March 5, 2006: Sharing with Writers:
From the Desks
Of Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Authors* Coalition Friends

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Most recent issues of Sharing with Writers are posted with live links at Fairgo E-Books: http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/fairgoebooks/literary.htm. You will find the *Best of Sharing with Writers* at Apollos Lyre (www.ApollosLyre.com). Sharing with Writers is the official newsletter of Authors* Coalition (http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com) an organization of writers who help writers.

Note: In order to cut down on computerese, I do not use (or I substitute for) many punctuation marks. They seem to disagree with Yahoo and others. I hope it doesn*t drive you crazy.

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Note from Carolyn:
Dear Authors* Coalition Members and Subscribers:

I am having a lot of fun preparing my next class for UCLA. It will be a one-day seminar so it is affordable in terms of both time and dollars. Also, we will be covering the essential tools for
*Preparing Your Manuscript for the Most Polished Presentation Possible.* I know you will learn techniques for buffing your manuscript to its most presentable luster. Here is course description.

Whether you choose to pursue traditional publishing or one of the alternative routes, you want a credible, professional package when you present yourself to agents or publishers. More and more presses expect their authors to be partners in the editing process and fewer of them provide the product-perfect support you expect for your book. This one-day seminar helps you with both. You learn step-by-step procedures that prevent usage, grammar, and style errors from creeping into your books as well as learn simple but sure-fire techniques for punching up and polishing your prose. The course also addresses the mundane-but-critical tasks of printing, packaging, and getting that newly-polished manuscript to its destination. You are invited to bring short writing samples; the instructor will select several in order to illustrate how these strategies and principle work.

Sign up at www.uclaextension.edu or call Marcus Hennessey at writers@uclaextension.edu or (310) 825-9415.

If you don*t live in LA think of what a lovely week you could spend in Los Angeles seeing the homes of the stars, Disneyland and learning more about your craft with part of that trip a business tax write-off.

Best,
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
HoJoNews@aol.com
http://www.tlt.com/authors/carolynhowardjohnson.htm
http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com

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No part of this newsletter is paid advertising. At the suggestion of a subscriber who reads every issue of Sharing with Writers, you will find brand new material so noted with a pointing finger.
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Tip: Once in a while publishers come through--even the big traditional ones. Take June Casagrande*s publisher for *Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies* (www.grammarsnobs.com). She asked them to produce bumper stickers for her because the title seems to fit the bumper sticker humor so well and they did! So the tip here is, it*s best not to submit a request with great expectations, but it is important to ask.
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Letter to the Editor:

*I have just finished reading your book,*The Frugal Book Promoter,* which I found very helpful and a very easy read.*

Rene* Jackson RN BSN MS, author of
*The Death of Mammography* with
Alberto Righi, MD. Read a review at:
http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?Sec=sup&sub=res&pag=dis&ItemId=69526
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*I have learned so much with your book but even more working along side you with this [Authors* Coalition booth at the LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books]. I*m honored!*

Shane Ellison, M.Sc., author *Hidden Truth about Cholesterol Lowering Drugs*
www.healthmyths.net

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A Fr^ebie for YOU
An Oppportunity, Too!

Authors Coalition has begun a new page of free e-books that will help other writers. http://authorscoalition.redenginepress.com/free_ebooks.htm. You are invited to submit yours to be included. The only restrictions are that the e-book must be on a subject that will help other writers promote, write or improve their computer skills. Submissions are juried and there is no pay, just that pleasant feeling we get when we help other authors--all in the Authors* Coalition spirit. You*ll also want to read the first entry, *Your Writing, Your Soul: Fear Can Keep Your Writing Closeted So Uncloset Your Treasures and Promote!* It is sort of a re-worked excerpt from *The Frugal Book Promoter* and was edited and formatted by Milli Thornton, author of *Fear of Writing: For Writers and Closet Writers.* (www.fearofwriting.com)

If you would like to share an e-book (or nominate a friend*s) send it to Joyce Faulkner at katieseyes@aol.com.
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Opportunity: Expose Your Book to Booksellers

