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April 10, 2011
Sharing with Writers
A newsletter that is also a community. Share your ideas. Learn from theirs! Associated with the multi award - winning series of HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers, www.howtodoitfrugally.com


From the Desks of
Carolyn Howard - Johnson
and Sharing with Writers Subscribers

In the spirit of the advice I give in the Frugal Editor - - that is to use an extra pair of eyes whenever possible - - this newsletter is voluntarily copyedited by Mindy Phillips Lawrence ~ mplcreative1@aol.com ~ www.freewebs.com/mplcreative. I also tell writers to be patient with other writers when they make editing booboos. We're all human. This letter comes out every other week (except when I'm traveling or on deadline) and it's so long it easily keeps you busy for a couple of weeks!
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Contents
Regular Features
~Note from Carolyn
~Letters - to - the - Editor
~Thank Yous (where you also find leads and great resources!)
~Tips and News Galore! (They're scattered, you'll just have to find
them!)
~Opportunities
~On Poetry
~Author Successes
~Mindy Lawrence's Itty Bitty Column: The Wonder of Transition
~Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
~Wordstuff ™
This Issue
~Q&A a la Ann Landers: Reviews: Crediting and Credibility
~My Memoir
~Editorial: Paying for the New York Times
~Q&A a la Ann Landers: Labeling Self - Published Authors
~Feature: How to Create A Facebook Link To a Specific Post by Joan
Stewart

Note: You may have better luck with the URLs in this newsletter if you copy and paste them into your browser window. I leave the links long rather than use hyperlinks because the letter is available in plain text in your e - mail window as well as a .pdf format.

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Note from Carolyn

Dear Subscribers:

Last week I talked about the little waves publicity makes and how they come back to you, lots of times without even trying. It’s like putting something out into the universe and letting the energy do the work for you. So, as if by magic, along comes this honor from VeryBestSites.com

(http://www.verybestsites.com/best - indie - publishing - websites/)

for my Web site (www.howtodoitfrugally.com) where I stow tons of helpful lists, articles and tips for writers. So this comes as a big thank you to the folks who make these decisions—who they are is a bit of a mystery to me at this moment. It’s a reminder to you that if you’re promoting and not using my site and the others that they mention on this page and that I mention every single issue in this newsletter, you are losing out on some great resources!

Happy Writing, Editing and Promoting
Carolyn

PS: Shelley Hitz has a blog/podcast tour going beginning April 11. I know you’ll want to learn all you can from the blogs featuring podcasts—each one on a different aspect of blogging. It’s an amazing new approach to an online tour, too, so pay attention to the way she’s structured it with a different podcast at each tour stop. http://www.self - publishing - coach.com/guest - blogging - success.html

PPS: You won’t receive another newsletter until June. I’ll be in India and the Mideast, providing my trip doesn’t get cancelled.


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Needing something more meaningful for the celebrations in your life? Something that stays within your budget? Valentine’s is coming. Check out Cherished Pulse (www.budurl.com/CherishedPulse) ($6.95) for someone you love. Try Imagining the Future: Ruminations on Fathers and Other Masculine Apparitions for the men in your life. Sure, they like fusses made over them, too! (www.budurl.com/Imagining) ($6.95). She Wore Emerald Then (www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook) ($12.95), for mothers and other women, and Blooming Red (www.budurl.com/BloomingRed ), to use as Christmas cards or incidental holiday gifts. Plan next Christmas early. And ask about my special price on chapbook/cards purchased in bulk! All these chapbooks are from the Celebration Series of poetry from Magdalena Ball and me.
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Special Notice: Many of you know that the power of people to do harm to others on the Web is something that bothers me. A lot. There is a difference between disagreeing and smearing. There is a campaign to impugn the reputation of Allbooks Review International, a professional review and author promo company since 2000, by a new review company that is neither professional nor honest. Allbooks Review is asking any author who has had a good relationship with Allbooks to post a short comment on Facebook, Twitter or other Internet media sites. Being professionals, they will not name this company, however they will counter these unjustified attacks with honest, forthright comments from real authors. Allbooks Review International thanks the thousands of authors that have worked with us over the years, we appreciate you. www.allbooksreviewint.com


