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October 20, 2008

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
Sharing with Writers is the official newsletter of Authors' Coalition,
www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
An organization of writers who help writers.

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. I also tell writers to be patient with other writers when they make editing boo - boos. We're all human, this letter comes out weekly and it's long!

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Contents

Regular Features
~Notes from Carolyn (Editorial)
~Letter to the Editor (Back of Room Anthologies)
~Thank Yous (where you also find leads and great resources!)
~Tips Galore! (They're scattered, you'll just have to find them!)
~Opportunities:
~On Poetry
~Author Successes (Also full of resources that have worked for your fellow subscribers)
~Humor Hint by Anne Louise
~Mindy Lawrence's Itty Bitty Column: “Words to Speak”
~Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
~Wordstuff ™

Special to this Issue
~Adding Flavor to Your Fiction Using Foreign Words

Note from Carolyn
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Dear Subscribers and Authors' Coalition Members:

Are any of you on Twitter.com? I'm writing a chapter for another of the HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. It is on social networking. Twitter is my favorite for busy authors. So, I thought I'd start by doing a special Twitter issue of Sharing with Writers. You supply the tips. I, of course, include your book's title, your website URL and your Twitter address. ( - : We all win that way. And we might talk lots of you into joining us on Twitter. Where the first and most important rule - - at least for people who aren't there just to play but to network - - is include content in every tweet. That means, resources. The addresses of other tweeters who supply some content rather than just chit - chat. And, yes! Tips.

So, wanna play with me? In the meantime, go on over and check out my Twitter page. It's www.twitter.com/frugalbookpromo.

Happy promoting! And yes, writing and editing, too!
Carolyn Howard - Johnson

PS: I'm going on vacation again. Yes, I am. No apologies. Thrilled! So, no newsletter next week. Hold your news until maybe November 6th. But do send it then. Use your computer calendar's trigger to remind you.

PSS: Mindy and I had all kinds of tech problems. Please be patient with my boo - boos. ( - :

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Please pass this letter on to others. Unlike many, 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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Letter to the Editor

Hi Carolyn:

Many anthologies are offered to authors these days. Some anthologies offered from and for "best selling authors" are getting to be so common place that I believe that writers need to at least be warned that these books are not normally going to get in a bookstore and are best just as product for back of room sales. The publishers don't screen any of the writers/authors. Anyone can add their name to the book, thus becoming associated with other top authors by agreeing to "buy a small number of books (500) at a low, wholesale price." Legit publishers and speakers bureaus don't look at these books as a credit to your name.

There is also a speaker's bureau in Tennessee which goes by a multitude of names that sends out emails announcing two to three speaking placements that pay around $5 - 10K. All the speaker has to do is pay a one time low fee to join the speaker's bureau. I have had clients who have paid the fee and never heard from them again.

Thought you'd want to have this information.

Many thanks. Keep on winning!
Always,
Cynthia Brian

Note from Carolyn: It is imperative that authors check thoroughly any opportunity or contest offered. As with the poetry "opportunities" discussed in past SWW issues, anthologies can be questionable. Or they can be good ways to network and be read. Weigh costs - - if any - - against benefits you might receive and how you personally might use the anthology.

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Green Tip: When you ship your book, recycle boxes. You'll also want enclose a note that you are green, green, green! Just like Kermit. You want to do that for no other reason than you want the recipient to see that you're sending shabby boxes for a reason. When you must buy boxes or envelopes, buy them in just the right size. Oversize boxes with lots of packing say you aren't so green and you don't want anyone to think that, now, do you? Policies like these don't just save paper. They save gas. Your UPS truck can carry more boxes if they're smaller. The more boxes they carry on any given trip, the less gas they use overall.


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Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites is now accepting nominations for next year’s list. If you've found Sharing with Writers newsletter or blog or the resources at HowToDoItFrugally.com helpful in the past year, please send your nomination to writersdig@fwpubs.com. Put "101 Websites" in the subject line. Please do it now. Jan 1, 2009, is the deadline and you know how the holidays get! ( - :
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Tip . . . . . . from Patrika Vaughn, your author's advocate (www.acappela.com): Realize that in the media world, there’s no such thing as off the record. So always assume that everything you say is on tape and will be put into print. Also, don’t ask the reporter to send you a copy of the story for your approval. While this may seem like a reasonable request, it will only offend a seasoned reporter. But do ask for a copy of the magazine to keep as a souvenir. This will show how pleased you are that the reporter has given you the opportunity to get quoted in the publication.


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New members will help Authors' Coalition serve all its members better! Ask your writing friends to join at 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 the Authors' Coalition blog. There they'll learn how to spark generally insipid book fairs by using value - added promotions. www.authorscoalition.blogspot.com.
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Humor Hint by Anne Louise . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Lots of writers say to keep a pen and notebook handy in your purse, so that when you get a good idea, you can jot it down. I don’t know about you, but if I carried a notebook and pen in my purse, by the time I pulled it out of that cavernous pit, not only would my idea be gone, but so would my bus, my friends, and a good chunk of my day. What I do instead is say my idea out loud, in the hopes that this oral recitation process will help me remember it later, when I do have a pen and paper. It usually works, but I can get some awfully strange looks. You can imagine the reaction of the other grocery shoppers when I got this brainstorm, “Forget erotica - neurotica – that’s MY writing genre!”
May your keyboard never falter!

