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So, about 12 months ago, I began to read about do-it-yourself book publicity. One of the best books I came across was "The Frugal Book Promoter: How to do what your publisher won't" by Carolyn Howard-Johnson. If you're looking for "nitty-gritty how-tos for getting nearly free publicity," this is the book for you. ~Tim Bete, Director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
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sister is not coming home from the hospital? How could this happen?
Where did the baby go? Parents in the midst of their grief must
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Crushed by Frances Lynn Read the stirring saga of the ungainly sibling who suddenly turns into a beautiful swan - and the incredible secret of her birth! Young Adult. 978-0-9553672-3-6
Lani's Challenge by Linda Morelli. When Lani Talbot, female detective extraodinaire, seeks the identity of her father's killer, she teams with Washington D.C. police force veteran, Garrett Pierce to face danger and death. Contemporary romantic suspense. ISBN 1-59466-032-8
Relative Danger, by June Shaw-- first book in a series featuring a spunky widow with attitude who "thinks" she wants to avoid her hunky ex-lover so she can rediscover herself. But he opens Cajun restaurants in all the places she travels -- and she is so bad at avoiding tempting dishes and men.
Talk Radio for Authors – Getting Interviews Across the U.S. and Canada (ISBN # 0-7414-3787-2) by Francine Silverman (Infinity Publishing 2007)simplifies the process of matching guest to radio show.
Funds for Writers: You write for money. You know you do. Learn how to find the sources. Newsletters, e-books and a magnificent, award-winning website. Chosen Writers' Diegest 101 Best Web Sites for Writers seven years in a row. A site that cares about the writer in you.
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Honors and Awards:
For The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In-Editor blog.
Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Sharing with Writers blog.
Best Book Award for The Frugal Book Promoter (2004) and The Frugal Editor (2008).
Reader Views Literary Award for The Frugal Editor
New Generation Award for Marketing and Finalist for The Frugal Editor
Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin Award
Military Writers Award of Excellence for Tracings, A Chapbook of Poetry.
And more than a dozen other awards for Carolyn's novel, short story collection and poetry. See the awards page on this site.
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Proud Member of and Highly Recommended:
ABWA is a group of highly skilled networkering women in business.
Military Writers' Society of America
Honorary member of Publishers and Writers of San Diego.
Book Publicists of Southern California (BPSC) Pix: Proud Irwin Award Winners Carolyn and Janet Goliger, l. to r.
I highly recommend this social network for those involved with book marketing services of any kind.
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The Frugal
Book Promoter:
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"Howard-Johnson has the comforting tone of a mentor and writes with the precision of a surgeon." ~ Francine Silverman, editor the Book Promotion Newsletter"(Carolyn Howard-Johnson is) an incessant promoter who develops and shares new approaches for book promotion." ~ Marilyn Ross, Founder of Small Publishers Association of North America". . . your book is terrific! Very pragmatic, no nonsense and non-threatening." ~Paula Brancato, USC instructor in the business of writing and screenwriting and cofounder of thewritersplace.org.
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Picture of publisher Nancy Cleary's well-read copy of the Frugal Book Promoter.
The Sharing with Writers is a nice accompaniment to the Frugal Book Promoter. It was named to Writer's Digest 101 Best. Find it at www.sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com.
Carolyn's Promotion Campaign for The Frugal Editor won the New
Generation Indie Book Award for Marketing and The Frugal Editor was a
finalist in the How-to book category in that same contest.
The Frugal Editor:
Put Your Best Book Forward To Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success
By award-winning author
and editing instructor Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Nonfiction
ISBN:
978-0-9785158-7-4
(trade paperback)
PUBLISHER: Red Engine Press
Spring of 2007
Gremlins are out there! They're determined to foul your credibility and to keep your book from being published or publicized. They -- resolved to embarrass you before the gatekeepers who can turn the key of success for you -- lurk in your subconscious and the depths of your computer programs. Whether you are a new or experienced author, The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success will help you present whistle-clean copy (whether it's a one-page cover letter or your entire manuscript) to those who have the power to say "Yea" or "Nay."
Here's what people are saying:
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"Don’t turn in anything until you turn to The Frugal Editor: How to Avoid Humiliation and Put Your Best Book Forward" ~ Peter Bowerman, author, The Well-Fed Writer series "Carolyn Howard-Johnson has done it again! Whether you're writing your first book or tenth, The Frugal Editor, Best Book Forward is a must-read." ~ Tim Bete, director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, author, In The Beginning...There Were No Diapers
" I wish all writers would take [Frugal Editor's]
advice. There's not a story I read or a writer I speak
to that wouldn't benefit from the advice in your book. ~Jared
D. Vineyard, Editor-In-Chief,
J.