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My review blog is there for you to use. It’s a place for you to honor authors and books you’ve loved with a review. It’s a place to recycle the review of your own book, the one you love most. It’s f r ^ ^. Submission guidelines are in the left column at www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. =============================================

Tip: LA Times reported on the marketing Mark Zuckerberg’s dad (father of the famous founder of Facebook) did for his dental practice. He did something we authors could borrow and adapt: He offered a free teeth bleaching kit to the first ten patients (they would already have been his friends on Facebook) when they told their Facebook friends that they “stopped by his office.” He was basically asking for a blurb or endorsement. What a way to get something viral going. What do you want from your FB friends? What could you offer them that they’d want?


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Please paste this little blurb - - perhaps with a little endorsement - - in your newsletter or Web site: To subscribe to Sharing with Writers send an e - mail with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to HoJoNews@aol.com or go to www.howtodoitfrugally.com for an auto subscribe box. Let me know you did it. I will be able to do something similar for you on my Resources for Readers page at www.howtodoitfrugally.com.
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Editorial

The New York Times Begins to Charge for Online Access
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Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. announced that The New York Times introduced digital subscriptions. He says, “It’s an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in The Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide high - quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform. The change will primarily affect those who are heavy consumers of the content on our Web site and on mobile applications.”

I’ve started my writing career as a journalist and I believe that freedom of speech coupled with strong teams of journalists keep the USA and other nations with free speech policies strong—and honest. Though there is a temptation to want what we’ve been getting f r ^ ^, there is a danger in being shortsighted. It is hard to see our precious f r ^ ^ access limited but I believe those of us who use resources, like the Times, do not want to see what it offers deteriorate. We all know that the world of journalism is changing.

Sulzberg explains, “If you are a home delivery subscriber of The New York Times, you will continue to have full and free access to our news, information, opinion and the rest of our rich offerings on your computer, smartphone, and tablet. International Herald Tribune subscribers will also receive free access to NYTimes.com. If you are not a home delivery subscriber, you will have free access up to a defined reading limit [twenty articles a month]. If you exceed that limit, you will be asked to become a digital subscriber.
For more information, go to: nytimes.com/digitalfaq.


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How many media releases are you sending out a year? How do you do it? Find a list of media release disseminators at www.howtodoitfrugally.com/media_release_disseminators1.htm and learn how to build a list of your own media in The Frugal Book Promoter, www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo.
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Q&A a la Ann Landers

Your Reviews: Crediting and Credibility
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QUESTION:
I’m paraphrasing from a note sent to me by Mindy Lawrence: An editor posted a statement saying that most of the edits she made for a particular author were not accepted. She discovered that the person had two self - published works out and decided this was probably the first time this writer had gone through a serious editing process.

ANSWER:

I think it is very dangerous to generalize like this. I have a client who is a real newbie but is also very talented. He is completely unpublished and still manages to be the ideal client. This author seems to have absorbed lots of the reading he does and he reads good stuff. And he is very open to edits. Maybe because I am very careful to explain WHY, but also because he is eager to learn something rather than defend his expertise.

Anyway, generalizing (applying of labels) almost always gets us into trouble. Having said that, it is so important for writers—new ones and ones that have been around a long time—to continue to learn more. That is one reason that in The Frugal Editor (www.budurl.com/TheFrugalEditor), I include information on how to hire a great editor and how to partner with him or her once you begin paying for the service.

Notice that “partner” word? The more a writer knows about editing, the better he or she can tell when they have a good editor. Knowledge is empowering. The more a writer knows about editing (and other aspects of writing like voice), the easier it is to know whether to accept or reject an editor’s suggestions.

