December 30, 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_DEC_No4Week_2007.doc

In the spirit of the advice I give in the Frugal Editor, that is to use an extra pair of eyes whenever possible, this newsletter is voluntarily copyedited by Authors' Coalition member, Mindy Phillips Lawrence ~ mplcreative1@aol.com
www.freewebs.com/mplcreative
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Note from Carolyn:

Dear Subscribers and Authors' Coalition Members:

In some regions it snows. In some we have sun. No matter where we live, though, in this season things happen last minute. The dishwasher dies. The heating elements in the oven explode all over the turkey. The dog chews a one - of - a - kind gift you made for your husband. Yes, all personal experiences. This and past Christmases. Thank goodness not all of them happened in 2007.
But sometimes we get good surprises. Just before Christmas Cynthia Brian, host of Be The Star You Are asked me to be a guest on her radio program that goes out on so many radio stations, well - - I just can't even tell you. We recorded on the 27th of Dec. To hear it, you can download the MP3 here. http://www.ideocast.com/archive.asp?aid=10966.
Cynthia's program is tied to her charity for literacy so please look up this dynamic host (She has enough energy for three!) and check out all of her activities.
So, if we just focus on the positive - - not on the exploding turkey and the dead dishwashers - - we may not even care whether Christmas is white or wet.
Happy writing and, yes, editing!
Carolyn Howard - Johnson, HoJoNews@aol.com
Websites: http://carolynhoward - Johnson.com (literary)
http://HowToDoItFrugally.com (all things about writing)
Authors' Coalition: http://www.AuthorsCoalitionandRedEnginepress.com
For the Frugal Editor, Amazon - direct: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978515870/
Blogs: http://AuthorsCoalition.blogspot.com, a blog focused on book fairs
http://www.SharingwithWriters.blogspot.com, a blog on all things publishing
http://www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog focused on YOUR reviews
http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com, a blog focused on editing, formatting and craft

PS: As many of you know, I am a political being, interested in tolerance and peace. You may enjoy reading my movie review of Charlie Wilson's War from the Burbank Leader and Glendale News - Press: http://www.burbankleader.com/articles/2007/12/19/entertainment/gnp - reel19.1.txt

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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: Like my site, www.howtodoitfrugally.com, (which is on the blink right now!), the new Authors' Coalition site will include a tip on ever page. It's still being reworked, but you'll find the familiar gray tables there filled with principles and resources and opinions. I'm also looking for how - to articles. I need articles up to 700 words. Preferably with enough specific ideas that they can be bulleted. Don't forget a complete tagline. ( - : Send them to me with "AC Site Article Submission" in the subject line. No pay. Only exposure and gratitude.

==================================================== New members will help Authors' Coalition serve all its members better! Ask your writing friends to join at http://www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/. Paid members get a favorite review posted, consideration for an interview or review in Yarnspinners and Wordweavers, 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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Q&A a la Ann Landers

Your Media Kit: Or How To Get Publicity from Tired, Grumpy Editors

Question: Because I know editors are busy I just send them a quick paragraph with a link to my website . . .

Answer: It's precisely because they are busy you don't want to do this. Our job as publicists for ourselves or our companies is to make the job of the editor as easy as possible. Telling her to go search a site is not the name of the game. Sure, you want your query to grab her interest, but maybe the query she read just before yours did that, too, but that person gave her what she needed right then and there.

So, yes. Capture her interest. Pitch your idea and a bit about you. Give her enough that if she is really time - constrained, she might not even have to check your website. Not pages and pages but a tightly packed, well - written page!

Of course, you also offer a link to your pdf media kit - - directly to it. Don't make her go searching around your site to find the kit. You can offer to send her a kit by attachment, too, but often presses and other media don't want them, won't even open them.

You can also offer to help. Give her your phone and e - mail address. Let he know you're considerate of her time.

And the media kit itself - - if she ever even gets to it? That's all about making her life easy, too.
What an opportunity! Here are just a few things your kit needs to take full advantage of it.

 There should be items in your media kit (Like a 10 Tips piece) that can be published as is or in part by an editor who just happens to have a few inches available at deadline.

 Your media kit should be designed with ease in mind. If your kit is extensive, a Table of Contents (but call it CONTENTS, not TOC) is in order. That will make it easy for her to find what she needs from your kit.

 In addition to the usual stuff, include a complete, well edited first person essay. It could land in a first column on the front page of a newspaper.

 Include a one - page biography, but also include a pre - written short bio or tagline. The editor can just copy and paste it. No rewriting necessary.

 Most kits include a sample review and interview. Many authors forget to make it clear that they may be used at no charge and with permission of the reviewer and/or interviewer. If you don't do that, the editor will have to call you or do a rewrite. Also make clear the conditions. Does the reviewer require that the piece be uncut and that a tagline be included?