D. Vine Publications
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Carolyn's Frugal Smart and Tuned-In Editor blog is a fine accompaniment for The Frugal Editor. Find the award-winning blog at www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com.
The Great First Impression Book Proposal:
Everything You Need To Know About Selling Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less
By award-winning author
and editing instructor Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Nonfiction
ISBN:
B000YG6O5U,
an e-essay, delivered to your mailbox by
Amazon
Amazon's Short Price: Only 49 Cents
PUBLISHER: Amazon.com's Short program
Here's what people are saying:
"Carolyn Howard-Johnson makes it easy, gives you the switches that can
turn you and even the most cold-blooded editor on.
" I'm taking this little booklet and having it tattooed on my
inner arm. It's going to be useful to you, I promise. And if you aren't
a writer, and you know one, send it on. They'll love it. "~
May Lattanzio
Author Biography
Carolyn Howard-Johnson's first novel, This is the Place, and Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered are both award-winners. Her fiction, nonfiction and poems appear in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. She speaks on culture, tolerance, writing and promotion and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She is an instructor for UCLA Extension's Writers' Program and has shared her expertise at venues like San Diego State's world renowned Writers' Conference, Dayton University's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop and SPAN's (Small Publishers Association of North America) annual conference.
Carolyn was
recently awarded Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the
California Legislature; her home town's Character and Ethics Commission
honored her for her work on promoting tolerance and the Pasadena Weekly
named her to their list of "San Gabriel Valley women who make life
happen" for literary activism. Her nitty-gritty how-to book,
The
Frugal Book Promoter won USA Book News' Best Professional Book 2004
and her chapbook of poetry,
Tracings, was named to
The Compulsive
Reader's Top 10 Best Reads for 2004 and
Military Writers' Society of
America honored it for excellence. It is now available from
Finishing Line Press and
Amazon .
Carolyn's newest book is The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book
Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success . Cheryl Wright of
Writer2Writer says, "The Frugal Editor will become a well-used
reference for writers around the world."
Howard-Johnson loves
to travel and has studied writing at Cambridge University in the United
Kingdom, UK: Herzen University in St. Petersburg, RU; and Charles
University in Prague.
Carolyn is the founder of
Authors' Coalition where writers share with
other writers and learn from others, too.
She edits "Sharing with Writers," a newsletter associated for that organization as well as a blog that helps authors turn a dull book fair into a sizzling success: Find it at: http://www.AuthorsCoalition.blogspot.com.
Her literary website is on part of this site on this page: http://carolynhoward-johnson.com.
Her Sharing with Writers Blog is at http://www.sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com .
She also blogs at
http://TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com where writers can recycle their favorite reviews.
http://TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com where writers can ask questions -- any question -- on editing, grammar, style choices, and using editing as your first line of offense in your marketing campaign.
http://WarPeaceTolerance.blogspot.com where Carolyn gets to rag and nag about how tolerance relates to war and how we can do more than pay lip service to support our troops.
CAROLYN'S EVENTS AND APPEARANCES
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Check April, June, Sept. and October for Active Months
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Purchase THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER as a thick, full-size e-book priced to accommodate the budgets of starving students and authors at Star Publish. Purchase THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER and THE FRUGAL EDITOR in trade paperback at Amazon. The Amazon Short, THE GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION BOOK PROPOSAL, too! Purchase THIS IS THE PLACE, HARKENING and TRACINGS at Amazon. Purchase CHERISHED PULSE at the Compulsive Reader. Purchase and find all the audios for writers at Double Dragon Publishing.
This author is founder and a proud member of Authors' Coalition. (Directors: Joyce Faulkner and Pat Avery) This site is powered by Dianna Faulkner, carmelfaulkner@aol.com Studio photography by Uriah Carr Logo by Lloyd King
Future Plans for How To Do It Frugally Series:
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Important Resources Book Proposal Help Former book acquisitions editor Terry Whalin says, "editors and publishers don't read manuscripts. They read book proposals. In Book Proposals That Sell: 21 Secrets to Speed Your Success, you learn the inside scoop to achieve your dreams." I highly recommend it.
Promotion ServicesYou'll find direction in the Frugal Book Promoter for building your own media kit; if you choose not to build your own, the information there will make you a better partner for a publicist you might hire to help you. I recommend PressKit 24/7, the brainchild of publicists with over forty years' experience. We know the speed at which you need to work, and we know what it takes to get the media's attention. It was critical for us to be able to create professional online press kits for our own clients. So we understand what you need for yours. ~~~ Learn more about the classes offered by UCLA Extension Writers' Program, You'll find Carolyn Howard-Johnson's instructor page there, too.
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