I give my clients guidelines upfront: They should decline my edits when they feel they must, but only when they are able to verbalize the reasons for not accepting them. And those reasons should usually consist of something more than "I just like it (or don't like it) that way."

BTW, the client I am lauding here refuses some of my suggestions. And I usually agree with his choice, once he has explained why. Editing should be a two - way street for learning.
CHJ


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My blog, War, Peace, Tolerance and Our Soldiers is where I get to nag and rag and try to make things better for our troops and maybe for the world. It includes a segment of frugal ways to help our troops and veterans. I'd love to have you leave a comment. www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com
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Author Successes

Contest Wins for One Could Help Another
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Over the Top & Back Again, Hiking the Alps by Brandon Wilson is about a challenging country hike from Trieste to Monaco on the Via Alpina. It was named a Book of the Year Finalist (travel essay) by ForeWord Reviews http://www.bookoftheyearawards.com/finalists/2010/ . It's an inspired, slightly crazed look at hiking cross the Alps and at a couple who follow their gonzo dream. More information is available at http://www.pilgrimstales.com .

Aaron Lazar Releases Fifth LeGarde Mystery
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In honor of the release of Kindle bestselling Aaron Lazar's fifth LeGarde Mystery, Firesong http://www.legardemysteries.com/, the author is giving away Mazurka for a limited time: http://twilighttimesbooks.com/ttb_free_ebooks.html#Mazurka. It’s a fast - paced European mystery. Paris. Vienna. Nasty villains. Wild chases. Come see why folks are addicted to LeGarde Mysteries.


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Book Proposal Help: "The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need To Know To Sell Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less" is now an e - book or paperback booklet (Only $6.95). Find it at http://budurl.com/BookProposals =================================================


Tip: I’ve long recommended T - shirts for authors who are signing at book fairs and Gene Cartwright at iFOGO is making book fair promotion easy for authors with his new service at http://MyBookwear.com . And you can still find lots of value - added book fair booth ideas (like producing CDs and catalogs for bookstores) at my old blog at www.sizzlingbookfairbooths.blogspot.com. Be sure to read the top entry for an explanation of the blog.

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An Itty - Bitty Column on Writing


The Wonder of Transition
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By Mindy Phillips Lawrence

The Only thing that’s constant is CHANGE. ~ Heraclitus

Everything I own is in a box somewhere hidden from view and from access. The only reason I found my laptop is that I left it in the trunk of my car during my move. I have no Internet connection at home right now so I am doing my Itty Bitty from that bastion of higher learning, McDonald’s. It’s cozy and has darn decent fries.

Change is good. It shakes up the way we normally conduct our business and gives us an opportunity to pursue a different direction - - or continue an old one with new fervor. Even unpacking boxes becomes an adventure (I found my older son’s artwork from when he was twelve).

The flipside to CHANGE is STAGNATION. No one likes that idea. It reminds me of a pool of water that’s been sitting under something with no sunshine. Eeeuuuw. I can smell it from here. I’d rather be moving water that gurgles, churns, and stays fresh.

One NEW desire this move has brought back is my desire to edit. I’ve strapped my “editorasaurus” gear back on and am even offering a little monthly post on editing do’s and don’ts (see: “Word Hippie: MAY and MIGHT” at soon at www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com ). I’m also paying more attention to “Copyediting - L,” a listserv for professional copyeditors.

Change has also awakened my desire to do more reviewing of new nonfiction works. I’ve begun to check publishing company sites again for their lists of upcoming releases.

Come change with me. Think of constructive ways to do what you’ve been doing but with a new twist. Maybe you need a new way to keep your records or a new perspective on the book you are writing. You don’t have to make the move from hell to get motivated.

