First-Ever All-Tips Issue:
September 2006: Sharing with Writers:
From the Desks
Of Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Authors' Coalition Friends
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"Sharing with Writers" is the official newsletter of Authors' Coalition,

http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com

an organization of writers who help writers.

To read this newsletter at Authors Den go to:

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Note from Carolyn:

Dear Authors' Coalition Members and Subscribers:

This is your promised First-Ever, All-Tips Sharing with Writers newsletter. You know my motto:

“Careers that are not fed die as readily as any living organism given no sustenance.”

So enjoy!

Best,

Carolyn Howard-Johnson
HoJoNews@aol.com
http://carolynhoward-johnson.com
http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
And a blog focused on book fairs at http://redenginepress.com/chjohnson

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No part of this newsletter is paid advertising.
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Tip:
Every would-be writer should join a writers' group of some kind. You are no longer alone. You have people who understand your ambitions and desires. Often someone in the group will have an answer to your questions. At the very least, the volume of experiences to learn from is greater than just your own. Join a writing group or start one if none exists. If you live in downstate Illinois, we'd love to have you at Southern Illinois Writers Guild at John A. Logan College on the third Thursday night of the month.
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Sue Glasco, author of Down on the Farm: One American Family's Dream
http://sueglasco.blogspot.com/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/id/A1AQVV87IPU442/104-9315098-0558359
http://sueglasco.tripod.com/
http://sueglasco.tripod.com/trailoftears
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Writing Tip: Recently I was guest instructor for Eve Caram's beginning fiction class a UCLA and they talked a bit about a how to and whether to translate foreign words or phrases in your work. Eve reiterated my stance that for literary works, we should not translate but better than that (Ha!) she suggested Cormack McCarthy's Blood Meridian for you to read. It is an example of a book with long passages of Spanish and no translation. She also suggested his work (including All the Pretty Horses) as an example of how to use of extreme violence; it was the consensus that it works because of McCarthy's beautiful prose.
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News Tip:
Poets and poetry readers please note: A Green Tortoise Bus has been dispatched from Seattle-based Wave Books (great publicity for them and for the participating poets)! As it travels throughout the USA, it will pick up poets who will schmooze with visitors in cities and countryside including a ranch in Missoula, a sushi bar in Spokane, Rhode Island (presumably one stop only--and yes, that's a joke!) and the Museum of Natural history. See http://www.poetrybus.com/ for the schedule.
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Tip:
Authors' Coalition just added Your Author Website: 21 Content Ideas for Profit and Publicity, by bestselling author and online book promotion expert Patrice-Anne Rutledge, to their free e-book page. Find it at http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/free_ebooks.htm
This page is growing every day with offerings from authors. They are often subscribers to this newsletter, ones who want to share their writing career- building ideas with others. Patrice's e-book offers 21 ideas for generating more promotion opportunities -- and profits -- from your author website. Patrice is also the author of The Web-Savvy Writer: Book Promotion with a High-Tech (Pacific Ridge Press, 2006). Learn more about online book promotion and Patrice's books at www.websavvywriter.com.
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Tip: If you aren't building a library of books on writing and promotion, start. And don't stop with one. You've probably already started with The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't. Now, please consider another one. With each new book on promotion, craft or tech you'll expand your knowledge and be inspired anew.

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Tip: Have you ever drunk from Subtle Tea? D. Herrle's literary site is a fine place to kick back and enjoy the content. But it's also a fine place to submit poetry, essays, yourmore erudite reviews. www.subtletea.com .
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Tip: When I get into writing mode I sit very still for a few minutes and meditate. I take a few deep breaths before I begin writing. I get out my pad and pen and write longhand whatever it is I am thinking about. Sometimes short stories come out of this and I have something to put on the computer to send off to e-zines.
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Myrna Lou Goldbaum, Palmist/Psychic/Author
hmg@privatei.com
http://www.myrnaloupalmistry.com/
http://soulmateconnections.blogspot.com/
Author of May I See Your Hand? Palm Reading For Fun And Profit, Woman in the Moon Publishing, and Soul Mate Connections:
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
About Relationships, Love, Romance
And Soul Mates , and Diary of a Palm Reader, Infinity Publishing.
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Tip: Writers' Journal is a real paper-and-ink magazine that aims its content to beginning writers. My first column for them will debut in their next issue but past issues have excellent articles that you might use, too. This month's issue (that would be Sept/Oct Vol 27 #5), for example, has an article on effective use of adverbs by Roy Peter Clark. It is an excerpt from his book, Writing Tools: 50 Essential Tools for EveryWriter (Little, Brown and Company).
For copies of back issues, visit www.writersjournal.com/backissues.htm.
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TIP: Two tips in one: Here is an article on why and how Google's program works for Steve Carlson, a fellow subscriber to the SPAN sponsored e-group called Self-Publishing:
http://books.google.com/googlebooks/upperaccess.html
To Subscribe to the group go to: Self-Publishing-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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Tip: From Michelle Ailene True's blog on writing, this interesting article resource: The Top Ten Blogs About Writing and Publishing: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/52495/top_ten_blogs_about_writing_and_publishing.html While you're at it, check out Michelle's blog: http://michelleailenetrue.blogspot.com/ It has tons of tips (Yeah!), job and writing opportunities.

