January 21 , 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:/www./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_Jan_No3Week_2008.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:
We all know that anniversaries should never be forgotten. There are some anniversaries, however, that one may not think about at all so the remembering of them becomes a moment more special than obligatory, in fact a moment of genius in the realm of caring.

That's what happened today. My oldest critique group and I met around our usual iced teas, soups and salads.
It began with one of us, fumbling in her tote for three bags - - you know, the lovely filmy little see - through satchels with the draw string tops. In them were candles, elegant little Zen - like votives. The occasion, we were told, was our ten years of critiquing, loving, supporting and generally finding ourselves indispensable to one another.

Here's the story. Leora Krygier, JayCe Crawford, Iris Fabrikant and I attended a UCLA Writer's Conference in 1998. Four days of immersing ourselves in our novels. Phyllis Gebauer was our instructor (she still teaches at UCLA). At the end of those glorious and dreadful days (up and downs of writing, the ups and downs of facing personal emergencies within the group) we had bonded. Phyllis suggested we not let one another go but should form a critique group. She picked the four of us and came to our first meeting to get us on the right track. Now, that is teaching above the call of duty!

Eventually Iris left us to live in the East and Leora, JayCe and I floundered along. Three isn't quite large enough to function as a group but we hung in there. Our writing and careers flourished and then last year Phyllis asked to join us. This time as a peer rather than a teacher. Well! Were we flattered! But we were also four again. The expertise in the group is just beyond imaginable.

It was Leora who brought the candles to mark our tenth year with light. It seems in ten years we had come full circle. Student to peer.

And I can't help reflect on the idea that writing careers are not made in day. There are no overnight successes. Even the ones who write a first book and find miraculous success paid their dues learning to write. Most times they paid their dues learning to market, too. And certainly they might have been very lucky but they prepared for that luck. And that luck prepared them for even bigger things.

The other thing I must say about this writing business is this: Of all the things I've done in life, writing is the most rewarding. Not because it is creative, though that is important. It is because it has allowed me to surround myself with smart, observant, quirky, and loving people. They exist everywhere, I'm sure. But it seems I can find them more easily in the milieu of the writing world.

May each of you find anniversaries to celebrate along the way.

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: I bumped a piece I had written on Squidoo down from editorial position to a lower position in this newsletter because, after all, ten year anniversaries only come, well . . . every ten years. But please don't neglect reading the article on Squidoo. I want to keep you up on what's going on in publishing, 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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StumbleUpon, Squidoo and Trying to Keep Ahead of the Promotion Curve

I've been playing with Squidoo because StumbleUpon says I should. They say that social networking is to the future of marketing what lists were when I wrote the Frugal Book Promoter. That doesn't mean you should stop keeping great contact list, but now, they think, you need to start taking your social networking seriously. Forget sending virtual beers to your friends and poking them. They want you to really NETWORK.

What do I know until I try it? I try lots of things just to pass them on to you. So here are what Squidoo calls lenses. I'm supposing that's because you can focus on a narrow aspect of your branding or marketing.

Here the first focused (so, OK. I'm having trouble focusing!) on my literary writing. http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/workshop/carolynhoward - johnson

And here's one focused on book promotion:
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/workshop/HowToDoItFrugallyforAuthors
So, what do you think? Where do we go from here? Hey! don't rush me. Stumbleupon says this is darn near magic, but I'm still learning. I think I just have to get you there to make a comment and see if we can raise those lenses to something that will produce results. If that happens, I'll let you know.
So, at the bottom of the Squidoo page is a place for you to let me know what you think. C'mon. You can at least tell me where I've gone awry! Many of you undoubtedly know more about his than I do. Let's learn together. ( - :
And let's make this a real coalition. Let's make it a test. Can activity on Squidoo really sell more books?

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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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TIP: For a list of news disseminators - - some of which are f r ^ ^ - - go to the Writers Resources page at my site, www.howtodoitfrugally.com. Scroll down. We should all be utilizing the f r ^ ^ bies and occasionally availing ourselves of the broader services one must pay for.

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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!)

