June 16, 2006: Sharing with Writers:
From the Desks
Of Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Authors'
Coalition Friends
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Note from Carolyn:

Dear Authors' Coalition Members and Subscribers:

I was wondering what earthshaking subject I could take up for the editorial for you subscribers this week. Ta da! SPAN Connections arrives in my mailbox, and there is Richard Polese's (oceantree@earthlink.net) editorial on the revised Patriot Act. I had railed against portions of the original Patriot Act in my "Back to Literature" column at MyShelf.com. The only results I saw then was that my name found its way to the federal securities risk list. That may not be an honor but, trust me folks, that it makes travel very difficult is worse. So, does that discourage me from trying to direct my message to anyone who will listen again? No, it makes me more determined because I can see how anyone interested in the written word (otherwise known in America as free speech) should be concerned. So color me stupid as well as a security risk. Now I've done it again, thanks to Richard and SPAN.

PS: Anyone interested in exploring the subject in depth should read Walter Brasch's America's Unpatriotic Acts: The Federal Government's Violation of Constitutional and Civil Rights which has been endorsed by liberals and conservatives alike and appears in this newsletter weekly under the "Reciprocal Links" section.

Anyone interested in joining a proactive group that educates its members on all aspects of publishing and writing will want to check it out at www.SPANnet.org.

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

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TIP: Here is a site that very generously features books: http://www.firstplacebookcase.com/
To see what a nice job they do, find the listing they did for "Frugal":
http://www.firstplacebookcase.com/books/isbn/193299310X.aspx
Your contact is Brandi!

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Authors' Coalition members! Use the AC log on your promotional materials for credibility. Ask for it by sending an e-mail to HoJoNews@aol.com or download it with a click from the AC site http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com. Be sure to link it to the AC site, too!
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Feature:

Seven Deadly Signs of Poetry Scams

(Ed. Note: This will help you avoid other contest scams, too!)

In America, poets are held in such low esteem that even the most Honored
Representative from Nigeria won’t bother scamming us. Society says to us
what Dermot Mulroney says to Julia Roberts in “My Best Friend’s Wedding,”
that we are “The pus that infects the mucus that cruds up the fungus that
feeds on the pond scum.”

Even being cheated by Mr. Honorable Minister, however, is preferable to
the poetry scams that have proliferated. Wind Publications’ Literary Scam
guide, http://windpub.com/literary.scams/, has this to say:

Hidden among the many sponsors of legitimate literary contests advertised
on the Internet lurk those who care little about literature, its audience,
or authors. These organizations and individuals exist solely for profit
through their so-called writing or poetry contests. Often you'll find
these "free" poetry contests lavishly advertised in your local newspaper.
There is a cottage industry of writing scams perpetuated by pus poetry
pimps, the chief among them International Library of Poetry, aka Noble
House Press, aka Poetry.com, http://www.poetry.com or
http://www.noblehousepublishers.co.uk. They advertise in USA Weekend and
the Penny Saver--well, not the Penny Saver, but they might as well,
because that sums up their opinion of poets. If you’ve seen the ads or
received a letter that says, “Congratulations, your poem has been selected
for our next anthology,” congratulations, you’re being scammed.

Like so-called modeling agencies or “talent agents” who prey on the dreams
of nubile girls wanting to be the next Lindsay Lohan, poetry pyramid
schemes exploit the number one hope of writers: publication, and more
importantly, recognition. Many excellent Web sites such as PoetryNotCom,
http://poetrynotcom.tripod.com, detail the outrageous mechanics of poetry
“anthology” scams, and the infamous Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest by
WinningWriters.com,
http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/wergle/we_guidelines.php,
cheerfully skewers vanity poetry contests and the submicroorganisms who
perpetuate them.

How do you spot a poetry scam? Look for…

1. Insane pie in the sky prize amounts.
I ran the DeAnn Lubell Professional Writers’ Competition. Most poetry
contests with reading fees pay, at most, $1,000, and that’s for a
book-length manuscript of poetry. For a single poem, the first prize pot
is usually a whopping $100, $150 tops. A $20 million prize, as dangled by
Noble House, is a big crimson flag. Oh, and no one ever offers poets a
chance to win a world cruise. It’s usually assumed that we sail around the
world on a Mark Twain raft, a sampan, or a Hemingway skiff.

