August 24, 2007
Sharing with Writers
A newsletter that is also a community. Share your ideas. Learn from theirs!

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 letter in plain vanilla text, scroll down. To read this newsletter with a bit more pizzazz (not much, though!) at Authors Den go to:

http://www.AuthorsDen.com/adstorage/1713/Sharingwithwriters_Aug_No4Week_2007.doc

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Note from Carolyn:

My fellow AC Members and SWW Subscribers:

When we begin to write, some of the joys of writing are unforeseeable. We probably already know it makes us happy to squiggle on yellow pads or tap out tomes on a keyboard. We sense we have stories to tell that we absolutely must share with others or, if we're bent on journalism, that we must report the tales and trials of others. We may envision feeling glorious when our byline appears, may even hope for headlines. But rarely do we foresee the opportunity to teach.

Teaching is one of my greatest joys. I love teaching my own classes at UCLA Extension Writers' Program and my seminars and workshops at writers' conferences. Yes, and webinars, teleseminars and even radio. But I also love being a guest speaker for other teachers' courses.

I will be guesting for Eve LaSalle Caram, the winner of UCLA's teacher of the year award, again on Monday. This may be the 5th or 6th time I've done this for her. Eve was my first teacher in the art of writing novels and has turned into one of my most rewarding friends. When I fill the guest spot for her class, we drive to campus together, have lunch, talk about writing and she brings me up-to-date on the talents and trials of her new (this quarter's) crop of students. Who would have guessed, back then when I decided to write the novel that had been gestating in my soul for four decades . . . sigh! . . . that such a friendship (and opportunity) would be among the perks.

So, I urge writers to take classes and extend the relationships they make with their fellow students. But I also encourage them to explore long-term relationships with their teachers. And later, I hope they'll try passing their love of writing forward. There are all kinds of ways to do it. The ones I mentioned above, of course. But also writing how-to books, editing, leading critique groups. I hope each of you, my subscribers, will think of at least one new way you might help another writer and, in the process, increase your own delight in writing.

Oh, by the way, Eve often teaches Fiction 1, Novel 1, Novel II and other classes for UCLA Extension. If you would like to know more about the program--both online and on campus--request a UCLA Writers' Program Quarterly from Marcus Hennessey at writers@uclaextension.edu .

Happy, happy writing and promoting!
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
HoJoNews@aol.com
Websites: http://carolynhoward-johnson.com and www.HowToDoItFrugally.com
http://authorscoalitionandredenginepess.com Blogs: A blog focused on book fairs at
http://redenginepress.com/chjohnson and another blog that is about writing and reading at www.sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com and
www.thenewbookreview.blogspot.com

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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 and ditto for The Fiction Flyer and Betty Dobson's Inkspotter. Membership is reasonable, too.
Tell friends to visit our blog. There they'll learn how to spark generally insipid book fairs by using value-added promotions. www.authorscoalition.blogpsot.com.
http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
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Subscribers who have websites or newsletters of their own may be interested in the Free Articles 4 Readers and Writers on my site, www.howtodoitfrugally.com. I try to add new articles to it each week. If you don't see what you need for your blog, or newsletter, just ask. HoJoNews@aol.com.
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Thank Yous

(There are leads here, just as you'll find in all the most innocent-looking areas of this newsletter. You never know when you'll find a name or a site that will help you network or write better!)

To Janet Elaine Smith, for listing my New Book Review blog on her site among other review blogs. You'll want to check them out. http://janet_elaine_smith0.tripod.com/id12.html. Guidelines are in the left column of my blog at www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com.
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To Ty, for publishing an excerpt from The Frugal Editor. Why You -- Yes, You Who Aced English -- Need an Editor in her CookieAisle blog which is so-named because "A great book must have all the right ingredients." Read the excerpt at
http://cookieaisle.blogspot.com. And, I know I nag you, but leave a comment with the title of your book and your URL. Trust me, this is part of your branding and it c ^ sts nothing.

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No part of this newsletter is paid advertising. If you would like to advertise to subscribers, display ads are available at www.howtodoitfrugally.com at less per year than most sites charge for a single month (see the advertising tab at the top of the page). Authors' Coalition www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com is also accepting ads.
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Tip: Do you need a quotation for your latest article or book. I just added some on my F r ^ ^ Articles 4 Authors, Editors page. Just click on the link and you can pick and choose from some 45, all from The Frugal Book Promoter. Some are metaphors, some not, but all have to do with the craft of writing, promotion or PR in one way or another

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If you enjoy "Sharing with Writers" please nominate it for Writer's Digest's 101 Best Newsletters for Writers. We aren't big, we aren't old. So it would take a huge outpouring from subscribers to make a dent. Send an e-mail to writersdig@fwpubs.com with subject line, "101 Best Newsletters for Authors" and let them know what this newsletter does for you!
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Tip: Here's another source for quotations. Try www.quotablebooks.com.

