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July 15, 2012
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 weekly (except when I'm traveling or on deadline) and it's long!
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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 (You’ll find them in several places.)
~Accessible Contests
~On Poetry
~Author Successes
~Mindy Lawrence's Itty Bitty Column: “Metaphorically
Speaking”
~Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
~Wordstuff ™

This Issue
~Feature: Part II on Getting Your Newsletter Through
the Filters
~Feature: Lynnette Phillips Gives Her Top Four
Marketing Tips
~Q&A a la Ann Landers: Getting Submission Protocol
Right

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Note from Carolyn

Dear Subscribers:

What fun it is to have my husband with a published book. Now I get to drag him along to my events without guilt. Mind you, it's not his first book. The first was the same book published in China in simplified Chinese. It wasn't available on Amazon US so there was no reason to con him into any marketing on these shores. But now that it's in English, well…

Our first big event is the Great Los Angeles Writers Conference. I'm speaking but I'm billing the event as a marketing learning event. Ahem. (That conference is this weekend so, if you live in the LA area, scroll down to the end of this letter. It may not be too late to register!).

The next one is Book 'Em in North Carolina in February of 2013 headed by p.m. terrell. He'll be in the nonfiction section. I'll be presenting and showing some of my books in the "Author Help" section. Yeah, I'll take along some of my poetry chapbooks but I'm really there to help other authors. Scroll down for that event, too. The sales tables are fr ~ ~. You only need pay a percentage of what you sell—much like bookstores, though this is a donation, not a fee. We may go on a little road trip afterward. That area is full of history.

I first suggested we take a friend along to events with us to our events when I wrote the first edition of The Frugal Book Promoter. We can put a good, enthusiastic, chatty person to work in so many ways. They can talk to people when the author is otherwise occupied (Potty break? Gulping down some protein? Talking to a reporter?) They may be less shy about recommending your book than you are. They can hand out fliers or f r ~ ~ CDs (read more about some of these f r ~ ~ bies that actually work in The Frugal Book Promoter, www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo). They can run get you a Coke. They can help you haul heavy stuff. They can tell you if you have lipstick on your teeth.

Most of all, they can make an event more fun.


Joy, Happy Writing, Editing, and Promoting
Carolyn

PS: An event I didn't haul my husband to was a poetry reading at a new indie bookstore in LaCanada - Flintridge last weekend (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flintridge - Bookstore - Coffeehouse/59728560543). (The picture is available in the pdf version of this newsletter). It was heartwarming to see a poetry reading packed. The editor and founder of the prestigious literary journal Rattle was there. So was the well - known poet Suzanne Lummis. You never know who you will meet at events like this. Even if you aren't reading, take your business cards or bookmarks. Heck, take a few books to give away to people who can help you spread the word. BTW, poets should get to know more about the Monday reading series. Learn more by sending an e - mail to poet Lois P. Jones (emusing@sbcglobal.net).

PPS: Now is the time to register for the Muse Online Writers Conference I cosponsor in October (or pitch Lea Schizas for a spot as a presenter). Scroll down to my appearances for details and a link.


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Letters - to - the - Editor:

Hi Carolyn,

Regarding: The essay on bookstores in the last issue:

I signed up for the Vroman's program and they put my books on a "local authors" shelf, but nicely displayed. They also featured them several times on the electronic newsletters they send out, as books by local authors that people could order online from Vroman's.

I paid extra for a signing event at Vroman's and they let me, and another local author, bring refreshments, which they set up for us. I brought the books, they entered them into their system, and removed those that did not sell at the end of the event. I got a check later for that event and another check for the Local Author books. It was not dirt cheap (frugal? Not really) but it was well done by them. Some of those who came were very enthusiastic about the book.

Cheers,
Laura L Mays Hoopes
Author of Breaking through the Spiral Ceiling, a memoir of coming of age in science before men were ready to welcome women to the field, surviving, and balancing family and career, available through Amazon.com here:
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking - Through - Spiral - Ceiling - Scientist/dp/0557923204/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301773398&sr=1 - 1
My author's web site is http://www.lauralmayshoopes.com and my literary blog is http://www.westcoastwriters.blogspot.com


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Carolyn,

You asked, "Does Vroman's set these books aside in a separate department which would then encourage their customers (readers) to view them differently?"

Vroman's put two of my publishing firm's books (White Whisker) into this program just as they started it. They waived the $35 fee because I'd asked before they implemented it. Vroman's put our books in the "Local Authors" section, which, for people perhaps looking for indie books,
it'd be a good spot to go. However, my books were in the Fiction section before and always seemed to sell. The other book, Boyfriend From Hell, was a YA book and seemed out of place in "Local Authors."

For whatever reason, neither of the titles sold a single copy and were returned. I realize that Vroman's, under pressure from a huge rise in local authors, came up with this method, and the $35 fee helps weed out those less than focused. However, if you want to get some play on your books, Carolyn, I suggest you hunt up one or two of the clerks, pitch them your books, and give them free copies if they are interested in reading your book. The ideal shelf to be on at Vroman's is the "Employee Picks" area.