2. No contest fees.
Wergle Flomp is the only “F*r*e*e” poetry contest. Now, people on the
Internet and toiling poets naturally leap at the word “F*r*e*e”. But, like
victims of those modeling scams, you’ll end up paying for your moment of
bargain hunting. Modeling scams want you to work with a particular
photographer (usually fake European). Likewise, poetry scams won’t let you
even see your poem in print unless you pay for the anthology. When you do
pay for the anthology, you may wonder if you just bought a copy of the
Penny Saver, because your poem looks like it was crammed onto the page to
make room for the “Spot the Difference” puzzle and the adult talk lines.
Then there are those awards banquets…

3. Phony awards banquets.
Ten years ago, no joke, I received a mailing from Famous Poets Society
that lured me to fork over the cash to attend an awards banquet and
convention. If I paid my money, I could join the elite company of poets
such as…Ted Lange of “Love Boat” fame. Who knew Isaac the bartender was a
closet Langston Hughes? Plus, I could win $6,000 in door prizes. Now, if
you’ve ever attended a poetry reading, especially in coffeehouses, you
know that poets wear their vow of poverty as proudly as a Che Guevara
T-shirt. Just the thought of winning $25 in a poetry slam made my fellow
poets and me weep more cathartically than the contestants on “Deal or No
Deal.” And Ted Lange usually doesn’t attend.

4. Questionable reputation or none at all.
In poetry, if you don’t have Nikki Giovanni, Czeslaw Milosz or Donald Hall
front and center in your magazine, plus several angsty Eastern European
poets, would-be poets drop you like Oprah dropped James Frey. Look for
magazines, publishers and poetry contests that publish and are judged by
literary lions. It’s Bukowski or bust. And when Poetry.com can’t figure
out that Dave Barry and 20/20 are hoaxing them, the joke’s on Poetry.com.
Similarly, if a vanity press charges you $3,000 to $8,000 to publish your
collection of poems, and the top author promoted by Façade Press is an
eighteen-year-old writing poems from the point of view of her liver, save
your money for the hard work of actually submitting your poems to
Threepenny Review, or literary magazines or publishers that you read about
in Writer’s Market or Poets and Writers, http://www.pw.org.

5. Advertising in newspapers and glossy magazines.
Real poetry contests don’t advertise in USA Weekend--sure, USA Weekend may
sponsor a teen essay contest, but poetry advertisers? Forget it. People
don’t pick up USA Weekend as a literary publication, even though USA
Weekend features books and authors. If you see a mass call for poets in a
mass market magazine, give it a miss. Real poetry contests get deluged
with submissions as it is. They don’t need to fish for more.

6. Sending you a letter of acceptance for a contest you can’t remember
entering or a publisher you can’t remember submitting to.
I admit, as a writer I have difficulty keeping track of what I sent to
whom and when—we go into writing to avoid paperwork, not do it, although
when we’re not in the mood, reorganizing files suddenly becomes as
tempting as a day in Cancun. Fortunately, Writer’s Market,
http://www.writersmarket.com, features a Submission Tracker, and some
enterprising bloggers actually post their submission schedule,
http://poemtracker.wordpress.com, to make the rest of us sigh in
unorganized envy. If you can’t find the cover letter/e-query in your file
cabinet, on your computer, on your Zip drive (you do back up, right?), or
in your Sent folder, chances are you never submitted to National Library
of Poetry or Wordscum.com (apologies if there actually is a Web site out
there called Wordscum.com). Yes, after 300 rejections, getting an
acceptance letter may be a boost, but to misquote Groucho Marx, think
twice before you accept just any club that will have you as a member. Aim
higher. Imagine if JK Rowling had just said, “All right, I’ll pay a
million pounds to have a few hundred copies of Harry Potter for my friends
and relatives to buy.”