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Watch for the third annual All Tips Edition of Sharing with Writers coming in September. Send your favorite tip for inclusion to: HoJoNews@aol.com with "SWW TIP" in the subject line.
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Opportunities

Get Acquainted with Spirited Woman Teleseminar

Thousands of women writers are involved with Spirited Woman, the leading empowerment community for women. For the first time ever, founder Nancy Mills is offering a
f r ^ ^ teleseminar, where you'll learn more about Spirited Woman, connect with other spirited women writers, get to ask questions about this dynamic community, and meet Nancy, who will moderate the call. Plus, there is a bonus. Sign-up for the call and you'll be entered into a drawing and be eligible to win a box of Spirited Woman plantable stationary. Date: Tues. August 28, 5-6pm PST. Go to this link to sign-up: http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/teleseminar
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Contest for Those Who Fear Writing

From Milli Thornton (www.Fearofwriting.com) editor of the Fear of Writing Gazette comes a writing contest. Enter "It's Raining Cats & Dogs" (deadline 9/2/07). Use the companion blog "Am I Good Enough to Enter This Writing Contest?" to encourage you to enter. For blog and contest details go to:
http://fearofwriting.icontact.com/blogs/am_i_good_enough

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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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Author Successes

(If you read about others' successes you'll not only be inspired, you'll glean resources for future successes of your own. You are invited to send me news about your successes. Please use "AUTHOR SUCCESSES" as a subject lines.)

Jessica Kennedy sends this great news: "My piece 'More than a Nurse a Friend' retitled 'Optimistic Light' was accepted for publication by Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul: A Second Shift available December 2007. This is only my 6th piece accepted for publication and my first in a national publication. If you’d like to read the piece, visit my Blog at www.jessicakennedy71.blogspot.com

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Fun and F r * *: If you purchased The
Frugal Book Promoter in the past, I'd love for you to review it on Amazon or BN.com. Make it simple; just tell what part of it you found most valuable. If you do, send me the review link (URL) and I will send you an excerpt from The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success that is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The excerpt includes some of the sidebars from the book that may help you with some tricky grammar. As a thank you, of course. HoJoNews@aol.com, the Frugal Book
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Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching:

Carolyn will moderate a panel titled "Reach for Your Dream: Prepare for Publication the Professional Way" at the West Hollywood Book Fair on September 30. Circle your calendars. From 1:00-1:45 pm. It's f r ^ ^. Even those who are old hands at publishing will learn something new, I promise!
West Hollywood Park
647 N San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Learn more at http://www.westhollywoodbookfair.org/
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Carolyn will speak at the fourth Annual Pen to Paper Literary Symposium October 6, 2007. The conference, spearheaded by Valerie Coleman will be at the Dayton Urban League at 907 West Fifth Street Dayton, Ohio 45402. It will include tracks for music and screenwriting, in addition to writing and publishing books. It's not too late to register. (www.penofthewriter.com/pentopaper).
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New! Carolyn Howard-Johnson will a guest on Calling All Authors Radio Show Tuesday, October 9, 2007 on www.globaltalkradio.com at 5PM Eastern, 4PM Central and 2PM Pacific time. Hosted by Valerie Connelly who plans to discuss my teaching, my books, my marketing including the horrors, successes and plain old chutzpah of a tekky-challenged writer building a website from scratch. For more information contact info@callingallauthors.org.

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson will speak at the Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word (October 12-14) in Nashville, TN. The subject is "Realize Your Dream: From Query Letter to Bestseller--Frugally!"
The time will be announced later. And don't you just love the title of the fair? You'll find more information on this fair and others you might participate in at www.howtodoitfrugally.com. Click on the Resources for Writers page and scroll down. For more on this specific fair, go to
http://www.humanitiestennessee.org/festival/current.php
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The f r ^ ^ Muse Online Writers' Conference, sponsored by Lea Schizas and Carolyn Howard-Johnson, is accepting registration. More than 1,000 attended last year. Learn more about this year's conference, October 8 to 14. .Our program is ready for you to check out at
http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/presentersregistration.htm
To see the final list of presenters go to: http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/2007workshops.htm
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New! Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be Valerie Connelly's guest on her Webinar Dec. 5th, 2007. The two will talk book promotion ad infinitum. There will be a printable agenda and follow-along materials prior to the event as well as a downloadable PDF of the Web screen shots and an MP3 recording of the Webinar available to registered attendees. There is a charge. Space is limited. Please register before Dec. 4. For more information or to register contact Valerie at info@callingallauthors.org.
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New! Carolyn Howard-Johnson talks to Valerie Connelly's radio audience on "Editing as Branding: Spelling success from queries to your book's manuscript." Circle your calendar on Wednesday December 12th at 8PM Eastern, 7PM Central, 5PM Pacific time. A downloadable MP3 recording of the Webinar will be available to registered attendees after the event. Sign up by Dec. 11th. Space is limited. Contact Valerie at info@callingallauthors.org or Nightengale Press, publisher@nightengalepress.biz