- - Christopher Meeks, author of Love at Absolute Zero - Finalist in ForeWord Reviews' Book of the Year
The novel is available in print and as an e - Book on many platforms.
Web site: http://www.chrismeeks.com
Blog: http://www.redroom.com/author/christopher - meeks
Publisher site: http://WhiteWhiskerBooks.com


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My review blog is my gift to authors. 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: The IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association) suggests you make your Web site "easy for people to contact you or your publicist." Forget the teeny tiny link at the bottom of the page. I don't even much like the forms some provide you to reach customer service people. Direct e - mail access feels personal and loving in comparison.


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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 so I can do something similar for you on my Resources for Readers page at www.howtodoitfrugally.com.
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In the News: I read Michael Hiltzik's column for the LA Times avidly. Recently he mentioned that a study showed that 50% of Facebook readers report they never notice ads on FB—and this in spite of the fact that FB targets specific interests with their ads using what they know about us because of their algorithms, etc. Then he notes that FB's reaction to the study was to increase the commercial content in the messages "while concealing its true nature." That "true nature" he refers to is that your "like" shows up in your friends' newsfeeds "as an item placed by the company [you liked]."

Hiltzik says the idea is "dress up the ad so it masquerades as a voluntary endorsement of a product between friends." I don't want to discourage you from liking on FB. We can do one another lots of good by "liking" and I think we should. I'm not even averse to recommending a commercial product or business. It's just that if you are anti advertising or heavy on pro privacy, I think you should know what the results may be.


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This is the only site I know that can help novelists, screenwriters, and playwrights get noticed by directors and producers. It’s BooksToFilm and it’s run by iFOGO’s Gene Cartwright. It isn’t as frugal as I’d like, but there are times it pays to spend a little. One of those times would be if our investment leads to something big: http://www.ifogo.com/buy/order_chj.html .
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Editing Tip: You can now get an e - copy of my Great Little Last - Minute Editing Tips for Writers by subscribing to this newsletter or recommending someone else subscribe. (Please check with them before you do it!). You put SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and type both of your e - mail addresses in the body of the e - mail. Let me know which of you is the new subscriber. Both of you get a copy as an attachment and it comes with heartfelt thanks. Send your e - mail to HoJoNews (at) AOL (dot) com. Or you can just order it at http://budurl.com/WordtrippersPB.


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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 or send me a guest post. www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com
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Author Successes

Only subscribers’ successes are listed in this section. Thus, I do not pick up news from general media releases for there is usually no way for me to know those releases come from subscribers. If you have an Author Success, please identify yourself as a subscriber in the subject line of your e - mail. Something like: “MEDIA RELEASE: Subscriber’s Success.”


Literary Novel Named Global E - Book Finalist
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Leora Skolkin Smith's new novel Hystera was named a finalist in the Globabl E - book Awards (http://globalebookawards.com/2012 - global - ebook - awards - finalists/).

Hystera is set in the turbulent 1970s when Patty Hearst became Tanya the Revolutionary. It is a timeless story of madness, yearning, and identity. After a fatal accident takes her father away, Lillian Weill blames herself for the family tragedy. Tripping through failed love affairs with men, and doomed friendships, all Lilly wants is to be sheltered from reality. She retreats from the outside world into a world of delusion and the private terrors of a New York City Psychiatric Hospital. Unreachable behind her thick wall of fears, the world of hospital corridors and strangers become a vessel of faith. She is a foreigner there until her fellow patients release her from her isolation with the power of human intimacy. How do we know who we really are? How do we find our true selves under the heavy burden of family and our pasts? In an unpredictable portrait of mental illness, Hystera penetrates to the pulsing heart of the questions." Learn more at: http://www.fictionstudiobooks.com/Fiction_Studio_Books/Hystera.html


D. Jean Quarles Publishes Anthology
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In October 2011, D. Jean Quarles was feeling frustrated, and had been feeling that way for a while. It may have been the fast approaching holidays or the fact she had recently lost her father. While she wanted nothing more than to sit at her desk and type away, the time seemed elusive. There was always something dragging her attention away. She felt wrenched and yanked, pulled and twisted ever farther from her writing.

D. Jean needed balance. And who better to ask about how to achieve this blissful state than other writers who, she was sure, also had struggled at some point in their careers. So she posted ads on the Internet.

Writers wanted. Please contact me if you would be interested in writing a blog post on how you balance writing and life.

More than 60 amazing writers contacted Quarles, eager to share their lives and secrets to success. She felt immensely blessed by their words and so it wasn't long before she approached them again and asked if she could put all of their wisdom together into a book for other writers looking for inspiration, tools, and understanding. These are their words for you.