The Authors* Coalition booth at the LA Times Festival of Books will be sending a catalog to booksellers. A cross-promotion effort with each participating author sharing names of bookstores, this catalog will be sent to bookstore buyers (we*re shooting for 500) and some local press. All those participating in the booth will be included but we have room for a few more participants in the catalog. Joyce Faulkner, a member of the AC Board of Directors and our faithful Webmaster and publisher-of-materials, sends this offer along to you:

*…if you want to have an ad in this catalog, here are the prices: A full page ad is $600, one half pages is $300, one quarter page is $150 and one eight of a page is $75. These all include cover art, ISBN, a short blurb and your Website address. If you want just a text notice with title, authors* name, ISBN and tend words, that add is $10. Businesses are welcome to purchase ads as well.*

So, if you have questions or want to participate, contact her at katieseyes@aol.com. Please put *Book Fair Catalog* in the subject line, but hurry.
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Opportunity for Your Fave Review to Appear in Weblights:

Paid members of Authors* Coalition (that includes those who have paid to be featured in the AC booth at the LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books), are entitled to publish their favorite review for their book (s) on the AC site (http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/Reviews.htm) .On the home page you will find a place to pay dues and then you send your review (after getting permission from the reviewer, of course) to Joyce at katieseyes@aol.com Many of you qualify but haven*t sent your reviews. Oh! Be sure to include a link to your site in the review and it would be very nice if you linked back to the AC site as well.

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When was the last time you bought a book from an author you know? *Tracings* my new chapbook of poetry, (www.finishinglinepress.com), is available for that honor at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599240173/qid=1141623936/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-4692447-2218401?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 but any book mentioned in any one of your *Sharing with Writers* newsletters would also be a nice gesture. If all of us directed more of our reading to newer authors who write in genres we love or genres we need to stretch into, we would do ourselves and the publishing industry a great favor.
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Reciprocal Links:

The Shy Writer: An Introvert*s Guide to Writing Success - Author C. Hope Clark advises you how to *sell your words, not your soul* when you promote your work. http://www.theshywriter.com/
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The Reading Tub is a charity that promotes family and children*s literacy. They read every children*s book that is sent to them for a review. They are then donated to community organizations. Go to www.thereadingtub.com.
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Walter Brasch*s America*s Unpatriotic Acts: The Federal Government*s Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights. ) is a look at the history and effects of the USA Patriot Act upon the erosion of our civil liberties and violations of at least five of the Bill of Rights. It has been endorsed by liberals and conservatives.
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Star Publish offers near self-publish profits on your paperback; it is an alternative to unapproachable publishers. http://starpublish.com.
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Do you want to hone your skills? Writer to Writer features tips on writing, marketing, submitting, selling and more. Regular no-fee contests.
www.writer2writer.com
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Authors* Coalition is for writers. Find support for authors--both emotional and material--at http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com.
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Gather at QueenPower.com where women promote, support and encourage women. Start living your best life now! http://www.queenpower.com/

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Please feel free to pass this letter on to others. Unlike many others, I do not mind if you pass on only portions of it as long as you credit the writers and give subscribe information as well. To subscribe send an e-mail to HoJoNews@aol.com with *subscribe* in the subject line.
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Kathe*s Corner:

1. Optimize your website with inbound links (having links on other sites point to yours). One of the best ways to do this is to pack your website with useful content. Other webmasters will naturally link to you because your site will be valuable to them and their visitors.

2. A new trend for websites is to add testimonial. Site owners get the testimonials from their site visitors and business customers. In exchange for giving it, they will provide a link back to your site. Every time you come across a great website or enjoy a great product you purchased online, send a testimonial to the website owner. If they decide to publish your testimonial, you will get a link to your website.
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Kathe Gogolewski, author of *Tato*
http://www.tri-studio.com/
Read her blog: http://www.anndurand.blogsforauthors.com/summary.php

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Carolyn*s Appearances:

Sold Out!! Dayton University*s Erma Bombeck Writers* Workshop, March 23-25, 2006. Plan to sign up early for 2008--it*s held every other year. And stay tuned! CDs of the seminars will be available. http://www.humorwriters.org/
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Las Vegas Writer*s Conference, Henderson, NV. March 30 to April 2, 2006 is slated for Sam*s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, 5111 Boulder Highway, LV, NV. I will be presenting. To learn more go to www.LasVegasWritersConference.com or contact Gregory Kompes, conference coordinator, at Gregory@kompes.com for more information.
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MuseItUpClub has invited me to be guest author from April 2 to April 8th. It*s fr^^ to join and listen; you may even decide to stay on as part of the group. With Lea Schizas as host, we can talk about anything from poetry to promotion. The group is tightly controlled so e-mail Lea at
museitupeditor@yahoo.ca; she will send you an invitation to join and use my name. To see what the group is all about visit http://museitupclub.tripod.com/
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PENUSA has asked Carolyn to teach a class for the Emerging Voices Program they sponsor for writers in underserved Los Angeles area communities in May. If you are interested in joining PEN or contributing in some way to this program, contact Carolyn at HoJoNews@aol.com for a referral or go to www.penusa.com
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Los Angeles Times/UCLA Festival of Books is April 29 and 30th. If you are in the area visit Authors* Coalition authors at our booth, enter our drawing, snag yourself a goody bag and peruse the books displayed there come by Booth #610 at this fr^e fair. Learn more about what our booth authors are doing at http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com. The fair*s official site is: http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/
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UCLA Class: Carolyn is teaching a one-day class at UCLA on Saturday, August 5th (summer quarter). Circle it on your calendar! Enroll to learn all you need to know about preparing a professional manuscript for submission to agents, publishers or to ready it for alternative presses. To enroll or to received a free copy of the program*s *Writers* Program Quarterly,* contact Marcus Hennessey at writers@uclaextension.edu or (310) 825-9415.
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Audio Classes: Carolyn and Authors* Coalition members, Allyn Evans, Joyce Faulkner, Kathe Gogolewski and Marilyn Peake, have produced audio classes covering subjects like writing skills, book promotion, and technology for writers. Access new audio classes regularly in MP3 or CDRom at http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/audio.asp.
Learn more about the instructors and find a list of the coming classes at our Authors* Coalition site at http://authorscoalition.redenginepress.com/ddp_teleclasses.htm.
Get a F r + + sample class called *Radio: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Promoting Easy and Cheap!* on the Double Dragon Publishing (DDP) website:
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/imprintlist.asp?imprint=PODRADIO

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Reciprocal Links: Many subscribers are in a position to cross-promote. Let me know if you would like to trade some recommendation or promotion for a permanent spot (or as my list grows, semi-permanent) spot in this newsletter. I use only links that benefit writers
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Feature:

Going to the Next Level:
Using Critical Analysis to Improve your Work

by Joyce Faulkner

When I went to college the first time, I took a course called *Critical Analysis*. A lot like playing with a Rubik*s Cube or working through a Mensa puzzle, it was absorbing and when you were done you felt superior to the other dolts who wasted their free time on bridge or football. At the time, I was too inexperienced to recognize what a marvelous tool it would be when I turned to writing fiction as a serious endeavor.

Using critical analysis as part of the overall creative process has helped me make important decisions about approach, characterization and plot. It*s allowed me to consciously control language, tone and perspective and taken me beyond seat of the pants bumbling. That*s not to say that seat of the pants bumbling isn*t fun. I often chuckle at the advice to *create a plot outline*. To be honest with you, I just cannot do it cold. I have to have my story all worked out in my head before I can do an outline of any kind.

Here*s my big secret. I sit down in front of my computer and write a story. Oh, sometimes the idea germinates for a long time -- maybe even years, but sooner or later, I open a Word file and *just do it*. Then I save it and go on to the next activity -- like eating bonbons or watching Judge Judy. Weeks or months or, in one case, years later, I dig out the piece and take a look at it with a critical eye, asking myself some important questions like:

1, Who is my audience? Who am I trying to touch? Am I trying to win them over? Make them think? Shake their certainty? Bolster their opinions?
2. What do I want the reader to feel when they finish the piece? (Thoughtful? Angry? Sad? Uplifted?)
3. Should this piece be a play or a short story or a novella or a novel?
4. What*s the theme of this story? What genre?
5. Who are these characters? Are they the right ones to carry the plot? What are their core values? Do they speak to my chosen audience?
6. Are there any subplots that would enhance the meaning of the story?
7. Should any of the elements of the story be researched? Expanded? Contracted?
8. How do I want to present the story? Chronologically with a beginning, middle, ending? In flashback? As memory? As action?
9. Do I want the piece to be a quick read? A leisurely one?
10. What point of view do I want to present?