Michelle Mills of the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group (LA Area) for responding to one of my media releases. She blogs http://mickieszoo.blogspot.com .
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To Liz of the Wasabi Club who blogged about my appearance at the next Wasabi Club Meeting, Jan. 30, 2008, from 1 pm to 2 pm, EST. http://thewasabiclub.com/?p=80 I'lll be talking as editing as marketing.
To Rey Ybarra, TV Host extraordinaire and his producer/cameraman, Randy, for filming a clip for Authors Coalition and for a great photo. Find Randy at http://bestsellingauthortv.blogspot.com/ :
Find the photo at the very bottom of the page at http://www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/featured_promotions.htm

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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. So is Yarnspinners and Wordweavers. Contact katieseyes@aol.com.
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Tip: If you've written a nonfiction book, seriously consider using an index. Librarians very nearly won't consider stocking nonfiction unless it has one. And, if you're including an index, learn something about them. Your Word program can do a lot for you - - make it really easy. But then you need to go back and polish it to make it a real index, a completely useful index, a professional index. If you don't know anything about indexing, hire an indexer or get an editor who knows something about indexing. Read a book on indexing so you can be a full partner in the process and know if he/she doesn't know what she's about. (That's true of the editing process, too.)

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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: More on indexing. This time for fiction writers. If you've written a historical piece of fiction, consider an index or an index derivative. You readers want to know what is fact and what is fiction. Helping with that adds value to your book.

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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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On Poetry

This is a new running feature for the poets among us and those who would like to try writing poetry but feel, well . . . inadequate. Please send in your poetry tips and resources for this section.

A new poetry critique partner, Lois P. Jones, shared with us a group meeting this weekend that some poets make the mistake of saving their most potent line for last. She had learned at a poetry conference to put it first. Here's the reason. Some readers won't get to the last line. If you put it first, they are more likely to do just that!

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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: If you speak as part of your promotion campaign, increase your chances of getting asked to do paying gigs by listing yourself on a speakers' bureau. Authors' Coalition is starting a new on at a very reasonable price. Check it out at: http://www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/join_our_speakers'_bureau.htm

========================================================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.)

None to report this week. Please tell friends about this announcement service for subscribers! Send them a copy of the letter.

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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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Q&A a la Ann Landers:

Misinformation, Poetry, Rhymes and Being Ticked Off

Questions from author and poet Dawn Colclasure http://dmcwriter.tripod.com/:

I am writing to you because I am hoping you can help me out with something. I'd posted a poem online and someone pointed out that there might not be a perfect rhyme using the words "abuse/truce."

You can read the poem here: http://greenwolf103.deviantart.com/art/What - Love - 74712708 Now that I think on it, I realize maybe I did get that pairing wrong, because first I used "abuse" paired with "use" so I think the pronunciation would've differed here, to where it wouldn't be the same as "truce."

Being deaf, I guess I tend to forget the little nuances in how most words are pronounced and how they can be pronounced in different ways. But what do you think? I know you write poetry so I'm hoping you can pick up on that for me. Just please let me know your thoughts on that. I'd so appreciate it.

And I guess this kind of thing would make for an interesting discussion on deaf poets employing rhyme in their verse! :)

Answer: First of all, these two rhymes ("abuse/truce.") are perfect rhymes when you use "abuse" as a noun and not a verb. They're not from the same spelling family, but they sound the same. The word "use" also sounds different depending on how it is used, as a noun or a verb. But either way they're rhyming words, though they may be slant rhymes rather than "perfect rhymes" that your critic seemed to prefer.

The issue for me, though, is not whether these words rhyme or not but that your critic feels that rhymes must be perfect. Off - rhymes are perfectly legitimate. In fact, many poems don't rhyme at all. Then there are internal rhymes, also perfectly legitimate and sometimes preferred by poets because they aren't so well, er, blatant.

This kind of criticism bothers me . . . . . . to read the rest of this article including an offer for f r ^ ^ critique guidelines, please go to www.SharingwithWriters.blogspot.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: Put your book before the eyes of more than 500 independent and chain book buyers with the Authors' Coalition co - op book catalog. Contact Carolyn for more information or go to http://www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/featured_promotions.htm

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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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Opportunities:

RebeccasReads.com is back. It will now be edited by Irene Watson. To submit books for review send them to her at:

RebeccasReads
Review Request
7101 W Hwy 71 Ste 250
Austin, TX 78735
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Ask Your Editing Questions: Billie Williams has set up a visiting expert appearance for her e - group, Word_Mage. I am helping with questions and tips on editing. To subscribe send an e - mail to Word_Mage - subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Introduce yourself and ask away. ( - :

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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: From Donna McCrohan Rosenthal, member of the East Sierra Branch of the California Writers Club. She says when you speak to take your "About the Author" page from your media kit to hand to the person who will be making your introduction. This ensures that the audience hears everything the speaker wants to hype, and protects said speaker from jerks like Donna who believe they remember what they want to say and then blank on words like "newsletter." Nice self - effacing humor, don't you think? ( - :

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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.)