7. Promising to get your book or handsome anthology on the bestseller rack
in bookstores.

Number one, PoetryNotCom is one of the many sites reporting that this
claim is bogus. Number two, most people who go into a bookstore to read
poetry probably can find the poetry section blindfolded and spend three
hours debating the symbolism in Whitman over a decaf skinny latte at
Borders Café. Number two, although getting your book in bookstores is
still the gold standard, Amazon.com and online retailing make it easy for
even the tiniest press to get books noticed. Number three, bookstores are
so glutted with inventory that they can’t even stock the POD books, let
alone anything from ScamPoet Publishing or Poetry.com, and bookstores will
not accept vanity press books. For that matter, no poet besides Ludacris
or Jimmy Carter will end up on the bestseller list in a bookstore. We
don’t go into poetry to be rich. We go into poetry to sound our barbaric
yawp…and a fellowship or two is nice, too.

Many beginning poets get bilked, but you don’t have to. If you’re smart
and ambitious, you’ll be a successful poet with tons of literary magazines
and e-zines bearing your byline. Poetry.com and its ilk will always be
“The pus that infects the mucus that cruds up the fungus that feeds on the
pond scum.”
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Movie reviewer/screenwriter ("Blood Mask," filming summer 2006) Kristin
Johnson composes personalized poems, speeches, toasts, vows, and family
memories at http://www.poemsforyou.com. She is also co-author of the Midwest Book Review
"enthusiastically recommended" pick "Christmas Cookies Are For Giving: Stories, Recipes and Tips for Making Heartwarming Gifts" (ISBN:
0-9723473-9-9), dedicated in part to her mother and grandmother.
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Opportunities:

Twoferone: Organizations that Offer Promotion and Partnership Opportunities to Authors:
I did it, so I thought maybe you'd like to, too! The National Association of Women Writers (NAWW) and the National Association of Baby Boomer Women (NABBW) have partnered.
Until June 30th you may join or renew your NAWW membership at http://www.naww.org/MembershipBenefits.htm and get a membership to the NABBW for free! ($75 value) It's the #! site for baby boomer women on the Web.

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New members will help Authors' Coalition 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 .

http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
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Thank yous:

To Chris Meeks and Karen Carter:
Chris, author of "The Middle Aged Man and the Sea," for highly recommending "The Frugal Book Promoter" in an article he did for a well-known blog, http://www.girlondemand.blogspot.com/ and Karen, author of "One Sister's Song" for letting me know about it. How nice it is when we writers take care of one another. Remember, we often don't know when our promotion efforts are bearing fruit so why not do one another a favor and tell them when you see their branding at work! Oh! and thanks to Girl on Demand, a blogger going places!
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Tip: By helping other authors out (by writing an endorsement or blurb for them, as an example), you can increase your own exposure. Pinkie Paranya who participated in the Authors' Coalition two years ago, notified me that her publisher had selected one I had written for her new book, "Herr Schnoodle & McBee." To see it go to http://www.gale.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=305&titleCode=TP906&type=3&id=225410

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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 be a nice gesture, including the Brasch book . (You'll know more about free speech than you ever knew before!). 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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Contest:

www.BoomerWomenSpeak.com, the number one site on search engines for "baby boomer women" is looking for your favorite summer memory from the 60s or 70s. We want to reminisce. Make submissions to Georgia@BoomerWomenSpeak.com no later than August 1, 2006. The winning author will receive three books, a Friends Heal Friends t-shirt, a $25.00 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble, and inclusion in the Our Voices section at this link, http://www.boomerwomenspeak.com/stories.htm
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Reciprocal Links:

Virgil Jose ghostwrites and edits nonfiction. Reach him at scribe1937@yahoo.com
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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 to be reviewed. The books 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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The Scribal Press News Calendar. The news calendar of writer events around the world, no matter where you live. Find it at: http://www.scribalpress.com/thisnthat.html?
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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-f e e contests.
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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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Opportunities:

Learn more about the Emerging Voices Fellows program (sponsored by PEN, author Leslie Schwartz, Director). This year's fellows will be reading from their works-in-progress on Thursday, June 22, at 7 pm at the LA Central Library, in the Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles. This is part of the Library's acclaimed ALOUD series. You may log onto their website for more info at http://www.lfla.org/aloud/calendar/ Those interested in the fellowship program may research it at http://www.penusa.org
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Patrika's Tips:

Avoid Author Intrusion Take a tip from Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, who makes his characters experts and pairs them with an expert of a different discipline. Although authors must still avoid a lot of "showing", this is a technique for putting researched into dialogue between two experts, rather than droning on with narrative.
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Write Better-Get Published
with your Author's Advocate
A Cappela Publishing http://www.acappela.com/

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Tip: I have been told there aren't many blogs out there on publishing. Here is one where you can pick up tips and other info on publishing:
www.smallpress.typepad.com
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Reciprocal Links:

For snappy marketing tips and the f~r~e~e report "How to Obtain Book Reviews," subscribe to the PR Postcard at
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The Spirited Woman Circle, a monthly phone conversation series with bestselling authors. Learn more at http://www.TheSpiritedWoman.com/spirited_woman_circle/
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Cynthia Brian, Media Coach, Writer, Author, Speaker, TV/Radio Personality, Spokesperson. www.star-style.com , www.goddessgals.com , and www.starstyleproductions.com
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Francine Silverman, publisher of Book Promotion Newsletter, serves authors by e-mailing Expert Sheets to the media. 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 brings authors, bookstores, publishers and reviewers together. Subscribers are encouraged to submit. 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 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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Find a f * * *, database which details over 2,000 literary and genre magazines and publishers at Dee Rimbaud's site: 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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Tip: Reading at libraries and schools is an excellent way to promote yourself, especially if you write for children. This reminder comes from children’s author, Mary Emma Allen, who also teaches writing workshops for youngsters and adults. Web site: http://maryemmallen.blogspot.com/; E-mail: me.allen@juno.com )
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Carolyn's Appearances and Classes:

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 receive a free copy of UCLA Extension's "Writers' Program Quarterly," contact Marcus Hennessey at writers@uclaextension.edu or (310) 825-9415.
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Audio Classes: Allyn Evans, Joyce Faulkner, Kathe Gogolewski, Marilyn Peake and Carolyn, have produced audio classes covering writing skills, book promotion, and technology for writers. Access new audio classes regularly in MP3 or CDRom at

http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/imprintlist.asp?imprint=PODRADIO

Learn more about the instructors and find a list of the coming classes at our Authors' Coalition site at:

http://tri-studio.com/AUDIOCLASSESALL.html

To get a fr ^ ^ sample class called "Radio: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Promoting Easy and Cheap!" go to the Double Dragon Publishing (DDP) Website: Download at:
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/single.asp?isbn=DDP00000001QP&genre=
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The Muse Online Writing Conference: Lea Schizas, editor of "The Muse on Writing," and Carolyn Howard-Johnson are sponsoring this first annual virtual writers' conference October 9 - 13. This conference lets writers -- published or not -- mingle with some of the publishing world's personalities. Choose from a huge selection of free online workshops.
Bookmark this site

http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/

Go back often to see the newest presenters and workshops. Agents, Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada have just accepted invitations and we have dozens of others. Carolyn will be presenting on both book promotion and the craft of writing, specifically "Writing Sparkling Dialogue in 10 Easy Steps."

To check on the growing faculty and workshop session, go to:

http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/agenda.htm
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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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Tip: How did I miss this? In her speech at Book Publicists of Southern California's June meeting, Peggi Ridgway reminded her audience that they can list their books at Foreword Magazine's bookstore. You do have to register to the site to do so but it is worth the trouble. While you're there check out lots of other perks they have available. I like them all excepting the pay for review offer (don't believe in paying for reviews for a whole slew of reasons!). Here's the link: www.forewordmagazine.net.
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Author Releases:

Janet Elaine Smith's PromoPak is now available on Amazon. Published by Jada Star (http://starpublish.com) , it is quickly available as an e-book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G04VPE/ref=cm_cd_thread/002-4692447-2218401?%5Fencoding=UTF8&cdForum=&cdItems=3&s=books&v=glance&n=551440 Janet bills herself as cheap rather than Frugal so this is a perfect companion to "The Frugal Book Promoter."