There are lots of good books on the subjects of queries and media kits written by experts. My The Frugal Book Promoter is specific about media relations, kits and queries. The Frugal Editor gives tips on how to avoid query - letter faux pas straight from the mouths of some of our nation's top agents.

I recommend that you read more than one book. There is more than one way to do a thing. Here are some other books besides mine for you to look at . . . For the list of those authors and a list of the things that drive this newsletter editor crazy ( - ; see the rest of this article on my Sharing with Writers blog, www.sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com

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I just added my fifth blog to blogspot.com. Yes, I love blogging. This one is called War, Peace, Tolerance and Our Soldiers and it is where I get to nag and rag to try to make things better for our troops and maybe for the world. I'd love to have you leave a comment for its inaugural. www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.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 Billie Williams, scriptwriter for Janet Elaine Smith's A Christmas Dream, for posting the news about Star Publishing's Top Ten selling books on her site at
http://www.billiewilliams.com/STARTOPTEN.html. She knows the true spirit of publicity - - sharing with others.
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To Cynthia Brian for promoting my interview on Be The Star You Are! so well. Her first effort is at: http://www.ideocast.com/archive.asp?aid=10966 Check out her programs, services, even her charitable efforts. You'll be glad you did.

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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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Quotation: From Jerry D. Simmons on his blog at http://www.writersreaders.com/blog.php?thebid=166

"If there is one theme that came out of this past Saturday’s Writers Seminar it’s the fact that publicity, above all else, is the key to selling books. Finding ways to tie your book into the news and making yourself available to the media for interviews and commentary is the single best method for generating sales."

That is close to what I have been saying all along. There is one thing better and that's speaking and/or teaching. Nevertheless, thanks to Jerry for underscoring an old theme of mine - - f r ^ ^ publicity is better than paid promotion of any kind. And not just because it's f r ^ ^.

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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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Tip: My Top Ten List of Book for Writers is on my New Book Review blog this week. www.thenewbookreview.blogspot.com. Look them up - - you're sure to find something on that list that will help your writing career. While you're there, check out the guidelines for submitting your own favorite review (yes, authors may submit their favorite with permission from the reviewer ( - : ). The guidelines are on the left. Scroll down.

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Fun and F r * *: If you purchased the Frugal Book Promoter or the Frugal Editor, 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 a handout from one of my UCLA classes. As a thank you, of course. HoJoNews@aol.com
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Serial Feature

On Green Responsibility

In the next few issues Diane Tinney will share ways that you might green up your office.

Stock recycled paper for printing and copying (uses 90% less water and 50% less energy).
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Offered by Diane Tinney, president and publisher, Keene Publishing, Home of Moo Press Children's Books
www.KeeneBooks.com
Illuminating lives, one book at a time.

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Don't suffer with book proposals. You can be a pro with and investment of only 20 minutes and 49 cents with my Great First Impression Book Proposal Short.
http://www.amazon.com/Great - First - Impression - Book - Proposal/dp/B000YG6O5U
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Tip: You'll find my Ten Top Reads for general literature at MyShelf.com on Jan 1. Some are books you've probably heard of. Others are books you may not have dreamed of. Each MyShelf reviewer contributes his/her favorites. www.MyShelf.com

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A general marketing rule is that a product must be seen seven times before it is purchased. That is just as true for books (because they are products, like it or not!). Let people see that book cover image! To do that, you are invited to advertise as a site sponsor at www.howtodoitfrugally.com for only $25 to $30 a year. Yep, the frugal way! Click on the Advertising tab at the top of the page or contact me personally at hojonews@aol.com.
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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.)

No successes to report this week. Maybe it's time you all told your friends to subscribe to Sharing with Writers so their successes can appear here! ( - :

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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/eAuthor.php?Name=Carolyn%20Howard - Johnson ) 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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It's Noble (Not Nobel!) Time
I've been giving out Noble (Not Nobel!) Prizes for about six years now. It's given for excellence in literature. It is a list of books that show a special knack for the English language and explore the human condition. Yes, the guidelines are similar to those of the Nobel Prize. I however, accept all comers, not just those who have already been recognized - - in fact, preferably those who have not.
Find the winners in my Back to Literature column at www.MyShelf.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.
You know you want it on your website! Be sure to link it to the AC site, too!
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Tip: From SWW subscriber, Jewel Sample (http://www.authorstobelievein.com/flying.hugs.and.kisses.htm), : Storybase.net is a useful resource for any type or genre of fiction writing, from drama to comedy, from screenplays to interactive games, from novels to short stories. Use Storybase.net to discover new possibilities, points - of - view and points - of - departure from which your story can unfold. To check it out, go to: http://storybase.net/index ~nav ~overview ~section ~how.php