Recently published: The Write Balance. Find it at Amazon.com or Smashwords (http://www.amazon.com/Write - Balance - Journaling - Writers - ebook/dp/B008GOJLRA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1341864799&sr=8 - 5&keywords=d.jean+quarles)
Learn more about D. Jean Quarles at www.djeanquarles.com She blogs at www.djeanquarles.blogspot.com


Terrell an International Book Award Finalist
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p.m.terrell's 13th suspense/thriller, Vicki's Key, is a 2012 International Book Awards Finalist. The IBA is sponsored by USA Book News in Los Angeles, CA. Terrell won in the Mystery/Suspense category. Vicki's Key is a romantic suspense with a touch of the paranormal; the book is the second in the Black Swamp Mysteries series. For more information, visit www.pmterrell.com


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It's book fair and trade show season: Here are a bakers' dozen of ideas to make BEA (Book Expo America) and other book shows easier and more productive: http://sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com/2007/03/bakers - dozen - work - bea - frugal - way.html Please leave comments with ideas of your own - - and links to your book's sales page.
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Accessible Contests for You to Build Your Platform

Voices of Israel Sponsors Contest…
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…that is available to all and not limited to Jewish or Israeli subjects. http://www.voicesisrael.com/reubenrosecompetition.htm


Subscriber Shares Book Award Opportunity
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International Book Awards (IBA) is sponsored by USA Book News in Los Angeles, CA. Here is a list of the most recent finalists: http://www.internationalbookawards.com/2012awardannouncement.html The 4th annual book awards are currently accepting nominations; they are open to books released from 2011 through 2013. You can find the information and nomination application at http://www.internationalbookawards.com/2013callforentries.html. p.m.terrell says, "Once you've won a book award, you can forever place the moniker "Award - Winning Author" on all your press releases, web site, and any other marketing or promotional materials. My publishers have even used it on my book covers. It makes a huge difference when trying to schedule book signings and talks and garnering media attention."


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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
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Writers Helping Writers: My husband, Lance Johnson, author of What Foreigners Need to Know About America From A to Z (http://amzn.to/ForeignersAmericaUS) offers this link for those who have nonfiction books related to public policy, government, politics and the like. C - Span, just like bloggers and feature editors, needs material. It won't be an easy sell if you don't have a well - known name, but you owe it to your book to try. Here is the URL: http://www.booktv.org/

And while we're at it, does anyone know the names of people at C - SPAN our SWW subscribers might contact, or tips to approaching them?


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Tip: I (finally!) decided to give Kindle Select program a try. If you've been wondering what it's all about and what you've read in this newsletter isn't quite enough, here's Amazon's frequently asked question page on it: https://kdp.amazon.com/self - publishing/help?topicId=A6KILDRNSCOBA



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Tip: David Reel, author of The Devil's Whipping His Wife, found this quote on query letters as he listened to a BlogTalkRadio show for writers featuring Scott Hoffman, agent at Folio Literary Management: "Make sure there aren't any spelling or grammar errors. In general three paragraphs about the book, and one more paragraph about yourself. It’s been my experience that this last is the most important, for I’ve found that interesting people write interesting books. The more quirky and cool things you can put in that paragraph—without going over the top—the more likely you are to interest an agent in your work." David Reel blogs at www.davidreelwrites.com


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Opportunities

Writers' Conference in Texas
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The fourth annual Catholic Writers’ Conference LIVE will take place August 29 - 31, 2012, at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, TX. Sponsored by the Catholic Writer’s Guild and the Catholic Marketing Network (CMN), and held in conjunction with CMN’s annual retailer trade show, the Catholic Writers Conference LIVE provides Catholic authors with a prime opportunity to meet and share their faith with editors, publishers, fellow writers, and bookstore owners from across the globe.

The conference will offer “pitch sessions,” allowing authors an opportunity to meet personally with publishing professionals and pitch their writing projects. In addition, attendees have the opportunity to sign up for critique with professional editors and writers. Some participating publishers are Ignatius Press, Ave Maria Press, Christus Publishing, Tuscany Press, Ascension Press and Servant Books. Registration is $45 - $75. More info: http://www.catholicwritersconference.com/


F r ~ ~ KDP Select Book
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On Tuesday, July 24, and Wednesday, July 25, Pacific Time, Phyllis Zimbler Miller's KDP Select e - book thriller CIA FALL GUY and her KDP Select e - book Top Tips for How To Market Your Book on Amazon and Facebbook will be available for fr ~ ~ download on Amazon. CIA Fall Guy will be at http://amzn.to/L38eiP and Top Tips will be at http://amzn.to/N5H0Gj Mark your calendars now!


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Subscribers who have websites or newsletters of their own may be interested
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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 to HoJoNews@aol.com.


Homer as Poet
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When I was required to read The Iliad in college, I was tempted to go the Cliff Notes route. By the time I was through with the book, I only wished that I could read it in the "original" Greek, which would, of course, have been an interpretation of The Iliad's oral tradition, if not a translation. FP Free Press (a division of Simon and Schuster) now has a new translation. I am excited to see if it can erase that yearning I felt so long ago. The Wall Street Journal says, "The first major new translation in nearly 15 years is an action - packed, slick and contemporary rendering…Stephen Mitchell [the translator] may be the closest thing that the translation world has to a rock star." Besides it looks as if it is a throwback to the time of beautiful books. You know, the kind we want to keep. Learn more at www.iliadbook.com.