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Tip: Find a great conference to attend in the time slot you have available. Go to: http://writing.shawguides.com/. Our Muse Writers' Conference is listed there and it may be the only one listed that's f r e e Use this guide as a resource to query for speaking appearances, too.
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Phone: 310.357.9140
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One of my favorite groups for meeting "Publishing and Promoting" peers is moderated by award-winning suspense novelist Diane J. Newton, http://dianejnewton.bravehost.com/
To subscribe go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/publishingandpromoting/ .
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Dr. Bob Rich, freelance editor, finds the good things in your book and makes suggestions for improving it. 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 awards. References. http://www.successliterary.com / suc-srv@pacbell.net
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HUGS, HOPE, and Peanut Butter: Finding Light Behind Life's Storm Clouds is a book of humorous, inspirational essays illustrated by critically ill children. www.hugsandhope.org/pb.htm
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The Compulsive Reader reviews books!. Find interviews, literary news, criticism, a no - c^st e-zine, and more. http://www.compulsivereader.com/html.
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Do bookstores owe you money? Michelle Dunn's books 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, edits a newsletter with an emphasis on journaling. Subscribe at: http://www.ericaminer.com/newsletter.php
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Need help with your writing career? From coaching and ghostwriting to publishing and marketing,contact your Author's Advocate,Patrika Vaughn, at http://www.acappela.com/.
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Dreams of Grandeur, a book of poetry by Amber A. Whitman is available at http://homebody2001-ivil.tripod.com/. A reader says "I'm impressed…a great deal of talent."
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Sharing:

(Subscriber and astrologer, Kathleen Scott shares another way to promote. Find another approach to using cruise lines to brand at my Amazon plog at http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/id/A3JH18T58CY65P/002-4692447-2218401 . Scroll to the end of the page and leave a comment while you're there!)

By Kathleen Scott

My experience as a speaker on a cruise line was absolutely fabulous! I have been a professional Astrologer for 30 years, and this was my first cruise.

It was a week-long Mexican Riviera cruise with Royal Caribbean Lines. To be able to travel, sight-see and do my work in such an atmosphere of beauty & relaxation was very energizing!! I found the cruise director and everyone else involved on the ship to be very helpful. The ship had all of the technical equipment I needed to give a Power Point presentation...all I needed was my own lap top computer. Even though there were many other things to do onboard the ship during the time of my 1 hour lecture, I had about 40-50 people attend. (I was told that this was a good number!). I was able to sell my workbooks and give consultations on board ship. I made some new friends and visited some new sites. I would do this again...and again and am looking forward to my next speaking adventure on the seas!!

The company who hired me was SIXTH STAR, and is based out of Florida. They are actively recruiting "Destination Speakers" with expertise on the history and culture of ports of call on cruise itineraries including Alaska, Europe, the Caribbean, South Pacific, Asia and more. For complete details about their Destination Lecture program, interested speakers can go online and fill out the application form at www.sixthstar.com . Make sure you put my name, "Kathleen Scott" in the “Referred By” line!
Learn more about me on my website: http://www.no1starwoman.com/ .or call me at 949 458-1966

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Essential Book and Record Keeping:

This letter is an entity of Authors' Coalition

http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com.

Edited and distributed by Carolyn Howard-Johnson,

http://www.tlt.com/authors/carolynhowardjohnson.htm

author of "This is the Place," "Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered," "Tracings," and "The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't," this newsletter lets authors share with each other.

To submit information for consideration, e-mail Carolyn at

HoJoNews@aol.com

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Include "Unsubscribe" in the subject line but please, please don't tell me you've given up writing or promoting!

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

Order "The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't"
at stores like UCLA, Dayton University and San Diego State University's bookstores. Order it as an e-book or paperback at Amazon where it is discounted:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-0672916-9668863 .

Tracings, a chapbook of poetry, may be ordered at

http://finishinglinepress.com

and at,

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

Carolyn's novel, "This is the Place," and book of creative nonfiction, "Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered," may be ordered at Amazon.com.