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Tip: This is from my last class on editing for a pristine presentation (whether manuscript or query letter):

The idea that a split infinitive is something to avoid at all costs is an urban legend. It came from the idea that a verb like to be functions as a single unit and should not be divided. That's poppycock. To be (and other infinitives) are two words and many times splitting them with an adverb is exactly the right thing to do. How do you know when it's right and when it's wrong? Do a test. If the language is more natural or clearer when you place the adverb between the to and whatever verb comes after it, go for it. Our language is supposed to clarify, not obey slavish (and inaccurate!) rules to appease the false grammar gods.

Now, here's the tip: When you're writing a query letter or other document where you may be judged by someone who still believes in the evil of split infinitives, better off to avoid them lest they toss your submission into the trash.


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TIP: Here's a good book to add to your own reference library: The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language.


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Tip: Most of us hate to write synopses. Your tip is: Don't get lazy or recalcitrant now! Learn more about synopses at www.writing-life.com/fiction/synopsis.html
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Tip: Guest columnists for Gregory Kompes' "Fabulous Flash" receive $25 for a 500-600 word article. Visit http://kompes.50megs.com/fabulistflash/ffwriterguidelines.html for more information.
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Promotion Tip: Nowhere can you achieve so much publicity for so little effort as in your press release –- if you do it right. Do a little research before whipping one up.

Do a little keyword research based on the concept of your press release. Why? Because you need to optimize your press release so that it will rank high in the natural search engine results once it gets picked up by Google, MSN or Yahoo. Target keywords that have a decent number of monthly searches but has little to moderate competition from highly optimized web sites. You can determine this by searching Google to see how many websites are competing for the same term. You also want to see if the keyword is being used in the title and if the website(s) have the term in their top level domain name.

When you utilize this information for your own keywords, you stand a greater chance of ranking in the top ten search engine results once your press release gets indexed.
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Everything You Need to Know to Write Publish & Market Your Book
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TIP: A new e-zine for all readers and writers of fiction, The Fiction Flyer, is now available from TRI Studio LLC. It will include articles on subjects as varied as current news and market trends in the publishing industry, writing tips, contests, subscriber news, and even a weekly article on managing finances geared specifically for writers.

In the inaugural issue, you'll find an article about the state of affairs of the publishing industry in China. The news is so current, that you may be one of the first to learn about what is happening. Here's the link:
http://www.TRI-Studio.com/NEWSLETTER1.html

Subscribe (no charge) by sending an e-mail to kgogolewski@sbcglobal.net and writing "Newsletter" in the subject heading.
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Tip: Let your work cool down for a week or more before attempting to work on a second draft. You will spot typos, misspellings and other
grammar and content problems more easily if you've created some distance between yourself and the material. If time doesn't allow you this luxury, draft a second pair of eyes to help proof your work before submission.
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Cindy Appel, writing as Celine Chatillon, Help! I'm Falling for the Vampire Next http://www.celinechatillon.com

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Tip: Reach a wider audience and make more money by morphing your expertise into tips booklets and other information products. Learn the magic formula for creating tips, inexpensively producing the products, and finding lucrative markets literally right under your nose. Visit http://www.tipsbooklets.com/ and the blog at http://www.booklettips.com/ to find out how.