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Authors' Coalition: No Hum - Drum Book Fair Promotion Allowed is a blog where you can 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. It's time to sign up for 2008's LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books.
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Tip: Spring fair season is coming. It's time to work out your time schedule and budget. Keep in mind that there are ways for you to participate in a fair without being there, but that displaying your book without being there to sign it, is not the way. Try partnering with give - aways, in slideshows, in catalogs and programs. Check out what Authors' Coalition is doing here: http://www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/fair_booths.htm

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Learn more about tips booklets and how to make them work for you. Paulette Ensign was one of the first master promoters I came in contact with. She'll teach you to make promotional booklets work for you with a variety of programs. http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/?af=696843
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Tip: Participating in a book fair booth is not enough. You must promote it. Build contact lists like crazy. Then invite media. Friends. Fans. Offer them a reason to be there. You, of course. Your book, of course. But how about a gift with their purchase? How about a unique story idea? How about something else happening at the fair that they won't want to miss?

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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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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.)

AUTHORLINK - the award - winning online news, information, and marketing service for editors, agents, producers, writers, and readers. Serves more than one million unique visitors per year, among the longest - running and largest publishing and writing communities on the Internet. Many sections of the site are f r ^ ^. http://www.authorlink.com/about/aboutus.php
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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: You're at a meeting or other get - together. Suddenly you're asked to tell the group about your book. What do you do? Well, yeah. You use the best pitch/synopsis of your book you know, one you've been practicing. But you also ask to pass around a paper for those who are interested to subscribe to your newsletter or merely to receive more information on your book . . . or the one after that . . . or the one after that. Oh, you also hand out your book's business card. You do have one, don't you?

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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. Please use this link:
http://www.vistaprint.com/frf?frf=815651421184
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Tip: I've been reworking the Authors' Coalition site. What a job. Here's one of the things I've learned. Whether you're working with a webmaster or going it alone, keep it simple. Avoid lots of word art (I didn’t do that!) and lots of columns (my pages get simpler as I go along). Want to see what I'm doing. www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com. C'mon. Take a look. Suffer with me!

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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.
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E - Tips for E - Promotion

Many websites don't use enough links. Ditto for blogs. Link to internal and external pages whenever you can - - or at least whenever such links will make it easy for your reader to explore. When it's easy for him to do so, he will be back. I see way too many authors trying to manipulate a visitor to stay at the expense of doing what's right for that visitor.
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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 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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Opportunities:

Karina and Robert Fabian Accepting Submission
Do you write religious sci fi? Award - winning editors Karina and Robert Fabian are accepting submissions for Infinite Space, Infinite God II - - thought - provoking sci fi with a Catholic Twist. Guidelines and information at www.isigsf.com . Deadline March 31.
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Calling Jewish Authors
Www.Host - a - Jewish - Book - Author.com is now live.

This new site lists Jewish book authors worldwide, searchable by name, location, or genre. Each listing includes the author's city, book titles (up to four), lecture topics, areas of travel, along with contact information.

www.Host - a - Jewish - Book - Author.com is not a booking agent. It is a clearing house for Jewish Community Centers, Federations, synagogues, book clubs, libraries, bookstores, and others who want to arrange visits and signings with authors. Authors themselves decide on the contact information to be listed on the site. They can choose their publicist, publisher, speakers' bureau, themselves, or anybody else.

Each listing contains links to buy books.

If you would be interested in participating in Host - a - Jewish - Book - Author.com, please contact:

anna.olswanger@verizon.net
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F r ^ ^ Promotion Idea Contest
Kathe Gogolewski wants your best promotion ideas. I want them, too! We have plans for the winners of this contest that go beyond the modest cash prizes.

It's the Out - of - the - Box Promo Contest, offered by Kathe Gogolewski, www.tri - studio.com. She is looking for different and creative promotional ideas for writers, ideas not yet tested or tried.

Check it all out at www.tri - studio.com. Kathe and I may do an e - book or article featuring you and your ideas. We need YOU to do that, though.
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The F r ^ ^ Åvatar Award (ÅÅ) is an award given to spiritual resources of exceptional quality and clarity. It is given to those writers, authors, musicians, etc. who have displayed excellence, clarity, and a non - compromising stance when assisting in humanity's spiritual evolution and awakening. The award is presented by Avatar publications, and in association with All Things That Matter, a blog devoted to exploring issues that confront today's society. The selection committee is comprised of experts in the field of spiritual evolution including authors, publishers, and academic professionals.
Awards will be given in numerous categories including Blogs, Books, Articles (academic and general public) and other artistic categories.
Details are at:

http://www.avatarpublication.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=143&Itemid=332&mosmsg=Item+successfully+saved

http://dickens111.tripod.com/theliteraryworksofphilipharris (view Avatar Award side bar)
and
http://philipharris.blogspot.com Scroll until you get to the announcement.
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Tip: This is the kind of announcement that can appear on the new (and still growing) Authors Coalition site. The site belongs to us all, but, sorry, some of the perks like this are reserved for paid members.