LINKS

Heraclitus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclitus

Creative Positive Change
http://mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/7 - observations - about - creating - positive - change - for - a - good - life/

Writing Motivation
http://timetowrite.blogs.com/weblog/writing_motivation/

Angela Booth – Writing Motivation
http://www.angelabooth.biz/motivation/

Purdue OWL Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/01/

The Frugal, Smart and Tuned - In Editor
http://thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com/2011/01/marilyn - vos - savant - on - editing - kid - you.html

Copyediting - L – Indiana University
http://www.copyediting - l.info/

~ Mindy Phillips Lawrence, www.freewebs.com/mplcreative, is the author of the poetry collections One Blue Star and Above and Below. She is co - author of The Complete Writer and a publicist. She is in the process of researching a novel titled Alone is Where We Begin. Blogging at: http://mplcreative.blogspot.com/.
Her specialty is helping writers with their media releases. Reach her at mplcreative1@aol.com.


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Social networking is one of the best ways to make valuable contact and build a list of readers. The most supportive and interactive one I know with an associated site for displaying fiction to the movie industry is iFOGO. Subscribe at http://www.ifogo.com/buy/order_chj.html
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Tip: Do you know how to make one of those flowery little scam - designs you’ve been seeing around work for your book? Here’s how straight from Tony Eldridge’s blog. Copy and paste it to avoid getting a broken link: http://blog.marketingtipsforauthors.com/2011/04/resource - of - week - qr - code - generator.html


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I’ve reworked my Web site. Please use the huge Resources for Writers section http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com/links_for_writers.htm. And please let me know if you find broken links. I need your help! =================================================


TIP: I’m changing my recommendation for the Twitter app for unfollowing folks who don’t follow you back. The new one is www.justunfollow.com. My student Jamie Schaffner recommended this new one to me (see how much we can learn from our students!). It is much faster and simpler to use than www.friendorfollow.com. The only thing I don’t like about it is that there is a limit of 100 people you can unfollow in one sitting, but that shouldn’t be a problem if you keep up with your unfollows. And why should you unfollow? To clear out those who use Twitter only to market, never to network or learn.


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No part of this newsletter is paid advertising. If you would like to advertise to subscribers, display ads are available at http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com/advertising.htm at less per year than most sites charge for a single month. Find classified there, too.
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EditingTip: Among the tips on editing query letters I give authors in The Frugal Editor (www.budurl.com/TheFrugalEditor) is to avoid comparing your book to other books, especially powerhouse books like the classics or bestsellers. That authors should do this cutsie comparison is bad advice that never seems to lose ground on the Web. Agents and acquisition editors hate it; it usually sounds overblown and the comparisons are usually far from accurate and can’t be validated or confirmed until the book is sold and does become another John Grisham courtroom drama. And, yes, this is an editing tip. Editing is more than finding typo and/or grammar errors.


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Subscribers who have websites or newsletters of their own may be interested
in the F r ^^ Articles 4 Readers and Writers on my site, http://howtodoitfrugally.com/free_content.htm. I try to add new articles to it frequently. If you don't see what you need for your blog or newsletter, just ask. HoJoNews@aol.com.
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On Poetry
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This is a running feature for the poets among us and those who would like to try writing poetry but feel . . . well, inadequate about the writing or the promotion. Please send in your poetry tips and resources for this section.

A Magazine Poets Need to Know About . . .
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. . . for their reading needs and for their promotion needs is The Poetry Market. Here are some ways to use it:

Submit your poetry news for inclusion in an upcoming issue (as space permits). Poetry news can be of poem publications, chapbook, book publications, or awards. Please include your contact information.

They also accept reviews of poetry books, chapbooks, journal, or zine. Find and follow full guidelines at www.thepoetrymarket.com (Click on the About link.)

TIPS: Do not send a Press Release! We don't read press releases! News must be poetry or writing related. No poems. We don't publish poems!