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The Litchfield Review http://litchfieldreview.com/page/2 seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for our semi - annual magazine competition. Prose entries should be 3,000 words or less. Poetry entries may be of any length.
Postmark Deadlines: December 31 and June 30 annually
To be considered for both publication and a cash prize, please enclose $10.00 with each essay, short story, or set of 1 - 3 poems. Enclose $15.00 and you may submit an unlimited number of entries.


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Endorsement: “I started on FRUGAL and I went, ‘Whoa....damn good book!’ It is
so PROFESSIONAL!” ~ Dorothy Thompson, editor of The Writers Life
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Tip: Subscriber Jennifer Poulter says that you can now enter your book as a Kindle monthly pick if it meets certain qualifications. This benefit appears to offered for books of fiction only. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJPNm51WjVzTHhHRGtSVWFUX2JNT3c6MQ#gid=0


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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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Tip: Penny Sansevieri holds a weekly blog carnival. You may submit your best blog posts for consideration: https://amarketingexpert.wufoo.com/forms/ame - blog - carnival/ .


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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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Feature

Great New Book Marketing Blog
With Lynnette's Top Four Tips ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
By Lynnette Phillips

I have a blog called Every Day Book Marketing (http://everydaybookmarketing.com/). My aim is to let authors know
1) marketing and promoting your book doesn't have to be expensive, 2) it also doesn’t have to be time consuming and
3) you can dispose of the "it’s too hard" mindset.

The most important words to keep in mind when you are setting up your marketing strategy are frequency, consistency and time management.

Tip #1: Do something for your book "Every Day." This doesn’t have to have to be a big or time - consuming task but consistency and frequency cause website visitors, search engine rankings and book sales to climb.

For example, add some content to your website; this might be a blog post, a link or an upcoming literary event on the media calendar.
Or you might consider dropping someone a thank you card, distributing some bookmarks to the local bookstore or library, or checking out what kind of fun flash book trailer you can get at Fiverr.com

Tip #2: Publicity = free (or very affordable) visibility. Visibility (which = exposure), frequency and consistency = book sales.

One of the most cost effective marketing tools available to you is social media—you know, Twitter and Facebook. Just be careful. Twitter and Facebook can be voracious when it comes to your time.
One time - saving social media trick is to link your blog content to your social sites using RSS feeds (RSS=Real Simple Syndication). www.TwitterFeed.com can help you get started. Using this technique provides fresh content and makes sure you maintain a presence on your network.
For more time saving social media tips check out my booklet “Fight Back: Don’t Let Twitter and Facebook Take Over (Your Life)”
(http://www.amazon.com/Fight - Back - Twitter - Facebook - ebook/dp/B006S828WQ/ )

Tip #3: Marketing and publicity are not one - size - fits - all. You, your writing, your book are all unique so don't fall into the trap of thinking that what works for one author’s book sales will be the best fit for you. Your only limit is creativity. Use some out of the box thinking and have some fun! For instance, you can try a virtual book signing using Kindlegraph.com.

Tip #4: Don't get stuck in a rut with the usual literary venues; if you write romance think florist shop.

What have you done for your book today?

~Lynnette Phillips is a book marketer, writer, and author of a series of book marketing and self - publishing guides. Her most recent title is “QR Codes: Bridging the Marketing Gap”, (http://www.amazon.com/QR - Codes - Bridging - Marketing - ebook/dp/B008AYYODC/) a perfect how to guide that introduces authors to mobile marketing.


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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 or the new edition of The Frugal Book Promoter, www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo .
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Tip: Manage your passwords the right way to avoid being hacked or have your identity stolen. Though they aren't completely secure, password management programs will let you do this. Try Roboform.com or LastPass.com. Or do it the old fashioned way. Keep a list of your passwords offline in a little notebook in your desk drawer.


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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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Feature Part II

Getting the Pony Express Through Spam Filters
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Here is a continuation of our newsletter discussion from the last issue of SharingwithWriters. It's a short list of things you shouldn’t do or say if you don’t want your newsletter to get caught in spam folders and other techy devices.

 Don’t use symbols, especially dollar signs. Notice, I've stopped evening using the (at) symbol in e - mail addresses in this newsletter—just in case.

 Offer a way to unsubscribe from your letter.

 Don’t let your exclamation points and question marks run wild. Editors frown on it, so it’s a good thing to avoid in any case.

 Use any length subject line in the e - mail you wish, but key information must go into the first 50 character spaces. Besides, it’s not nice to try to mislead Mother Nature or anyone else.