Once I*ve answered each of these questions, I put the original version of the story away and write a new one incorporating the decisions I made from my critical evaluation of the first one.

For example, let*s say my story is about a child who runs away from home and has a series of misadventures before realizing that she misses her parents and that she*s not yet ready to be on her own. She runs into a variety of obstacles but when she does find her way back, she has learned to appreciate her family and her home.

If I want to aim the piece at parents, I might present it from the point of view of an anguished mother searching for her child throughout the Midwest. If I want to touch a child, I might tell the story from the perspective of a little dog who tries to protect its young mistress from the consequences of her own choices and the villains they meet on their journey.

If I*m writing a short story, I might opt for an action piece punctuated with brief flashbacks as the girl compares her current troubles with the safety of home and the love of her parents. If I*m writing a novel, I might create a sustained allegory reflecting on the role of women in today*s society and the frustrations she faces when trying to make her way through an unfriendly world filled with sniveling lions and hostile monkeys.

If I want to create something in the thriller/disaster genre, I*ll throw in a massive twister -- at least a 5 on the Fugita scale. If I want to appeal to the mystery buffs among us, I*ll add an old lady detective with a Poirot moustache and cockatoo on one shoulder who interviews the little girl*s last known associates.

If I want my audience to feel uplifted, I*ll have an angel lead the little girl home. If I want them to feel pious, I*ll have my heroine become a missionary who works with the community of little people she met during her travels. If I*m penning a screenplay, I might add witches and scarecrows and name the dog Toto. If I*m feeling perverse, I*ll have the scarecrow sing.
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Joyce Faulkner, author of *In the Shadow of Suribachi*, http://www.intheshadowofsuribachi.com/
*Losing Patience*, http://www.losingpatience.com/

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Thank Yous:

(Editor*s Note: The thank yous below are full of names and links you can use in a variety ways, from finding publishers for your work to finding sites suitable for promoting your writing and yourself.)

To Dawn Colclasure, for publishing my release on the award for *Tracings* from The Compulsive Reader in her newsletter. Learn more about that newsletter and subscribe by going to: http://archives.zinester.com/59308/80581.html
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To Our Authors* Coalition Webmaster Joyce Faulkner , author of *In the Shadow of Suribachi* for adding a bookstore to http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com where visitors can click to Amazon to easily purchase books. This page is open to all those who have are part of the AC booth at the LA Times Festival of Books or are participating in any of the value-added programs for that booth including advertising on the AC site. Find it at http://authorscoalition.redenginepress.com/buy_our_books.htm
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To Yarnspinners and Wordweavers Newsletter for including information about my Noble (Not Nobel!) Prize that is announced yearly at www.MyShelf.com . Subscribe to Y&W by sending an e-mail with *subscribe* in the subject line to nate@redenginepress.com.
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To Sue Scott, poetry editor of Long Story Short, for including my *Poetry Challenges* in the delightful online literary journal edited by Denise Cassino. The site offers classes, poetry, short fiction, children*s sections and more. Find this issue*s *Challenge* on the very difficult and horrible sestina at http://www.alongstoryshort.net/poetschallengemar06.html where you can also find my first effort at a sestina. Learn more about Sue at http://www.alongstoryshort.net/SusanScott.html
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Reciprocal Links:

Need a promotional breakthrough?
Subscribe to the PR Diva Queen*s
Author*s Companion PR Postcard at
http://www.authorscompanion.com/
for snappy marketing tips and a f~r~e report
*How to Obtain Book Reviews*.
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Spirited Woman Circle features a new monthly 1-hr. phone conversation series with bestselling authors. On March 7th at 10 a.m. PST, featuring Janet Fitch of *White Oleander* fame, and her new book, *Paint It Black.* Learn more at http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/spirited_woman_circle/
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Francine Silverman, publisher of Book Promotion Newsletter, serves authors by e-mailing Expert Sheets to the media. This low-cost service has proven results. Contact Fran at franalive@optonline.net for more information. www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com
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Read author interviews, market information, and more in WriterAdvice, www.writeradvice.com. To subscribe or to submit material for consideration, E-mail LGood67334@comcast.net . Put subscribe in the subject box.
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The Y&W newsletter sponsored by Red Engine Press bring authors, bookstores, publishers and reviewers together. Subscribers can write a short article of interest to this group and we*ll try to publish it. To subscribe send an email to nate@redenginepress.com with *Y&W Newsletter* in the subject line.
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Sun Signs for Writers: Learn how astrology can benefit (and entertain!) writers with a new Writers* Digest book: http://www.writersigns.info
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Judith Woolcock Colombo: Author of The Fablesinger and Night Crimes: Learn more at: http://odin.prohosting.com/~night01
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Discover a novel by Cynthianna Appel and receive your choice of another e-book at no cost. Go to http://pages.sbcglobal.net/cynthianna/promo.html today!
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Read Joyce Faulkner*s Celebrity Cafe.com column to learn about anything from aging feet to her favorite books on writing: http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/Columnists/The_Weekly_Shriek/
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Fr * * Publicity Resource: Let this site send your media release to book trade professionals including Associated Press, Reuters, and more! http://press.heliographica.com/
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Has writing lost its spontaneity? Find remedies in Milli Thornton*s online writing course at: http://www.fearofwriting.com/creative-writing-course.htm
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Discover a true-life philosophy about making marriages last a lifetime in Choose Love For Life, by Joe and Edwina Roady (http://www.chooseloveforlife.com/.)
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The AA Independent Press Guide is a f * * *, database which details over 2,000 literary and genre magazines and publishers. Find it on the website of writer and artist, Dee Rimbaud, at http://www.thunderburst.co.uk/
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The Complete Writer offers advice on writing, editing, proofreading, publishing and design. Published by Red Engine Press, a traditional press. http://www.redenginepress.com/
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Dr. Bob Rich, freelance editor, finds the good things in your book and makes suggestions for improving it. His clients include independent publishers, and a long list of writers. Find him at http://bobswriting.com/editing.html
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Success Literary Services offers complete book manuscript services. They were honored with twelve top awards for their work. They are not associated with, nor do they accept funding from literary agencies or production companies. Est. 1984. References. http://www.successliterary.com / suc-srv@pacbell.net
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The Compulsive Reader reviews books by some of the hottest writers working today. Find interviews, literary news, criticism, a no - cost e-zine, g I v e a w a y s, and more. http://www.compulsivereader.com/html.
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Do bookstores owe you money? Michelle Dunn*s books including Become the Squeaky Wheel, A Credit and Collections Guide for Everyone will help you get your checks in full and on time. http://www.michelledunn.com/
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Erica Miner, queenpower.com*s Queen of Journaling, has a monthly e-mail newsletter with an emphasis on journaling. Subscribe at: http://www.ericaminer.com/newsletter.php
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A Cappela Publishing*s audio book, How to Write Your Own Life Story (or Your Family*s Saga) is also available as a CD set. It is recommended by the American Library Association*s Booklist. Go to www.acappela.com
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*Dreams of Grandeur* by Amber A. Whitman is a new book of poetry available at http://homebody2001-ivil.tripod.com/. A reader says *I*m impressed…a great deal of talent.*

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Authors* Coalition members! Add credibility to your business cards and other promotions by using the logo available to you. Just ask for it by sending an e-mail to HoJoNews@aol.com. New members will help AC serve all its members better! Ask your writing friends to join at http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
Tell them to visit our blog, too, where they*ll learn how to spark generally insipid book fairs by using value-added promotions: http://redeneginepress.com/chjohnson .
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Sample Media Release

This from one of our Authors* Coalition members* publicist. I thought it would be a great sample media release, a way for you to see how you might angle a media release in a slightly different way, etc. We*re all about learning and sharing here, right? It is unfortunate that you can*t see how this letter is formatted as well but for a look at how that is done, check out the samples in Writers* Digest Markets or in your copy of *The Frugal Book Promoter.*

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact: Penny Sansevieri
penny@amarketingexpert.com
858 560-0121
Carol White
carol@roadtripdream.com
888 522 TRIP (8747)


*Road Trip* Authors Take Their Own Advice and Hit the Road

OREGON - It*s the old adage – the cobbler*s kid needs shoes, the barber needs a haircut, and the road trip gurus need, well … a road trip. Too busy to *practice what they preach*, authors Phil and Carol White found themselves tired of the Oregon rain and ready for a change of scenery. But how do you take off when you need to pay attention to marketing your book? How about a book promotion road trip!