Email your news items (but not media releases) to: thepoetrymarket@yahoo.com . For general info about us, email: tpme@thepoetrymarket.com Tweet with them at www.twitter.com/frugalpoet


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Endorsement: I wanted to tell you how your workshops, reading your newsletter, and just chatting with you has been a great help to me. I have a background in marketing from the fashion world and even though it has helped me get my foot in the door, I honestly have to say that after getting to know you, reading your books, and everything else I just said has truly helped me put Stories for Children Magazine on the map. ~ VS Grenier, Founder and Editor - in - Chief Stories for Children Magazine. http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org.
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Words: It’s official. Oxford English Dictionary updates include text lingo and slang. Included are “LOL” (so who’s surprised?) and “muffin top.”


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A general marketing rule is that a product must be seen seven times before it is purchased. That is just as true for books (because they are products, like it or not!). Let people see that book cover image! To do that, you are invited to advertise as a site sponsor at www.howtodoitfrugally.com/advertising.htm for only $35 a year. Yep, the frugal way! Click on the Advertising tab at the top of the page or contact me personally at hojonews@aol.com.
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EditingTip: You don’t need to capitalize a word just ‘cause you see it capped somewhere else or because your editor tells you to! This tells you when to reconsider:
http://thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com/2011/03/unssailable - editors - and - capitalization.html

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Ta Da! E - books are great tools for promotion
http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book - marketing/ta - da - e - books - are - great - tools - for - promotion/
The Anatomy of a Free (Read that Promotional!) E - Book
http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book - marketing/the - anatomy - of - a - free - read - that - promotional - e - book/
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Tech: LA Times reports Facebook is trying to control SPAM. Don't click on single URLs sent by "people you know!" They say, “Spammers make money by driving people to sites that pay them for clicks.” But worse, they can also infect your computer. (BTW, you know this publicity rule I keep nagging about, but this is one reason many editors won’t open attachments and why you shouldn’t attach your articles or media kits or anything else when you’re contacting them unless they invite or request you to do so.)


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Audio divas bring you audios on many aspects of building a writing career:
www.tri - studio.com/writers.html. Titles include:
~Contest Facts: How to Add “Award - winning” to Your Name;
~Do It Yourself Indexing: The Way to Sell Your Book to Libraries, Schools and Anyone Else That Buys Nonfiction;
~Fury and Destruction: How to Use Violence Effectively in Your Writing
~And more.
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Tip: I loved the passing of creative energy from old, discarded books to art projects. Here’s the link. What do you think?
http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/books - are - not - just - for - reading - 281t


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Are you confused about how to credit facts or quotes when you write articles or nonfiction? Check out my Frugal, Smart and Tuned - In Editor blog: http://thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com/2010/10/q - la - ann - landers - academic - accreditation.html
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Tip: The Pen & Muse blog is dedicated to writers and everyone who enjoys reading about a variety of things from new technology, book reviews, author interviews, and writing tips. How can you and your book benefit from what happens here? http://thepenmuse.net


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Yes, I do consult. I tailor my fees to your needs - - everything from coaching to full edits (sorry no partial edits) to hour consultations to help you with your marketing campaign or your path to publishing. http://budurl.com/carolynsconsulting
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In the News: Nancy Famolari reports that publisher Thomas Nelson is offering coupons in the books it sells in bookstores now. She says, “I’m sure the company hopes the desire for something fr ^ ^ encourages people to look for Thomas Nelson books.” Wouldn’t that work for subsidy - - or self - published authors, too? Especially if the
f r ^ ^ bies offered were highly desirable and brought the cost of the purchased book to a being practically f r ^ ^ itself.