 Avoid overused marketing phrases like the ones suggested by Linda Carlson of Independent Book Publishers Association slick magazine, IBPA Independent. Most sound creepy anyway! I can’t put them in this letter but if you’ll e - mail me at HoJoNews (at) AOL (dot) com, I’ll send it to you. Or try this link: http://www.ehow.com/info_8523616_list - keyword - criteria - spam - filters.html

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I need editing questions and tips for my The Frugal, Smart, and Tuned - In Editor blog, www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com. Articles, too! You ask and I'll provide ample credits and links to whatever site you choose. HoJoNews@aol.com. =============================================


Tech Tip: If you want to have password - perfect security, here's a way to use an Excel file instead of letting your computer memorize your passwords for you. In that file, you list your accounts—say your account to enter LinkedIn. Then in another column you list your password, but it isn't the real password. It's in code. Say your password is MaMaMiaat925. Your code would then be ZzZzZzz (at) 925. It lets you know which letters are capped and which aren't (an important technique when you assign codes intended to give hackers big headaches). And you know that the "at" insignia is always spelled out in your passwords. You might ask why you need to be so careful about a file that's stowed in your own computer. That's the scary part. Hackers—if they should be so inclined—may find their way into your personal computer files, too.


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Thank Yous

These are, indeed, thank yous but it occurs to me that many Sharing with Writers readers are not using them as resources. Often the blogs, newsletters, Web sites, and other entities mentioned are perfect vehicles for exposing your books to new readers. It is up to you to click or copy and paste to see which might be suitable—and for inspiration on how to make what you do a match for them.


Thanks to Joy V. Smith... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
…for reprinting one of my Q&A a la Ann Landers from this newsletter in her blog at http://pagadan.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/pseudonyms/ . It's the Q. and A. on pseudonyms. If you don't remember it, just click. ( - :

Thanks to Dan Poynter ... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
…for running this in his Publishing Poynters Marketplace newsletter:
Please Be One of Persephone's Juicy Jewels
Agent Terrie Wolf and her clients, Magdalena Ball and Carolyn Howard - Johnson, are thinking "yummy desserts" in this age of culinary denial. We all need a treat occasionally - - to stay sane and satisfied.

Terrie is shopping a book of poems that illustrate favorite dessert recipes of famous chefs everywhere for her clients. Conversely, famous chefs everywhere may be inspired by the poems of Howard - Johnson and Ball. If you are a chef or know one, please join us in this project.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Submit your recipe (or recipes up to ten). They may be illustrated if you wish (see the disclaimer below). You may simply submit your favorites or use the poems put up on the Facebook fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/PersephonesJuicyJewels to inspire a new recipe.

Please also send ideas you have for partnering with the marketing of this book.
Example: You might want to sell the book in the checkout or waiting area of your restaurant. You would also benefit from the marketing surrounding the book and earn the right to make the winning of this contest a centerpiece of your own promotion. We welcome full participation.

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN
Winners will receive the right to help us illustrate the poems in Persephone's Juicy Jewels with your recipe(s). Credits and information about your restaurant, book, TV show, or you - name - it will be included in the book. You will receive a dozen copies of Persephone's Juicy Jewels to send to the food editors of local or national media with a media release featuring your own culinary business and your contest win to use to widen the publicity arc for your achievement.
Thank you, Dan. Here is an image to put with it if you'd like. Mouthwatering, huh?
If you'd like to get f r ~ ~ reviews from Dan's readers, subscribe to his newsletter and submit your pitch according to his instructions. He says submissions must be ready to copy and paste. That's not a bad rule for any kind of submission to an editor or blogger anywhere.


Thanks to Donna Gough ... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
…who has a new book out and a new blog where she talks about independent publishing and writing focusing on things she learned (often the hard way) about self - publishing. She included my Web site in a recommendation for authors. Find it at: http://goughpubs.wordpress.com Maybe you could find a way to cross promote with her. Find her book, Handy Guide to Virginia Wineries on Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com/Handy - Guide - Virginia - Wineries - Donna/dp/146629194X


Thanks to Wildwood Review... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
…and to Bill Treziak for the interview and beautiful pdf page they produced around that interview. http://lakewildwood.net/picture/wlr/PDF/July%202012/712 - I - Trzeciak - CarolynHowardJohnson14pdf.pdf. Great work. You may want to check with Bill to learn how to join the group. They have some talented members. He's at Wordwrangler (at) yahoo.com.



Thanks to The Funky Writer... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Rob Bastista (The Funky Writer) and I just talked about everything from why some authors shouldn’t bother with Wikipedia to how they can make Pinterest work for them on his radio show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thefunkywriter/2012/07/08/episode - 128 - carolyn - howard - johnson


Thanks for the Poetry Review ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
… from Mindy Phillips Lawrence. Magdalena Ball's and my chapbook Imagining the Future on Amazon needed a little boost. ( - : . It's a chapbook for and about the men in our lives. http://www.amazon.com/Imagining - Future - Ruminations - Masculine - Apparitions/product - reviews/144997774X/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending


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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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Editing Tip: June Casagrande, author of Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies published by Penguin (www.budurl.com/GrammarSnobs) lets Mitt Romney off the hook for typos in her recent syndicated grammar column, "A Word Please." That fits with her premise that we all make mistakes and that we're not always right ourselves and that, in fact, many of the most avid grammar cops don't know the difference between a grammar rule and a style choice. In this case, Romney (or his team) made at least three booboos in a week. Two are obvious typos, the other probably a brain lapse when the text read "peak" for "peek." She also cops to her most recent goof. It was a little scrap word left in a sentence after she had edited it.
That only proves that none of us is perfect. I would add that we're all in this together. So, we are as careful as we can be. We enlist help from an editor (like my Mindy Philips Lawrence for this newsletter). When it is an error that can be corrected, we let one another know. But in doing so, we don't take an official stance, for we, too, may be wrong.