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Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching for 2008:

Carolyn will speak on Jan 2, 2008, at Ridge Writers, the East Sierra Branch of the California Writers Club founded more than 100 years go by Jack London and friends in the Bay area. The provide f r ^ ^ programs for writers at High Desert Haven in Ridgecrest. Learn more at www.ridgenet.net/~curtdan/ridgewriters.
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New! Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be Valerie Connelly's guest on her Teleseminar March 19th, 2008 at 8PM Eastern, 7PM Central, and 5 PM Pacific Time. The subject is: "It's Your Call: Frugal Book Promotion with Carolyn Howard-Johnson." A downloadable MP3 recording of the Teleseminar is available to registered attendees after the event. Please sign up by March 18th. Space is limited. Let Valerie tell you more about it: info@callingallauthors.org
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be sharing with the nation's humor writers again in April 3-5 of 2008 at Dayton University's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop. I'll speak twice at the Kennedy Union on campus. http://www.humorwriters.org/ Registration opens Sept. 10, 2007. Find some of the nation's best speakers here: http://www.humorwriters.org/2008SpeakerBios.html
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Carolyn Howard-Johnson will appear on Write On Four Corners with host Connie Gotsch on KSJE FM Public Radio from San Juan College. Access the broadcast at: www.ksje.com 10:30 am Wed. 2:30 pm Fri. Mountain Time. Click on the website to listen live in your appropriate time zone. Connie is the author of the mystery suspense novel Snap Me a Future as well as host of Roving with the Arts on KSJE and regular contributor to The Four Corners Free Press www.fourcornersfreepress.com

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Carolyn's new blog for the participants in Authors' Coalition-sponsored booth is designed to help all authors learn to make often hum-drum book fair booths into sizzling successes. Visit at www.authorscoalition.blogspot.com. Leave comments, of course.
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TIP: About www.BookTour.com from Jewel Sample, author of Flying Hugs and Kisses”, and
"Besos y abrazos al aire" Spanish edition and
"Flying Hugs and Kisses Activity Book:
"BookTour.com is a free online service that connects authors and potential audiences of all sorts, from book groups to civic organizations, from bookstores to corporate events. Authors create their own page (biography, books, tour dates and availability) and any group looking for speakers can find them and contact them directly to arrange for an appearance. Relevant information for both authors and venues can be added in minutes through a simple fill-in-the-blanks interface. Connecting authors with potential audiences then becomes as easy as searching (by geography, book titles, subject, dates of availability) and sending an email.

How do you get started? Just copy and paste this link:

http://booktour.com/authorsignup?referrer=2778

When you get there be sure and check out my author's page!
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Editor's Note: What I like about it is that anyone who signs up gets periodic (not too often) e-mail notice of book events in their area. That way readers (you know some of them do buy books!) will know where to find you if your event is in their neighborhood.

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A general marketing rule is that a product must be seen seven times before it is purchased. That is just as true for books (because they are products, like it or not!). Let people see that book cover image! So, you are invited to advertise as a site sponsor at www.howtodoitfrugally.com. for a year at the same price many sites frequented by readers and writers charge for a month. Yep, the frugal way! Click on the Advertising tab at the top of the page or contact me personally at hojonews@aol.com.
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In the News:

From the time of Esperanto -- maybe before, we've all known that we could if we were so disposed, make up a language. Then came Tolkien, then Star Wars, and then the movie The Interpreter with Nicole Kidman that utilized a made-up African Language called Ku. Now we have the Web. There you'll find www.langmaker.com where more than 1,000 language inventors conglomerate to fool around with 1,902 new languages. I guess all languages were made-up at one time or another and we keep making them up as we go but these languages are more like instant oatmeal. They were made up fast! The language inventors call them "conlang," another made-up word meaning constructed languages.