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Tip: Is your book on Amazon.co.uk? That's the United Kingdom version and they do have English speakers there. Ahem. So if your book is listed there and isn't reviewed, aren't you missing a bet? See what you can do and see my first review for that Amazon written by Frances Lynn at
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/193299310X/ref=pd_rvi_gw_2/202-6400337-6423028?ie=UTF8 There is one there for This Is the Place, too, but I need to go after them for my others books. And, no, you don't have to be a Brit to write one. Your US Amazon password will work just fine. Oh! And vote for Frances' review while you're there (just say the review was helpful). It's all about spreading good karma, writers sharing with writers, you know.

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TIP: If you are connected with the military in any way, you may want to become a member of the Military Writers of America. They do a lovely job of reviewing their members' books. E-mail Maria at jedward1@san.rr.com or go here: http://www.militarywriters.com Tell them I sent you; there may be no charge for membership.

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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. Paid members get a favorite review posted, consideration for an interview or review in Yarnspinners and Wordweavers. Membership is reasonable, too. We're even planning a speakers' bureau.

Tell friends to visit our blog, too. There they'll learn how to spark generally insipid book fairs by using value-added promotions: http://redenginepress.com/chjohnson .


http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
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Tip: One of the advantages to reviewing in trade for publicity is that some sites provide lovely pages to promote their reviewers. One of them is Alternative-Read.com and here is the one my Sassy Brit provided for me. http://www.alternative-read.com/chowardjohnsonbio.htm
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Tip: Amazon shorts are a great way to get your stories out there and do a bit of promotion built around this Amazon perk. Here's an example of how that works (including the e-cover they supply) from my writing friend, Joyce Faulkner. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HA4VTO/ref=dp_shrt_new_0/002-6895830-2596039?ie=UTF8#detail-bullets-shorts

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Tip: "Be careful about comparing your royalty rate or rates to the rate that you hear some author received. The comparison is notoriously tricky." This from Stephen L. Nelson, CPA, author of Quicken for Dummies. His entire article "How Author Royalties Are Calculated" From SPAN Connection's June 2006, issue (spannet.org).

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Tip: "Have you tried www.bookconnector.com/ to get reviews? It's easy to use. Just type in a bit of information about your book (s) and a whole list of possible reviewers will crop up. Always query reviewers before you send your book." This tip came from Diane J. Newton who is on the Book Connector board.
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Tip: I wouldn't have thought of this as a tip excepting for this note from reviewer-site maven, Sassy Brit: "… I uploaded your book excerpt to the blog site - I thought it very good, and plan to try out your method for getting work out there as I too, have been guilty of writing stuff and not looking at it (sometimes for years!). Go and get a nudge on how to keep your old work active. Here is the link http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2006/08/323-alternative-book-excerpt-your.html ___________________________________

Quick E-mail Tip: I don't know how this will work for your e-mail provider but if I want to be sure that my AOL e-mail doesn't go through with those little twisters and other gobbeldy-gook, I right click on the e-mail window, scroll down to the last choice "compose as plain text," check it, and send it off. I just learned this so I thought it might be a tip you might be able to use; this method is lots faster than copying to Notebook and then re-copying and pasting it back to an e-mail window. Yeesht! It might work for Earthlink, Yahoo and others, too.

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Please pass this letter on to others. Unlike many others, I do not mind if you use only portions of it as long as you credit the writers and include this subscribe information. "To subscribe to 'Sharing with Writers' send an e-mail to HoJoNews@aol.com with 'subscribe' in the subject line."
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Tip: Read my review of Roget's Descriptive Wordfinder by Barbara Kipfer, Ph.D. This book has been around for a long time but I'm always surprised at how many writers don't have a copy of their desks! The new review is at MyShelf.com this month, http://www.myshelf.com/writing/06/rogetsdescriptivewordfinder.htm

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Authors' Coalition members! For credibility, use the AC logo on your promotional materials. 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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Tip: Having trouble finding what you want on Google? Spending too much time reading through material that doesn't forward your research? Learn to focus on how you ask the question, before you ask it using a simple mathematical technique called Boolean logic. Led by Joyce Faulkner, Marilyn Peake, Kathe Gogolewski and Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Audio Classes for Writers, Find a Needle in a Haystack, Using Boolean Logic to Support Research for your Writing is the perfect teaching tool. Allyn Evans moderates. Download and listen on your computer or your iPod. You can also get it on CD. Go to:
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/single.asp?ISBN=DDP000013QP

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Tip: Computer whiz Gary L. Chefetz, (gary@chefetz.org), MSProjectExperts, http://www.msprojectexperts.com says, "Have relevant content on your site. - The most important criteria at the page level is
the relevancy of the page content to the search term. Keywords in the meta tags mean nothing without corresponding content.