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Chaz DeSimone has a new f r ^ ^ way to get a great poster for your office or a gift. You subscribe to his fr^^ poster offer and newsletter on design (including book cover design) and a different poster will come to your e - mail box about every other week. Each is entirely different, all the highest quality in design and all associated with the ampersand and, by extension, our love of writing. Each also comes with directions for printing, framing, making this into a f r ^ ^ bie that lasts. To subscribe and see images go to: http://forms.aweber.com/form/91/119176491.htm
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Q&A a la Ann Landers

Getting Submission Protocol Right
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Question:

Dearest Carolyn, I am designing a new business card to send to editors that will be attached to the top of my manuscripts when I submit them. I would like to know if the correct title under my name should be "Writer?" or "Novelist?" Thank you for your help. I appreciate it so much! Your newsletter was full of wonderful information. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next one with great anticipation!. Hope you are having a good week.

Sincerely, Kae Kleinman (student from Eve Caram's UCLA class).

Answer:

Kae, sounds as if you need The Frugal Book Promoter. Though a business card is OK, you need a cover letter or query letter with your manuscript and you didn't mention that. The Frugal Book Promoter or the chapter on query letters in The Frugal Editor (www.budurl.com/TheFrugalEditor) will keep you from doing something that will mark you as an amateur. I take it your book is a novel. You should follow each publisher's or agent's submission instructions exactly. That probably means you won't send the whole manuscript.

If you want to slip a card into the package, fine. But don't attach it to the manuscript. And, I'd use "novelist" if that's what you're shopping and not a term like "writer" which could indicate a whole range of writing specialties.

Having said that, you can probably get by without a business card - - at least for this purpose. Maybe you'll want to wait. Say until you have a great Web site completed or a blog that showcases your platform.

Hope this helps.
CHJ



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Aggie Villaneuva is a resource you need to know. So, go to my article on how to format your book for Kindle in just a few easy steps and while you're there, poke around for Aggie’s assortment of marketing aids including her app service. http://www.promotionalacarteblog.com/2012/02/kindle - formatting - made - easy - by - carolyn - howard - johnson/
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Tip: Anyone interested in awards and contests to promote a writing career might want to tune into a free podcast at LadybugBooks. A direct link to the Write On page is: www.ladybuglive.com/writeon.htm Click on my name with the little sound insignia by it.


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The Publishing Insiders (Paula Krapf and Penny Sansevieri) and I talk about book promotion on their BookTalkRadio program. I know you’ll pick up some new tips or encouragement. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thepublishinginsiders/2012/05/29/no - money - out - of - pocket - shooting - your - book - to - stardom
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An Itty - Bitty Column on Writing

Metaphorically Speaking
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By Mindy Phillips Lawrence

Without realizing it, we are exposed to metaphors all the time, particularly during election season. Many people are very good at using this writing convention (like Shakespeare) and some are not (place pundit’s name here), but this means of comparison can open up a specific topic for us and make it more memorable.

Metaphor differs from simile by means of a “like” or “as”. Metaphors don’t need these additional words: Time is a river (metaphor); Time is like a river (simile). A metaphor can be a comparison of two words. It can take a word and expand its meaning to the whole universe.

I have to admit to a love of misplaced and badly written metaphors. I don’t want them in my writing but I love chortling when other writers use them. Case in point:

“The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t.”

Try using them, but wisely. There are several links below to get you started.
LINKS

Following a Metaphor
http://www.powa.org/informal - essays/following - a - metaphor


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


Metaphor and Simile
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/what - is - the - difference - between - metaphor - and - simile/


Metaphor Writing
http://www.learner.org/workshops/nextmove/metaphor/


Famous Metaphors
http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/famous - metaphors


Famous Extended Metaphors
http://suite101.com/article/extended - metaphors - in - shakespeares - plays - and - sonnets - a298230


Famous Extended Metaphor Poems
http://www.ask.com/questions - about/Famous - Extended - Metaphor - Poems


Comic Metaphors
http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/m/metaphor.asp


How NOT to Write Metaphors
http://www.metafilter.com/32631/How - NOT - to - write - metaphors


James Geary, Metaphorically Speaking
http://www.ted.com/talks/james_geary_metaphorically_speaking.html


~Mindy Phillips Lawrence is a writer, editor, and PR person from Missouri. She is working on a novel, a poetry chapbook, and a nervous breakdown. You can get her to write a pretty cool press release for you for a very FRUGAL price. But HURRY before the nervous breakdown kicks in! You can reach her at mplcreative@yahoo.com.