All this (except for my opinion!) comes from Column 1 of the LA Times Friday, Aug. 24. Anyone interested in checking it or other Column 1 essays may go to www.latimes.com/columnone. There you'll find several translations of the original passage from Genesis "And the whole Earth was of one language, and of one speech" in different made-up languages including pictures of their scripts.
========================================================Available: Audios from Audio Divas on many aspects of building a writing career are published by Double Dragon Press. Here is the page where you'll find the full list (http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/glist.php?imprint=AUDIO) including one on "Do It Yourself Indexing." The first audio, "Promoting Easy and Cheap!" is a F R ^ ^ sample you can download. Each comes with a resource guide. Here is an example of a guide for the audio-lesson Your Divas did on "Contests": http://www.derondouglas.com/audiosample/AwardResourceGuideContests.pdf
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Feature

Writers, Yes, You Can!!

By Leora Skolkin-Smith

So many of us write risking the possibility that there won’t be an audience for our work. We face rejections which feel like there must be a conspiracy somewhere that has singled us out alone for hurt and disappointment. Comfort always comes when a good writing friend says: 'hey, it’s not just you with all those rejections, and you know what? Ask yourself this: what would you rather be doing? Whether the work is good or bad, recognized or unheard, it is still something you MUST do, like breathing and eating and loving.

When I wrote my novel, Edges, I wrote it published by a tiny literary press with an advertising budget of under $300. I remember crying because we could only afford to run one newspaper ad and hardly even pay for that. Since it was a small literary press, Barnes and Noble had it processed in their computer as “out of print” the very day it came out!
So what kept me going? I'm not entirely sure. But having friends like Carolyn around and others, teaching me how to get the word out about my book through a multitude of ways, to keep fighting for it was critical. Eight years of work couldn’t be so easily vanished or vanquished. I grew determined with their kind support. I persevered and finally, after months, got some excellent critical attention. What happened next was an even greater surprise, the most unexpected of all. And I hope it will inspire every writer who ever believed they couldn’t make it through the merciless ocean waves this industry challenges us with, riding on only a rubber float but carrying the priceless literary cargo of our dreams and sweat. My novel has just been developed into a feature film. Here’s the link to the article for more information about that miracle, and landing and mooring which I hope will help other believe it can happen for them, too: http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/
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Leora Skolkin-Smith, author of Edges, ( http://www.leoraskolkinsmith.com)

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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! You know you want it on your website!
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Tip: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc (SFWA) has a list of warnings about literary fraud and other and scams located at http://www.sfwa.org/beware/

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Feature:

Promote Your Book with a Picture Guestbook from Slide.com

By Jewel Sample

Here is a creative way to promote your book and help out your author friends all for f r ^ ^!
How? Create a picture Guestbook at Slide.com with the click of your mouse!

What is "Guestbook"? It is a place where you and your friends, fans and colleagues can socialize using video comments, photos and more.

How do I get started?
1. Click or copy and paste Slide.com's URL link into your browser, http://www.slide.com, then click go!
2. Sign up for a f r ^ ^ account using your name and a new password.
3. Next click on "make a Guestbook."
4. Fill in: your name, upload a picture of yourself or your book cover, your location, and your greeting. Be sure and click "save" at the bottom of this page.
5. Choose the web site you want your "Guestbook" on from Slide.com's list. If there is not a site your want listed scroll down on the left hand side and click on "more." This will give you a listing of more possible sites. I chose eblogger where my blog is located. Now if you are really a computer tekky, you can go to your home page or personal web site. Click on pages, HTML CODE and paste in the code on the Slide.com web site for your guestbook to appear on your home page.

How do I let my friends know? On slide.com there is also a place called, "email your friends about your guestbook." Note: it takes a few minutes for your picture to appear.

How do my friends sign my "Guestbook"? Once you have created and embedded your Guest book on a web site, your friends click on the sign this guestbook button to add their video comments or photos or book covers.

How do I delete stuff? Go to My Slide page, and play the "Guestbook." Delete entries you don't want.

How can my friends make their own "Guestbook"? There is button below the link "sign this guest book" titled, "Make Your Own". Click on Make your Own and it will take your friend to Slide.com to design their very own guest book.

Have fun and be sure and sign my guest books at: Jewel's Sand Box News http://jewelsamples.blogspot.com
and Around The Sand Box home page http://hometown.aol.com/jmsample/index.htm

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Authors' Coalition: No Hum-Drum Book Fair Promotion Allowed is a new blog where you can follow watch how Authors' Coalition members make book fairs successful with cross-promotion, value-added promotions and a good assessment process. Find it at www.authorscoalition.blogspot.com. Leave your best book fair ideas there for others to see under the beige "comments" links.
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TIP: Do you use a central events calendar like Trumba.com (fee-based) or Google.com? You'll find the Google one on your accounts page. Click. Enter events. Use the RSS feed to put it on your website or anywhere else you need it without making another entry. It's a real time-saver for actively promoting authors. It can be configured to several shapes and formats. I have it on several pages of my website.