Mixing marketing Live Your Road Trip Dream (RLI Press, 2004), their award-winning ultimate road trip planning guide, with a road trip to promote the book is the perfect way for the authors to live their own road trip dream. Today*s technology allows business people like the Whites to mix play with work. They will pack their vehicle with their laptop, cell phone and of course books as they head for southern California and Arizona later this month. Customers can reach them by phone or email just as normal, and they will have some time to explore new places to write about.

They have scheduled several presentations along the way to share the joy of a long road trip with the 10,000 baby boomers reaching 60 every day and wanting to head out on the road themselves. Gen-xers contemplating a mid-career sabbatical or leave will also find the tips and ideas to be invaluable.

The Whites have spoken to over 1,000 people about their planning tools and their adventure in such diverse settings as athletic clubs, RV rallies, AAA, book stores and libraries – all with rave reviews. They have also been frequent guest on radio and TV with over 50 appearances to date, and this trip won*t slow that activity down. Carol says, *Most radio interviews are done by phone, and we really enjoy talking to people about how to make this incredible experience happen, so we*ll just be talking from a different location than normal.*

To see the White*s and hear about planning your own road trip, plan to be at one of the following appearances:
3/6 - 7:30pm - Distant Lands Bookstore - Pasadena, Ca
3/7 - 7:30pm - Le Travel Store - San Diego, Ca
3/10 - 6:00pm - Barnes & Noble - Orange, Ca
3/11 - 4:00pm - Camping World - 40th Anniversary - San Bernardino, Ca
3/15 - 6:00pm - Barnes & Noble - Palm Desert, Ca
3/29 - 2:00pm - Barnes & Noble - Surprise, Az
4/1 - 1:00pm - Mostly Books - Tucson, Az

For additional information on these locations, visit their website at
www.roadtripdream.com/appearances.html

Their lively 50-minute presentation is sure to inspire the wanderlust to plan that long trip that dreams are made of -- and make the listener believe that they too can do it. Phil adds, *We*ll never have another journey as awesome as our road trip dream – we*d love to help you accomplish your dreams too.*

About RLI Press:
RLI Press is a full service publisher of travel related materials. Incorporated in 1999 by Phil and Carol White, RLI Press is a DBA of Retirement Lifestyles, Inc., an Oregon Corporation.
RLI Press
P O Box 1115
Wilsonville, OR 97070

www.roadtripdream.com
888 522 TRIP (8747)

A member of PMA, SPAN, NWABP & Travel Publishers Assn.
Finalist, 2004 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year - Travel

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Essential Book and Record Keeping:

This letter is an occasional and informal way for me to share with my writing and publishing friends and for them to share with each other. Please send me your tips and news and I will try to pass them on for the benefit of others. If you do not care to receive this letter, just let me know but please, please don*t tell me you*ve given up writing or promoting!

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To subscribe to Sharing with Writers send an e-mail with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to: HoJoNews@aol.com. It is edited and distributed sporadically by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, http://carolynhowardjohnson.com, author of THIS IS THE PLACE, HARKENING: A COLLECTION OF STORIES REMEMBERED and THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER: HOW TO DO WHAT YOUR PUBLISHER WON*T and is an entity of Authors* Coalition, http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com.

You are encouraged to pass this newsletter on to friends or e-groups. It needn*t be pasted in its complete form, but please credit this newsletter and Authors* Coalition the individual contributors with anything you snip and paste.

Ordering Information for The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won*t:
Order FRUGAL in e-book form for only $9. at: http://starpublish.com/starbooks.htm
Paperback copies may be ordered at Amazon where it is discounted: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-0672916-9668863 and at stores like UCLA, Dayton University and San Diego State University*s bookstores.

This is the Place and Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered and Tracings, a chapbook of poetry, are also available online or may be special ordered from most fine bookstores.

Tracings, a chapbook of poetry, may be ordered at http://finishinglinepress.com and Amazon.com,
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599240173/qid=1139084827/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-7824821-4156653?s=books&v=glance&n=283155