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I talk about what QR codes are and how you can use them to promote your writing on my SharingwithWriters blog at http://sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com/2011/07/cracking - qr - code - for - iphones.html
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Opportunities

Free Listing for Family - Friendly Books
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List your book FOR FREE in our "Family Friendly Book Directory"

As the author of 34 books, including a dozen children's titles, I know how
challenging it can be to promote books and find your audience.

And as the Founder of I Love To Write Day, a grassroots campaign I launched
in 2002 to have people of all ages practice writing every Nov. 15, I am
always looking for ways to let our supporters (over 4.2 million of them!)
know about new books that are "family friendly."

So, in honor of the 10th Anniversary of I Love To Write Day, I will be
publishing the "Family Friendly Book Directory" and sending it to the 28,000
schools all across the U.S. that celebrate ILTWD every Nov. 15. I will ask
the school librarian to share the directory with the students, teachers,
administrators and parents. I will also send the directory to our ILTWD
e - newsletter subscribers, and it will be posted on the
www.ilovetowriteday.org site. You can submit your book info directly to John Riddle at johnriddle (at) sprintmail.com.

If you have a "family friendly" book, it can be listed f r ~ ~! A fr ~ ~
listing includes: Name of book, author, price and Web address.

For an additional fee, you can also post your book cover graphic and include
up to 5 lines of copy.

Save 50% on paid listings until July 15. Contact johnriddle@sprintmail.com
for more info.

John Riddle
Founder
I Love To Write Day
www.ilovetowriteday.org


IBPA Offers Special Price on Getting - Review Service
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It took me a long time to join IBPA (Independent Book Publishers of America). Then, when I did (it was called PMA then), I didn't think it did much for individual self - published authors so I dropped out. I joined again this year and am finding all kinds of services that have worked for both my husband (author of What Foreigners Need To Know About America From A To Z— http://amzn.to/ForeignersAmericaUS), and I. I now recommend it. Here's a disclaimer, though. Like anything else, you can't just join. You must participate. And when you participate you must do it in a way to glean the biggest benefit. Example: I still believe that having your book displayed in a booth at BEA does you no good if you can't be there in person to sign it and market it in other ways. Details on how to make book fairs work for you (of course!) are in The Frugal Book Promoter (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo ) This is IBPA's new program with NetGalley.com which I mentioned in the last issue of SWW—before I even knew about this new partnership.


IBPA is proud to announce a new benefit exclusive to IBPA members, where IBPA members are able to save more than $500 and reach 50,000+ reviewers on NetGalley with the NEW IBPA/NetGalley Book Review Express program.

With NetGalley, IBPA members can share galleys electronically (and with full anti - copying protection applied) and instantly with reviewers, media, booksellers, librarians, bloggers and other contacts you save the expense of processing, shipping, and mailing galleys and IBPA does all the work!
IBPA has partnered with NetGalley to bring efficient, effective, AND affordable galley distribution to IBPA members. Exclusive to IBPA members, your 6 - month title listing on NetGalley includes 3 NetGalley marketing programs designed to get your galley into the hands of influencers with the potential to spread the word about your new and/or upcoming book. Learn more about the new IBPA/NetGalley Book Review Express program at

https://www.ibpa - online.org/Programs/NetGalleyReview.aspx

For a complete listing of member benefits, please visit http://www.ibpa - online.org/benefits/membenefits.aspx.




Review Opportunity with F r ~ ~ copy of What Foreigners Need to Know About Americans From A To Z
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Endorsed by U.S. and foreign ambassadors and editors, What Foreigners Need To Know About America From Z To Z http://bitly.com/ForeignersAmericaUS) paints a revealing picture of America and its people. Lance Johnson, a world traveler and international teacher, studies cultural differences and the difficulties foreigners (even Americans!) have understanding crazy America, as some call it. For this book, he defines “foreigners” as anyone not sufficiently familiar with American culture to achieve success. It will benefit foreign students who are already in America, those who dream of becoming students here, those who would like to travel to America, people who do business with Americans either in America or in their home countries. It will also inform Americans who want to learn more about the U.S. and how it compares to other countries around the world.

Readers who will benefit also includes the multitudes of foreign - born, naturalized citizens who have lived in the U.S. for years and still struggle with the ways and the language. A foreigner could also be a first - generation American whose immigrant parents did not fully expose their children to American culture and they now pay the price in mainstream U.S.

Each of the 26 chapters’ brush strokes contributes to the final picture of what America is all about. For ease of understanding, the chapters are grouped into four sections. American Heritage, Culture, Business, and Language (the number one problem area foreigners say they have with American culture).

Learn more at about this new release at (http://AmericaAtoZ.com. Lance will send an e - copy of the 614 pages book to the first twenty who request one for review. Please contact A to Z Publishing at info@AmericaAtoZ.com. If you are not sure, please send questions.