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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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Tips from an Agent:
"I look for tight, to the point cover letters. If I can't get through the cover letter, then I won't look at the actual proposal. I want to know as soon as possible what your point of differentiation is, why YOU should be the one to write this book, and for you to show me, don't just tell me what you are writing about! If you start telling me how perfect you are for Oprah and the Today Show, you've lost me....you and everyone else! I look for authors who understand what a partnership is and how to work with and for their publisher. I expect typewritten, not handwritten queries (I kid you not!), spell checked, literate and grammatically correct. I want to know and see that you've done your homework in terms of the competition in your field. I look first and foremost for passion and knowledge of your subject matter, as well as YOUR voice."
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Lisa Ekus-Saffer
Lisa Ekus Public Relations Co. LLC
Literary Division
Lcecooks@LisaEkus.com
http://www.lisaekus.com/
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Tip: Networking: The best Shoestring Promotion. "Carolyn, your last message put a bee in my bonnet. I've e-mailed my
friends in different cities all over the U.S. and I'll have to contact some via snail mail and asked them if they would look in their phone books for the names of vets and groomers and address cards to them I will send them stamped post cards with all the pertinent information for by book on them. All of them responded
that they would love to help and even offered to contact their friends in other cities to enlist their help. I'm counting on vets offices and dog groomers being so interested in a mystery with a
dog as one of the main characters that they will put the card on their bulletin board or order the book for themselves or to sell in the store. themselves.
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Pinkie Paranya, author of Herr Schnoodle & McBee, a cozy mystery from Five Star due 9/20/06. and Treasure of the Amazon, Raven Woman, and Tiana, Gift of the Moon.

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Tip:
Use more than one domain name? You simply use more than one domain name pointing to a specific site These can be promoted a variety of ways.

Example. The Frugal Book Promoter is about to become a series called How to Do It Frugally because a new Frugal book on editing will soon be out. I want the series name as a URL, but I also want the book titles and maybe even some generic searches (like book editing) to take readers (those doing a search) to that site. I may only promote the series name or the title name. As a fiction writer, I can use this idea, too. I could use my name for one domain name (which I have) but could also do one for anyone who searches on This is the Place. That could happen because the phrase is famous in Western history.

This might be one of those occasions when it doesn't pay to be too frugal; even I may pop for a couple additional domain names! For inexpensive domain names look at:
www.1and1.com
www.godaddy.com
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Tip: From Diane J. Newton, author of Paradigm: "Wayne Wirs developed http://www.linktiles.com/ It's all about images. You'll see once you get there. It's a free place to post book covers, with blurbs and links. He sends out a daily linktile quote with featured tiles, does a weekly Concentration type puzzle using them and also features Missing Child photos, the thing I admire most. Just go there, join up and upload your stuff - limit 2 books. "


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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. 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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Long Promo Tip: Here is an idea from Glenda Ivey of Jada Publishing: If you can afford it, the idea in the release pasted below may help sell books or propel your book to the top of Amazon's ratings. You may decide to model yours promo/contest differently:
Prestigious Retired Judge Offers $5,000.00 Reward.

Judge Peter S. Smith (Ret.) recently completed The Magistrates: Murder AtThe Rose Bowl, the eagerly awaited sequel to his award-
winning novel, The Magistrates.

To promote both books, Judge Smith is sponsoring a contest. Correctly answer 10 simple questions based on the contents of both
novels, and win five thousand dollars.

L.A. County District Attorney, Steve Colley, said, "Murder At The Rose Bowl would make an extraordinary movie."