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Recent guest blog posts: BookBuzzr.com’s regular blog for writers: http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book - marketing/your - stepping - stones - to - credibility/
Recent podcast links: Elemental Musings from Bev Walton - Porter of Scribe and Quill: http://budurl.com/waltonporter
Talking with Funky Writer Rob Batista about starting a career, promoting the hard - to - promote genres:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thefunkywriter/2010/07/30/the - funky - writer - radio - show - episode - 74
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In the News: According the Association of American Publishers, e - book sales grew 164% from 2009 to 2010. They represent only 9% of the book market but 10% of its profits. Yes, you should be there. More figures: folks who have readers like Kindle or Nook read two out of three books in digital format.
Tip: Do you know the literary term “steampunk.” Here’s a definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

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Here is a list of small publishers for your consideration: www.howtodoitfrugally.com/small_publishers.htm
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Thank Yous


Thanks to Inkslinger Vonnie Faroqui . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
. . . for letting her blog subscribers know about Maggie’s and my book cover contest! http://t.co/qQ83qyT

Thanks to Mystery Writer and Columnist . . .
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Thanks to Deb Eckerling . . .
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. . . for having me as a blog guest on her Write On Online blog! http://tweetmeme.com/popup/tweet?url_id=4461868198

Thanks to Gene Cartwright at MyBookWear.com . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
. . . for publishing the endorsement I sent him so prominently: http://mybookwear.com/About/ . Now a tip to go along with this thank you: You don’t have to wait to be asked to send someone a blurb or endorsement. It’s a gift. Marketing expert Joan Stewart once did that for this newsletter and I learned from her that an unsolicited endorsement is a true gift. Try it! Someone one will love you for it.

Thanks to Denise and Pen & Muse . . .
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. . . for including my release on my short story becoming a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Prose Award. Denise is at The Pen & Muse Blog http://thepenmuse.net


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Fun and F r ~ ~: If you purchased the Frugal Book Promoter or the Frugal Editor, I'd love you to review it on Amazon or BN.com. Make it simple; just tell what part of it you found most valuable. If you do, send me the review link (URL) and I will send you a 35 - page handout from one of my UCLA classes. As a thank you, of course. HoJoNews@aol.com
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Feature

How to Create a Facebook Link

By Joan Stewart

You've written a fabulous status update for your Facebook Fan Page, and you want to share the link on other social media sites, or in your newsletter.

But you don't want to give people the URL to the fan page, and then force them to hunt for the status update on the Wall. What do you do?

You share the unique link for the status update, of course. But Facebook doesn't make it easy to find unless you know where to look.

Simply click on the time stamp below the status update. It might say something like "9 hours ago" or "Saturday at 8:52am."

After you click, go to the browser window, and cut and paste the link.

That's an opportunity a lot of Facebook page administrators don't know about. Learn about a dozen others in the replay of the webinar "12 More Ways to Avoid Missed Opportunities on the New & Improved Facebook."
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Reprinted from "The Publicity Hound's Tips of the Week," an ezine featuring tips, tricks and tools for generating free publicity. Subscribe at http://www.publicityhound.com/ and receive by email the handy cheat sheet "89 Reasons to Send a Press Release." Joan Stewart says that’s only one of many missed opportunities on Facebook. She explained a dozen more during the webinar recently she conducted on “12 Ways to Avoid Missed Opportunities on the New & Improved Facebook.” Learn how you can access the recording, the 14 pages of illustrated handouts, and the PowerPoint presentation she used during the presentation at http://www.publicityhound.com/publicity - products/marketing - tapes/facebook12ways.htm


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Unsolicited endorsement from Chaz DeSimone, book cover designer extraordinaire (www.chazdesimone.com): “Carolyn, the Frugal Book Promoter is amazingly comprehensive, understandable, and is using up all my highlighter ink.” Heidi (one of his clients): Start reading! It'll get you excited about promoting, and getting your promotion all ready ahead of time. ================================================

Opportunities

Literary Magazine Seeking Submissions . . .
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Conceit Magazine (https://sites.google.com/site/conceitmagazine/) accepts poetry, short stories, articles, essays, websites, new book and magazine announcements. Send them to:

Perry Terrell, Editor
Conceit Magazine
P. O. Box 761495
San Antonio, TX 78245

or email for details to: conceitmagazine2007@yahoo.com


Indie Book Contest ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
As you know, winning a contest for your book is a great way to build your platform and to set your book apart from the many hundreds of thousands of others released each year. Here is a new contest with lots of categories for your consideration. The deadline is April 10, 2011. www.indieexcellence.com.