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I have a series of retail books that authors could benefit from. The reason? Authors are retailers, too. They must sell their books. But A Retailer’s Guide to In - Store Promotion will be especially valuable because it will give authors insight on how to convince retail outlets that a partnership (like a book signing, workshop or seminar) with them will benefit their bottom line. Find this book at www.budurl.com/RetailersGuide or more about the whole series at www.howtodoitfrugally.com/retailers_books.htm
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Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Update!  July 20 - 22, The Greater Los Angeles Writers Conference will be at the Los Angeles Valley Campus. Saturday, the 21st at 2 pm I’ll be on a panel "Building A Platform - - How to Promote Yourself and Your Work."

On Sunday at 10am I'll speak on "How to Develop a Relationship with a Bookseller" and at 3:15 I'll sit on another panel "Make Your Book A Star: It's Never Too Early or Too Late!"

The conference includes other speakers and panelists like Morgan St. James, Robin Quinn, and Dan Poynter. http://www.wcwriters.com/faculty/ There will also be an exciting screenplay track. Find the entire schedule here:
Friday: http://www.wcwriters.com/glawc/schedule - fri.html
Saturday: http://www.wcwriters.com/glawc/schedule - sat.html
Sunday: http://www.wcwriters.com/glawc/schedule - sun.html

Compare prices to some other conferences that run as high as $625! Here are directions from the freeway, on the campus, etc. Whatever you need. http://www.wcwriters.com/maps



 As a co - sponsor of the Muse Online Writers’ Conference (and the first one at that!), I encourage you to register early to attend October 8 to 14, 2012. I can’t tell you how many of my subscribers have been disappointed that they can’t avail themselves of this f r ~ ~ conference (every year!) because they miss the deadline. I'll be leading a seminar on "Sell Your Book (Or Promote It!) with Great Query Letters." Enroll at http://themuseonlinewritersconference.com/.



 I will be speaking on several panels at the Book ‘Em Book Fair in North Carolina in Feb of 2013. Go to http://www.bookemnc.org/ for opportunities for your book and watch for more on my appearances there in this newsletter. It is headed by mystery writer p.m. terrell and the purpose of The Book 'Em Foundation and this event is to raise public awareness of the link between high crime rates and high illiteracy rates. Proceeds from the Book 'Em North Carolina book fairs go directly to increasing literacy in Robeson County, North Carolina, and to reducing crime in the area.



 Make plans for the online 2013 Catholic Writers’ Conference now. I know many are disappointed when they can’t sign up for my chat after the registration deadline and if they knew what else they’d missed, they’d really be sad. So mark it on your calendar—maybe to register in December of 2012. The Conference is March 4 - 15, with chats March 4 - 10 and forums March 8 - 15. I’ll be conducting a couple of chats on Secrets of Pinterest for Authors and One on To Italicize or Not to Italicize and Other Professional Editing Secrets. http://www.catholicwritersconference.com/



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Wordstuff ™

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

PRIMATE (pri' - mate'): Removing your husband from in front of the TV.



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Essential Book and Record Keeping:

This is the place to share with others and learn from others.

Although I do attempt to verify information used within this newsletter's pages, Sharing with Writers does not guarantee entities or information. Subscribers should research resources.

To submit information articles, tips or other information, e - mail Carolyn at HoJoNews@aol.com. Please put "Submission: Sharing with Writers" in the subject line.

If you do not care to receive this newsletter, send an e - mail to HoJoNews@aol.com with "Unsubscribe” in the subject line, but please, please don't tell me you've given up writing or promoting!

To subscribe to Sharing with Writers send an e - mail with "Subscribe" in the subject line to HoJoNews@aol.com.

Please pass this newsletter to friends or e - groups. It needn't be pasted in its complete form, but please credit this newsletter, and the individual contributors with anything you snip and paste.

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Carolyn’s Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

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Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered: http://budurl.com/TrueShortStories

Carolyn’s Poetry

She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood. Coauthored with Magdalena Ball Paperback: www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook
For Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GXB4AW

Cherished Pulse: Unconventional Love Poetry. Coauthored with Magdalena Ball
For Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GXB4AW
In print to be used as a greeting card or booklet: www.budurl.com/CherishedPulse
For Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/imagining - the - future - magdalena - ball/1021152596?ean=2940000904893&itm=4&usri=magdalena+ball
She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood, a chapbook of poetry. Coauthored with Magdalena Ball.
Paperback and Kindle: http://budurl.com/MotherChapbook
For Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/she - wore - emerald - then - magdalena - ball/1020032782?ean=2940000807408&itm=5&usri=magdalena+ball

Imagining the Future: Ruminations on Fathers and Other Masculine Apparitions. Coauthored with Magdalena Ball
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For Nook:http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/imagining - the - future - magdalena - ball/1021152596?ean=2940000904893&itm=4&usri=magdalena+ball
To order as a paperback or for Kindle: www.budurl.com/Imagining
Deeper into the Pond: A Celebration of Femininity, Co - Authored with Magdalena Ball. Artwork by Jacquie Schmall
To order as an e - book: https://www.createspace.com/3608866 To order as a paperback: http://budurl.com/DeeperPond
Tracings, a chapbook of poetry (Finishing Line Press)
http://budurl.com/CarolynsTracings

Contact Information

Websites
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For special help for fiction writers
http://www.fictionmarketing.com


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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