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  <name><![CDATA[Howard Mittelmark]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[I've been working as a writer and editor for a while, the last ten years largely as a ghostwriter/book doctor/editor-for-hire, producing novels and memoirs for people. My own novel, &lt;i&gt;Age of Consent&lt;/i&gt;, was published in 2006. Meanwhile, I took everything I figured out reading hundreds of unpublished manuscripts over the years,  and wrote &lt;i&gt;How Not To Write A Novel&lt;/i&gt; with my friend Sandra Newman. It's sort of an encyclopedia of mistakes every beginning writer makes. It was published in April 08, and it's very funny. Really. You should take my word for it. However, if you're just not that kind of person, you can check out some excerpts at the website. I can't guarantee you'll write a good novel if you read it, but it would be very hard not to write a better novel. For the Brits, Penguin is bringing out a UK edition at the end of January 09. But, enough about me and my books...

I used to review a lot: many, many books for Kirkus Reviews, and a handful for various newspapers. So I have all these reviews sitting on my hard drive, and I thought I'd post some of them here, which I'm mentioning to explain why some of my reviews read exactly like reviews that were written for Kirkus.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Everything, pretty much]]></influences>  <gender>male</gender>    <born_at>11/21/1957</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them: A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Howard Mittelmark]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Sandra Newman]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.08</average_rating>
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Age of Consent]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Howard Mittelmark]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.92</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>13</ratings_count>
  <published>2007</published>  
  
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