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		<title>THE WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE- THIS SUNDAY</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us for a FREE 3-hour networking and discussion about writing and publishing at the Writers Coffeehouse. Location:  BARNES &#38; NOBLE WILLOW GROVE (102 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090. Time: Coffeehouse Sunday, August 28, 2011, noon to 3pm The Writers Coffeehouse is open to everyone. It&#8217;s a bunch of writers sitting around talking about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pocono Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Romance Writers of America Presents, Advanced Social Media Strategies and Tactics for Writers on May 14th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 21:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please join me at the Palmer Library, where I’ll conduct an advanced workshop covering all aspects of social media marketing for writers and authors. WHERE: The Palmer Branch of the Easton Area Public Library, 1 Weller Place, Palmer, PA 18045 WHEN: May 14th, 2011 from 10:00 to 2:00 pm. Please click here to see your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writers Joining Forces</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m in next month’s print version of Writer’s Digest magazine. Hats off to my bud and fellow Liar, Marie Lamba for pulling together the article, Joining Forces &#8211; Partnering with other authors can give you leverage for your career—and a whole host of other benefits besides. Here&#8217;s how to do it. And all this time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PodCamp Philly 2010</title>
		<link>http://donaldlafferty.com/podcamp-philly-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PodCamp never fails to deliver, even when I can only make it for half a day. Many thanks and best of luck to everyone who attended my session, Advanced Business Development for Authors. Writing a book is tough. Getting a book deal is tougher. But marketing your book online can be like shooting fish in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agents and Editors at the Philadelphia Writers&#8217; Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re still trying to land a literary agent, happen to be available tomorrow afternoon, and have your pitch dialed in, spending five minutes at the Philadelphia Writers’ Conference might get you one step closer to getting your book published. Tomorrow, Friday, June 9th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, agents and editors will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 62nd Annual Philadelphia Writers&#8217; Conference: Just the Facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 21:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 62nd Annual Philadelphia Writers’ Conference will take place on Friday, June 11th through Sunday, June 13th at the Holiday Inn at Fourth and Arch Streets in downtown Philadelphia. This year&#8217;s theme is: Your Writing Stimulus Package. Our keynote speaker is author and Wall Street Journal columnist, Jeffrey Zaslow. In 2009, Zaslow was the author [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Easy Ways to Promote Your Book Signing, Workshop or Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Marie Lamba said, crap happens in this business, but when you and your local bookstore go to the trouble of creating an event, the worst thing that can happen is NOTHING! Often a rookie author, unfamiliar with the promotional side of events, is caught by surprise when the only people who come up to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Story of Hope for the Publishing Industry</title>
		<link>http://donaldlafferty.com/my-story-of-hope-for-the-publishing-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent yesterday bouncing between publishers and agencies like a pinball, doing what I do; helping authors and publishers find their readers. One publisher at a time. One person at a time. One conversation at time. One convert at a time. The usual for me. Except things feel different now. From my first cup of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE THIS SUNDAY hosted by JONATHAN MABERRY</title>
		<link>http://donaldlafferty.com/writers-coffeehouse-this-sunday-hosted-by-jonathan-maberry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come and join me and bestselling author Jonathan Maberry on Sunday, August 30, from noon to 3pm at the SAXBY COFFEE (formerly Bucks County Coffeehouse in Doylestown PA for a free writers networking session. This is a free event –open to everyone.  No requirements necessary. It&#8217;s a bunch of writers sitting around talking about writing…with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ThrillerFest09 Pics: Day 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Lafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click to sign up for ThrillerFest 2010 Team Baldacci Editor Steve Hoffman, Executive Assistant, Deborah Hocutt and David Baldacci Robert Rotenberg, Douglas Preston and Philly Liar’s Club author, Dennis Tafoya Dennis Tafoya, Carla Bucklery and Joe Moore Randy Sekeres and Backspace founder, Karen Dionne Steve Forman and Doug Preston Penguin Putnam’s Neil Nyren introducing the [...]]]></description>
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