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		<title>Collaborate in real-time with EtherPad</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/03/15/collaborate-in-real-time-with-etherpad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		 As you may or may not know from reading this space, I generally advocate using wiki, Google Docs, or Writeboard when collaborating on a writing project. When you need to work on something at same time with one or more collaborators, tools like that aren&#8217;t always best options. 
Wikis and Writeboard don&#8217;t let two [...]


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		<title>A few links for the end of the week</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/03/12/a-few-links-for-the-end-of-the-week-54/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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Use collaboration to improve your writing
A few lessons in contracting that every freelancer should learn
Speaking of collaboration, here are 10 reasons why your last attempt at collaboration didn&#8217;t work
Remember that the editor you write for today could be the writer you hire tomorrow
What&#8217;s the goal of a blog post? Conversation
Some good advice on how to [...]


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		<title>What I read, and why</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/03/10/what-i-read-and-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		 If you want to improve as a writer, you not only need to write. You need to read. Writing and reading are two sides of the same coin. You need to do both to achieve your potential.

By reading, you&#8217;re exposing yourself to different voices and viewpoints. And you can pick up some new techniques. [...]


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		<title>Using the four tweets to focus your writing</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/03/08/using-the-four-tweets-to-focus-your-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		 Since I do a few presentations each year, I constantly try to learn more about speaking in public. And, whenever possible, I try to apply those lessons to my writing. It doesn&#8217;t always happen, but when it does I find myself growing as a writer.

Lately, I&#8217;ve been reading a book called The Backchannel by [...]


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		<title>A few links for the end of the week</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/03/05/a-few-links-for-the-end-of-the-week-53/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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How to write for regular readers
Five statements by freelancers that frustrate clients
Some good advice on how to structure your business writing
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		<title>Posting will be practically non existent this week</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/03/01/posting-will-be-practically-non-existent-this-week/</link>
		<comments>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/03/01/posting-will-be-practically-non-existent-this-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		Why? Well, last week was interesting. To say the least. I got hit rather suddenly by the migraine from Hades last Monday. It laid me out for the next three days.

I&#8217;m in catch-up mode now, and aside from the usual weekly collection of links you probably won&#8217;t see anything new in this space this week.

Come [...]


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		<title>A few links for the end of the week</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/26/a-few-links-for-the-end-of-the-week-52/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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Some thoughts on how to write every day
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		<title>Taking a peek at After the Deadline</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/24/taking-a-peek-at-after-the-deadline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		 I generally don&#8217;t put a lot of stock in grammar or style checkers. In my experience, they&#8217;ve tended to be a bit too wedded to strict rules. These kinds of checkers don&#8217;t take into account personal writing quirks and attempts at trying to make your writing a bit more original and fresh. Two aspects [...]


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		<title>Editing: the secret to good writing</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/22/editing-the-secret-to-good-writing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		 If writers were like magicians, I&#8217;d probably be blackballed from whatever organization I&#8217;d belonged to for what I&#8217;m about to write.

After speaking at a conference last year, I was talking to one of the people who attended my session about creating minimalist documentation. Although he wasn&#8217;t a writer, he had to create documentation. During [...]


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		<title>A few links for the end of the week</title>
		<link>http://scottnesbitt.net/weblog/2010/02/19/a-few-links-for-the-end-of-the-week-51/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott</dc:creator>
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