Details at http://JadaPromotion.com
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Tip: If you want your book reviewed on Amazon.com, B&N.com, etc, list it in Publishing Poynters Marketplace (no charge). You must be willing to send a book and promotional materials (review-book package) to readers of Publishing Poynters Marketplace who contact you. Make sure the book is already listed at Amazon.com. Poynter says, "Send your request and description to DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com. Draft your request so that I do not have to edit it. Make it SHORT (100 words max), no italics or bold type. Just describe the book in a few words; don’t send a lengthy review of it. Lengthy submissions will be returned for rewriting or ruthlessly cut. Reviewers only need enough information to see if they have expertise and an interest in your category. Supply full contact information including your email address. Write the draft as it should appear so that I do not have to do more than Copy\Paste. Put “Review Wanted” in the subject line.
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Mary Terzian
Nayri@aol.com
http://www.maryterzian.com/
Author, The Immigrants' Daughter
See a review at: http://www.storycircle.org/BookReviews/reviews/immigrant.shtml
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Tip: "You might pen the greatest story ever told, but if it contains remedial text or formatting errors it will never see the light of day. I've seen examples of this type of oversight from writers and publishers I've come to know. I'm talking about simple, detectable errors, like misspelled words and extra spaces between quotation marks and letters. It's no wonder libraries or bookstores will never touch these books. Make your work shine by hiring a professional copy editor. If you don't, you're killing any chance you might have of seeing your creation shock the world."
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Professor, CSU San Marcos
Author, The Crossworlds Series
www.conorandthecrossworlds.com
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TIP: Here is a blog to follow if you want input (tips, anyone?) directly from the mouth and heart of an agent: http://pubrants.blogspot.com/
Thank you Chris Meeks for this resource. To learn more about Chris go to www.chrismeeks.com
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Tip: Terry Whalin writes about a fee e-book from iUniversie in his blog entry. He says " I know it promotes iUniverse but it has some amazing information for writers of all levels--whether they write fiction or nonfiction -- and the price is certainly right -- free." Go to: http://www.thewritinglife.ws/ and scroll to his Aug. 25th entry.
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Tip: Viral marketing is dependent on your creating something so compelling that others either voluntarily pass your work, idea, or whatever on to someone else. Or, at a minimum, they will happily do so when you request it. More and more, in the busy world, you will have to ask. Tip sheets often become viral (repellant as that may sound!) because someone perceives that they are useful and needed. So does humor. So does the willingness to aid others in achieving their goals. (-:
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Tip: Come for F r * * promotion advice and conversation with Janet Elaine Smith and me all week (October 9 to 13) at The Muse Online Writer's Conference. More information on how that works at: http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/virtualconventionhall.htm Preregister for the conference by sending an e-mail with "Preregister" in the subject line to: museitupeditor@yahoo.ca. In September you will receive
1-a guideline letting you know the how and where you can meet up with all the presenters
2- a workshop timetable to pick and choose one or all of the FREE workshops offered.
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Tip: From Eric Dinyer, artist, book packager, author, photographer:

"I have had really positive experience on My Space. I have links to almost all of my books etc. and I just put up a link to a new Amazon " a " store. I am getting crazy amounts of traffic - tons more than I get on my regular site, and of course I have links to my regular site, too.

I know my space gets a lot of bad press, however, if you present yourself in a serious manner, you will attract like-minded people, even some celebs, too.

I post things that interest me on my blog and have a small but dedicated readership. I also rotate my music selection and rotate out a certain amount of new friends as they join etc. to keep interest going.

I recently landed a CD packaging job with a My Space electronic band.

Stop by my page below and check it out.
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Eric Dinyer
http://www.myspace.com/dreamless_studios

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Tip: Direct from Amazon: "…aStore vastly expands on our current link-type offerings by giving you the ability to build a dedicated shopping area that can be embedded
within, or linked to from your website. " You may have to be an Amazon Associate to do this, not a bad thing to do. Here's a sample page from a fellow author on the Self-Publish e-group I belong to: http://astore.amazon.com/theidealady

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Tip: Add an AC logo to your site and get a link in this newsletter. Check this new one out from Sassy Brit: http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2006/08/334-alternative-press-release-pssst.html
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Tip: From June Casagrande's newspaper column, A Word, Please:

"What is regrettable is unfortunate or deplorable. A person who is regretful feels regret or sorrow for something done or lost. The adverb regrettably not regretfully is the synonym of unfortunately. Don't confuse them in an apology to an editor! (-: June is also the author of Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies.

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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://carolynhoward-johnson.com .

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.

Sharing with Writers does not guarantee entities or information in this newsletter. Subscribers should research resources though I do attempt to verify information used within its pages.

To submit information for consideration in this letter, 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:

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193299310X/qid=1149015406/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-4692447-2218401?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

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