a reader,a huge reader and i love books and the thrill of escapism i get when reading .Sometimes you just have to put yourself out there and see what comes back. If your book is anything like your blog i cant see you have a problem you have an engaging style of writing that keeps a reader interested. This blog made me smile, i could picture Yoda in my head saying eveything you wrote, writing is meant to inspire the imagination 🙂 i can&#8217;t comment on marketing or writing i know little of this but i can comment on what i read. And what i read i like.</p>
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		By: Graeme		</title>
		<link>https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-55</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-54&quot;&gt;Heather Day Gilbert&lt;/a&gt;.

Heh, thanks for your comments, Heather.  It&#039;s all a matter of balance and most of us are new to the marketing game.  I&#039;m sure we&#039;ll discover what works and what doesn&#039;t.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-54">Heather Day Gilbert</a>.</p>
<p>Heh, thanks for your comments, Heather.  It&#8217;s all a matter of balance and most of us are new to the marketing game.  I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll discover what works and what doesn&#8217;t.</p>
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		By: Heather Day Gilbert		</title>
		<link>https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-54</link>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 20:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Very exciting, Graeme! Love your (um..er...YODA&#039;S) thoughts on publicity. I can&#039;t stand the drip-dripping of twitter feeds, pattering on about their own books. YES, we have to advertise. But that reader base is so core. Identifying our own personal reader base is tough, though. Looking forward to reading your book!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very exciting, Graeme! Love your (um..er&#8230;YODA&#8217;S) thoughts on publicity. I can&#8217;t stand the drip-dripping of twitter feeds, pattering on about their own books. YES, we have to advertise. But that reader base is so core. Identifying our own personal reader base is tough, though. Looking forward to reading your book!</p>
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		By: Graeme		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 06:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-52&quot;&gt;Gray Sharpling&lt;/a&gt;.

Well well well, long time no speak. Glad to hear from you again, and I hope you are well? I will be self publishing for a variety of reasons. Email me and I can explain in depth if you are interested.  You&#039;ve probably already read the blurb for OCEAN OF DUST on the home page.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-52">Gray Sharpling</a>.</p>
<p>Well well well, long time no speak. Glad to hear from you again, and I hope you are well? I will be self publishing for a variety of reasons. Email me and I can explain in depth if you are interested.  You&#8217;ve probably already read the blurb for OCEAN OF DUST on the home page.</p>
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		By: Gray Sharpling		</title>
		<link>https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-52</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gray Sharpling]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 06:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi old friend.  Maybe I missed something in a previous post, but did you just drop a minor bombshell?  You say: &quot;... as I gear up toward the launch of my first book...&quot;
Have you found a publisher, or are you self-publishing, or what?  Details.  I need details.....
Regardless, that&#039;s great news.  Good Luck!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi old friend.  Maybe I missed something in a previous post, but did you just drop a minor bombshell?  You say: &#8220;&#8230; as I gear up toward the launch of my first book&#8230;&#8221;<br />
Have you found a publisher, or are you self-publishing, or what?  Details.  I need details&#8230;..<br />
Regardless, that&#8217;s great news.  Good Luck!</p>
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		By: Graeme		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-50&quot;&gt;Stephanie Chandler&lt;/a&gt;.

Thank you very much.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-50">Stephanie Chandler</a>.</p>
<p>Thank you very much.</p>
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		By: Stephanie Chandler		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Chandler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks for sharing our link and best of luck with your book!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for sharing our link and best of luck with your book!</p>
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		By: Graeme		</title>
		<link>https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-49</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-47&quot;&gt;nick gogerty&lt;/a&gt;.

Well said, Nick. No one is perfect and it certainly helps to distance ourselves from our books to regain objectivity. When&#039;s your book going to see the light of day?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-47">nick gogerty</a>.</p>
<p>Well said, Nick. No one is perfect and it certainly helps to distance ourselves from our books to regain objectivity. When&#8217;s your book going to see the light of day?</p>
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		By: Graeme		</title>
		<link>https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-48</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Graeme]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-46&quot;&gt;Jennifer Sosniak&lt;/a&gt;.

I think most first time authors experience the same doubts. Isn&#039;t it great to have fellow authors to support us? :)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://graemeing.com/commentary/yoda-gives-advice-about-your-first-book/#comment-46">Jennifer Sosniak</a>.</p>
<p>I think most first time authors experience the same doubts. Isn&#8217;t it great to have fellow authors to support us? 🙂</p>
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