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Book display stands for face - out promotion at festivals, exhibits, signings, and on retail shelves, available from DisplayStands4You. http://www.displaystands4you.com They are running a sale: F r ^ ^ shipping for orders over $100.


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The 2011 San Francisco Book Festival is partnering with its sister festival in Paris for their annual contest. Winners of the Paris Book Festival and San Francisco Book Festival may choose which awards ceremony and city they will attend. More information is at Paris Book Festival.com and San Francisco Book Festival.com. Both awards ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 14 in the respective cities.
The 2011 San Francisco Book Festival considers nonfiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children's books, compilations/anthologies, teenage, how - to, cookbooks, science fiction, audio/spoken word, history, wild card, gay, photography/art, poetry, unpublished, travel and spiritual works. There is no date of publication deadline. The Web site is www.sanfranciscobookfestival.com

Review Blog Seeking Reviewers
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As you know, in The Frugal Book Promoter (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo) I recommend reviewing as a way to network and promote. The Pen & Muse blog is urgently seeking book reviewers who love to read different genres. Please check out our site or contact us @thepenmuse@gmail.com.

So Cal Opportunity for Nonfiction Authors:
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Tuition is $100 per month for the first year; $75 per month thereafter. Writing wimps need not apply. It takes courage to write! (3 - month minimum commitment.) 3 evenings per month, from 7:15 - 9:45 p.m.
Email: Ellen Snortland, ellensnortland@mac.com
www.snortland.com

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Carolyn’s Coming Memoir

Here’s How I Don’t Cook © ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~This recipe and birthday wish is from Coca Cola. It is a great recipe and, because my father was the manager of a Coke company in Utah and I am such a Coke fan, I’m thinking of adding a chapter to Here’s How I Don’t Cook using this recipe! BTW, Subscribers! How could you use this marketing device? Think about a food scene or ingredient in your book. Put it in a recipe that you send to friends and readers year round as a book promotion. Here is more on that idea on my blog: http://sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com/2011/04/coke - cake - marketing - birthdays - and - your.html

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Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will talk with the famous Career Czar Paul Bruno on Friday, September 30, 2011. Tune in then or anytime thereafter at: http://www.careerczar.com/mp3/career093011B.mp3Air


NEW! Carolyn Howard - Johnson will talk books with Dr. Marlene Siersma on her Amazing Women, Brains, Beauty & Style Show on the #1 Rated show on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel and World Talk Radio Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 2 pm. Call in at 1 - 866 - 472 - 5788. Amazing Women is also Mobil with your smart phone iPhone, Blackberry and Android and available through the Apple iTunes App Store, Blackberry App World, or Android Market.

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Wordstuff ™

Something to Make Writers Smile
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(Fun with language from The Washington Post and other publications.)


Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.



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Carolyn’s Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

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Carolyn’s Poetry

She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood. Coauthored with Magdalena Ball Paperback: www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook
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Cherished Pulse: Unconventional Love Poetry. Coauthored with Magdalena Ball
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She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood, a chapbook of poetry. Coauthored with Magdalena Ball.
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Tracings, a chapbook of poetry (Finishing Line Press)
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Contact Information

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Blogs:
http://www.SharingwithWriters.blogspot.com, a blog on all things publishing
http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com, all things grammatical and ungrammatical. On editing, formatting, and craft.
http://www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog focused on YOUR reviews
http://www.WarPeaceTolerance.blogspot.com War. Peace. Tolerance. And Our Soldiers.
http://www.sizzlingbookfairbooths.blogspot.com, a blog where you can learn to get some mojo behind your own booth by learning from the successes and mistakes of others. It is no longer active but there are lots of ideas you can use here, just the same.

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