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"AC is the current that powers your writing career." http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
Carolyn Howard-Johnson, Authors' Coalition Founder
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Resources
From Elizabeth Lucas-Taylor

(Elizabeth contributes at least one valuable paying resource per SWW issue--either a great place to sell material or find writing craft or promotional idea--and sometimes throws in a resource for you.)

LINKS TO RESEARCH PUBLISHERS OF CHILDREN'S

Comprehensive lists http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/publish.html

http://www.bookwire.com/index/Childrens-Publishers.html

UK Comprehensive List: http://www.ukchildrensbooks.co.uk/pubs.html
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Find Elizabeth at http://www.authorsden.com/elucastaylor or her new blog at http://www.elucas-taylor.blogspot.com/ or at MySpace http://www.myspace.com/elucastaylor
where you will find a writers' community.

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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 any of my books -- the HowToDoItFrugally Series to my chapbook of poetry -- for a place on my Resources for Writers or Resources for Readers pages on www.HowToDoItFrugally.com.
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Tip: Want to learn more about overused words you may want to avoid? Robert Hartwell Fiske's The Dimwit's Dictionary may be what you're looking for.

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I use Vista Print for lots of my promotional materials. Be aware that shipping prices may fluctuate, depending on the deal of the moment. Even at that, the prices generally are good, the products they offer excellent quality and they do short runs. (I don't advise long runs on promotion material because your needs can change very quickly.) Please use this link:
http://www.vistaprint.com/frf?frf=815651421184
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Web Advice from WebforAuthors.com Expert Marshall Turner
Metadata Update 2
A few weeks ago I promised an update on our attempt to have an author’s website show up in Google when someone misspells her name. Although we added the common spelling to the keyword and description metadata tags, Google seemed to ignore this data. We next added her name and her misspelled name in the footer of each page of her website, in small type so it would be less obvious. In a few weeks we were able to Google and find her with the misspelling. However, her website is showing on page 3 of the Google search. I think we could get a higher ranking if we incorporated the misspelling more into the content of the site, but she does not want to highlight the misspelling. I think this is a good lesson that content is what search engines are looking for when they index your website.
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Learn more about WebforAuthors.com at http://www.webforauthors.com/ or contact Marshall at mturner@webforauthors.com.

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The New Book Review is a service of this newsletter and Authors' Coalition. It allows authors to get more exposure from their favorite review and reviewers a chance to have more readers see their reviews--with links, of course. Please check the guidelines on the blog site at www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com. This has been popular so please allow some time before your review will be posted. =======================================================

E-Tips for E-Promotion

Learn more about how to improve your Internet search ranking at Aaron Wall's blog, www.seobook.com.
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This is a regular Sharing with Writers feature by Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of USA Book News' Best Professional Book THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER: HOW TO DO WHAT YOUR PUBLISHER WON'T and the soon-to-be released THE FRUGAL EDITOR: PUT YOUR BEST BOOK FORWARD TO AVOID HUMILIATION AND ENSURE SUCCESS. (E-tips for E-promotion was originally a regular feature of SellWritingOnline.com.)

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Endorsement:
"www.HowToDoItFrugally.com , by Carolyn Howard--Johnson [is] a top website for writers . . . I'd say my ROI is over 1,000%. The advice is particularly strong in addressing the new author where they are in learning the publishing/selling process. Very practical. The site is excellent." ~ Hill Kemp, author of Capitol Offense, http://www.capitoloffense.com/, and contributor to Secrets, Fact or Fiction? I, ISBN 0-9737282-5-6 and Secrets, Fact or Fiction? II, ISBN 1-59594-062-6, LOC 2006904627, http://www.secretsfactorfiction.com
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Wordstuff ™

Something to Make Writers Smile
(Every year the Washington Post conducts a neologism contest. These are the winners, one at a time. You might have some favorite neologisms metaphors or similes that make you smile. If so, please contribute.)

"Arachnoleptic fit (n): The frantic dance you perform just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web."

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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 How To Do It Frugally Series of books for writers, www.howtodoitfrugally.com.

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

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

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

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

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

Please pass this newsletter 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 at http://starpublish.com/carolyn_howard-johnson.htm

or paperback at Amazon where it is discounted:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/193299310X/qid=1149015406/sr=2-1/

Tracings, a chapbook of poetry, published by Finishing Line Press may be ordered at www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599240173/qid=1139084827/sr=1-1/