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Discuss “From blogs to books”

How do you turn your bitterness about life into a productive and creative escape? You create a blog that gets noticed, and then get a book published.

In the last few years, more and more people have jumped on the blog bandwagon in an effort to bare all their secrets and desires or to release anger. Blogs can be anonymous, so there is no fear of the harsh backlash you’d get from screaming at your boss. Many of these blogs are created out of hatred, fear, or anger, but more and more people are finding that their opinions online may transfer into real money — and a real publishing deal. And while we hate to admit it, their blogs have become part of our everyday life, and we enjoy them. A lot.

Jen Lancaster, author of the newest blog-to-book...

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