"The Mother Daughter Club Show, a segment of By For and About Women Radio Network, crosses generations and cultures to address topics that matter to us all. Whether we're talking about our children, world affairs, or sharing the spirit of motivation, we speak from the heart. Join host Kathe Gogolewski www.tri - studio.com as she chats with authors and guest experts who deliver messages that you can keep.

To see this page on the site go to: http://www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/member_podcasts_&_radio.htm

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Sign up to receive a copy of my Sharing with Writers blog in your e - mail box. It is a focused blog on all things related to writing and publishing. Go to www.sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com. Sign up in the left hand column. Find related resources by scrolling to the bottom of the blog.
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Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching:

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 topic? "From Editing to Promotion: Create a Savvy and Frugal Marketing Plan for Your Book." This group provides f r ^ ^ programs for writers at High Desert Haven in Ridgecrest. Learn more at www.ridgenet.net/ ~curtdan/ridgewriters.
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Please join Carolyn Howard - Johnson for the
f r ^ ^ January Wasabi Club meeting, a teleseminar the last Friday of every month at 1 pm ET/10 am PT where you can learn from the PR pros about how to conduct a savvy PR campaign. To join, please visit the 'Wasabi Club' page at www.wasabipublicity.com .
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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 share with the nation's humor writers again in April 3 - 5 of 2008 at Dayton University's Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop. She'll speak twice at the Kennedy Union on campus. Go to www.humorwriters.org/2008SpeakerBios.html. Tapes will be available even though this conference sold out 77 hours after opening registration. It is not too early to be thinking about 2010.
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Carolyn will teach a new seminar on the UCLA campus on March 22, 2008, Room 1323 Public Service Building. It's called The Business of Writing: Carve Your Career with Great Queries and Covers. Here's the class description: "You've written your story, your poem, your book. What now? You've tackled your craft like a professional but when it comes to introducing yourself to the decision makers—the marketing and editing part of your work—you may show a lack of expertise with seemingly innocuous departures from accepted procedures. Like using a cover letter when you need a query. In this one - day seminar, the students will use basics taught in the class to critique drafts of letters they have brought with them. In the process you'll get grammar, punctuation, and even computer editing tricks you may apply to your other writing as well as your queries. You'll receive a handout of the do’s and don'ts for approaching gatekeepers straight from the mouths of agents who contributed ideas on the subject for the instructor's book on editing and samples of letters that have produced results. Participants will not only walk away with two letters they can be proud to send out, but will also have a low - cost plan for using them effectively in a variety of ways." So, are you all planning to come to spend a weekend in the sunshine in LA and make it a business expense? ( - :

To enroll call Marcus Hennessey, 310 - 267 - 4888, or go to www.uclaextension.edu and enroll for 735.18, Registration # T6393.
Because it is a one - day seminar, it is less than $100.

Carolyn Howard - Johnson will appear on Write On Four Corners with host Connie Gotsch on KSJE FM Public Radio broadcast from San Juan College. Access the program 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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Sharing

SWW Member Leora Skolkin - Smith, author of Edges, says "I recently became a founding author of www.redroom.com the "online home of the world's greatest writers." On redroom.com, you can view my author bio, published works, blog, book reviews, videos, and podcasts, as well as find out more about good causes I support. In fact, once the site has paid advertising, just viewing my page will send a portion of the proceeds to these causes.
Today, I'm asking you to go to the site, redroom.com, and become a member (it's free). Click "Join Now" on the homepage or "Join" in the upper right corner of the page. Then select your unique Red Room username. They encourage you to use your real first and last name; I've done so. Or, if you don't have time to join now, sign up for the Red Room email list. You can do this quickly at www.redroom.com/newsletter.
Once you've joined, please comment on my blog and media content, helping build a community around my work. If you have time, you can even write reader reviews of my books. Of course you can do this for other writers on the site as well, adding to the literary conversation at large. If you have any questions, contact the member services manager at support@redroom.com.
Redroom people are happy to help you as they helped me build my author page. You can be in on the ground floor of building this community. Feel free to forward this invitation to your friends, family, and colleagues, too. And if you are an author, once you've joined redroom.com (again, it's free), you can apply to create an author page like mine. Thanks.
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Wordstuff ™

Something to Make Writers Smile

(Definitions in the next few newsletters are from http://www.butlerwebs.com/jokes/definitions.htm .You might have some favorite neologisms metaphors or similes that make you smile. If so, please contribute.)
"ACCOUNT: A Countess's husband."

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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.

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/

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

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

Please pass this newsletter 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/

The second in the How To Do It Frugally series of books, The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success, is available at Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978515870/


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