To find experts in different fields to interview or to serve with you on panels:
http://www.experts.com/
http://www.expertclick.com/
http://www.refdesk.com/expert.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 - - from 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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Editing Tip: One of the tricks I talk about in The Frugal Editor is how your spell check will tell you when a word is wrong if you make two words into one word but won't give you a heads up if you use a dash or if you make a mistake and use two words. When in doubt, use your dictionary but here's a trick taken from a sidebar of The Frugal Editor that could save you at least some of the time you spend looking up such things. ( - :

Your Spelling Checker Does Know the Difference Between One Word and Two

Here's how to force your spelling checker to give you better direction than it otherwise would. Push together two words that look as if they might be one word. Watch for that angry little red squiggle. Oldfashioned gets the red alert; foolproof doesn't. Yet both register as correct when left as two words.

Now try the same pairs using a hyphen. Both old - fashioned and fool - proof come out with no notifier. The spelling checker helped in the first case but not in the second. You see, even Word doesn't want to get into the to - hyphenate - or - not - to - hyphenate fray.

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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: Don't be afraid to try something new. If you come up with a slightly different approach to an old promotion why not enter it in Kathe Gogolewski's Out - of - the - Box Promo Contest, 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 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
Contribute to e - newsletters like this one. For remuneration ask for a byline or tagline or both. If they are html letters, ask for the editor to include an image of your book cover. Include lots of specific information in your article and it is sure to be welcomed.
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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, 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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Tip: Recycle and old and great review of your book at The New Book Review (www.thenewbookreview.blogspot.com). The blog is associated with Authors' Coalition and is a cross promotional effort. Find the guidelines for submission on the left of the page. Scroll down a tad.

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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:

Please join Carolyn Howard - Johnson for the
f r ^ ^ January Wasabi Club meeting, a teleseminar the last Wednesday 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.
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Nancy Mills, founder of Spirited Woman, will be interviewing Carolyn Howard - Johnson in her 2008 Spirited Woman tele - chat series. Sign up now to be part of this exciting series, whether you want to listen to Carolyn at http://www.thespiritedwoman.com/spirited_woman_circle/2008/01/conversation - - 4.html or to the likes of Jacqueline Mitchard, author of the Deep Sea of the Ocean and Catherine Ryan Hyde, author of Pay It Forward. Find the entire series at: www.thespiritedwoman.com/spirited_woman_circle
To listen live, circle Tuesday, June 3, 2008, 10 am (PST), 1 pm (EST) on your calendar. Advance registration needed.
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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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New! The Catholic Writer’s Guild (www.catholicwritersguild.org) and Canticle Magazine (http://www.canticlemagazine.com) are pleased to announce the first Catholic Writer’s Conference Online May 2 - 9, 2008. Conducted entirely via Internet, the conference will feature online seminars and chat rooms hosted by editors, agents, published writers, and other media professionals in book and magazine publishing. F r ^ ^ to writers of all levels, advance registration is required. To register or for more information, go to www.conference.catholicwritersguild.org. At 10 am, Pacific time, on Monday, May 5, Carolyn will present Your First Marketing Offense: Query Letters and Great Editing or Ten Ways to Let an Agent Know You Are an Amateur. Karina Fabian will moderate. Then Carolyn will co - present with Karina a seminar on book promotion at 11 am Pacific Time the same day.
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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.)
"ARBITRATOR (ar' - bi - tray' - ter): A cook that leaves Arby's to work at Burger King.
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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 this link to Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978515870/


The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need To Know About Selling Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less, is available on Amazon as a Short for 49 cents.
http://www.amazon.com/Great - First - Impression - Book - Proposal/dp/B000YG6O5U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199595319&sr=8 - 1