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		<title>The Easy Way or The Right Way?</title>
		<link>http://jonfmerz.net/2012/02/03/the-easy-way-or-the-right-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s been a great day so far: I have a brand new nephew, Dylan James, who entered this world earlier this morning. I received a fantastic piece of fan mail from a Delta flight attendant who absolutely loves the Lawson series, which is always gratifying to get. And I also got an email from someone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Barnes &amp; Noble Just Made a Big Mistake&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://jonfmerz.net/2012/02/01/why-barnes-noble-just-made-a-big-mistake/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the latest news in the publishing world is that Barnes &#38; Noble will not stock Amazon-published titles in its stores. (Amazon recently signed a distribution agreement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt&#8217;s new imprint for just this purpose.) Social media is all abuzz right now with the majority of publishing people stating something along the lines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EBooks ARE a Game Changer</title>
		<link>http://jonfmerz.net/2012/01/30/ebooks-are-a-game-changer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been exactly one year since I uploaded my Lawson Vampire backlist to Amazon and Barnes &#38; Noble and started selling them as ebooks for the Kindle &#38; Nook. Prior to doing so, the way I made money as a writer was as follows: 1. Come up with an idea that I was both excited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training &amp; Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, I found myself in a position of having to deal with some distinctly unpleasant &#8220;stuff.&#8221; Dealing properly with this stuff necessitated me being away from my teacher, Mark Davis of the Boston Martial Arts Center, for an extended amount of time. This was the first time I&#8217;d ever been away from training [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OATHBREAKER &amp; DEADLY TRIO Now Available!</title>
		<link>http://jonfmerz.net/2012/01/20/oathbreaker-deadly-trio-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Friday and it&#8217;s been a busy week. Outside, I&#8217;ve got several inches of snow (finally) and more on the way for tomorrow. In short, it&#8217;s a perfect weekend for reading &#8211; you know those days? When the weather&#8217;s blowing hard and you&#8217;ve got nothing to do but stay inside and curl up on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fog of Fury: A Lawson Vampire Mission &#8211; FREE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, as part of my drive to find a huge bunch of new fans for all things Lawson, I&#8217;ve decided to make A FOG OF FURY, the Lawson novellas that was released in the first annual Supernatrual Ink. anthology, part of the Amazon KDP Select program for 90 days. Today &#38; tomorrow, it&#8217;s absolutely 100% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More New Lawson!</title>
		<link>http://jonfmerz.net/2012/01/05/more-new-lawson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday saw the release of the next Lawson novel, THE RIPPER, which puts Lawson back in Boston trying to uncover the identity of a serial killer while dodging a Chinese assassin, dealing with Marty&#8217;s advances, counseling Niles, and dealing with Arthur&#8217;s past. It&#8217;s a chaotic mix of non-stop action and mayhem. And sales have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frosty The Hitman A Blazing Success!</title>
		<link>http://jonfmerz.net/2011/12/29/frosty-the-hitman-a-blazing-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, at midnight on Christmas Day, as the 24th ticked over into the 25th, I launched the annual Christmas freebie that I write for friends and fans. This year&#8217;s entry was FROSTY THE HITMAN, a 5600-word story. Along with the story itself, the ebook contained 3-chapter excerpts from both THE FIXER and THE INVOKER, an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frosty The Hitman Free Ebook for Kindle &amp; Nook!</title>
		<link>http://jonfmerz.net/2011/12/24/frosty-the-hitman-free-ebook-for-kindle-nook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas everyone! As I like to do each year, my gift to my fans and friends &#8211; and especially NEW readers &#8211; is to write a free Lawson short story that you can all enjoy absolutely FREE. Frosty The Hitman is this year&#8217;s selection and I hope you all enjoy it. It&#8217;s the day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Christmas List</title>
		<link>http://jonfmerz.net/2011/12/21/my-christmas-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interestingly enough this year, a number of fans have written to ask what I&#8217;ve got on my Christmas list &#8211; that is, the things I&#8217;m hoping to receive. It&#8217;s a pretty short list, so I thought I&#8217;d share it with you. Pay attention to number 7. The fat guy with the reindeer fetish and red [...]]]></description>
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