- - - - Reach Anne Louise at annelouise@annelouise.net. Read more of her humor at www.annelouise.net.


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My blog, War, Peace, Tolerance and Our Soldiers is where I get to nag and rag and try to make things better for our troops and maybe for the world. I'd love to have you leave a comment. www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com
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Thank Yous

Thank You to Pam Kelly Author of Speak with Power! . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.
. . . for including a link to The Frugal Editor on her website. As many of you know, I think speaking (and teaching) are the best ways to promote most books. Find Pam's book here: http://www.amazon.com/Speak - Passion - Power - Pamela - Gilbreath/dp/0979100100/


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So you got As in English. You know grammar and spelling. That's great but an editor of you it doth not make. An editor knows formatting, front and back matter, indexing, structure, the elements of fiction and on and on. But mostly she'll see your manuscript in a fresh, new light. Learn how to hire a great editor and learn to be a better partner for any author - - awful to superb - - in The Frugal Editor.
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Tip: Subscriber Boyd Sutton turned me on to this web address from N.Y. Times columnist David Pogue. It's about jargon and tech terms writers should avoid. It's funny, too! http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/technology/personaltech/16pogue - email.html?scp=7&sq=david%20pogue&st=cse You'll see more tips from him as you scroll.


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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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Author Successes

Mary Jean Kelso Garners Journalism Award . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
. . . from the Nevada Press Association. The Best Spot News Award was given to her and other Lahontan Valley News writers involved in coverage of the Fernley flood. One of her photos has been reproduced nationally.


Yvonne Perry Releases Book on Online Promotion . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
. . . Yvonne Perry has released her new eBook, Book Marketing in the Digital Age, Online Promotion Made Easy! She has taken the material from book marketing workshops she’s presented and compiled them into an easy - to - use eBook with hundreds of tips on creating a media kit, getting traffic to your site, doing virtual book tours, using social media, networking, and video for book promotion. Visit http://onlinepromotionmadeeasy.blogspot.com for more information including free marketing ideas.


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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 frequently. If you don't see what you need for your blog or newsletter, just ask. HoJoNews@aol.com.
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Tip: New York University is now offering a Master of Science in Publishing. Find a list of college and university writing programs (nationwide) on my website at www.howtodoitfrugally.com\writers'_program.htm. The resource pages are listed under the "Resources for Writers" page link at the top of the home page.


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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
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This is a 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.


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. . .and jot down poetic and foreign phrases or words you hear. Even if you don't have time to write a poem while you're in the air, these jots may end up later at a found poem. Or they'll just inspire you. I use a special section for just notes related to writing.

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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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Editing Tip: This is another of David Pogue suggestions. Watch the word "enable." No one says "enable the TV function" and you shouldn't either. We see it all the time when people are giving instructions, though.


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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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Feature

Adding Flavor to Your Fiction with Foreign Words

On one of my favorite YahooGroups for writers (wwww.wordfriends@yahoogroups.com), two of our members, PeeWee and French - speaking Brenda are talking about using French phrases in PeeWee's new novel. It made me think I should talk a bit about using foreign words in your writing but especially in ficiton. Some things you can do to make the process work well are:

1. Don't use so much of a foreign language that English speakers won't be able to easily translate (without your doing it for them which is kind of condescending).

2. With that in mind, you can judiciously place a French (or language of your choice! Ha!) within your English sentence, so that it can be intuited.

An example might be, if in English it would be logical for someone to swear at her antagonist and the author used French for the swear words instead of English, the reader would probably guess that the character gave her antagonist whatfor, though she might not be able to translate the exact words. The idea is for the reader to get the gist of what is being said, not necessarily be able to parrot back a word - for - word translation.

3. You can also be careful to use cognates (words that look and sound like English. It's easy with French because we borrowed so many of them from back in the days of the Norman conquest) so that English - speakers can intuit them.

4. You can also judiciously repeat a foreign word in context so that eventually the English reader sort of picks up on the meaning. Hosseini did this well in the Kite Runner with Pashtu (and maybe a couple of other languages, as I recall). Studying his methods is a great way to learn how to do it.

5. Another way to use a foreign word for a common one like "Goodbye." When the other person says, "Goodbye" in English the reader will know that is what the first person was saying. It's even easier for the reader if the English is spoken first, then the foreign language.

6. We can also use words that everyone probably knows anyway, even though they aren't cognates. Both French and Armenian use "merci" for thank you and English speakers know it, too. It doesn't take much of a foreign language to give your dialogue the flavor you're looking for.

And the most accepted way to format your foreign phrases or words is to use italics.

I know you've probably read books where the translation is done for you. That usually interrupts the forward motion of the story and the author may have chosen to do it that way because she simply didn't know any other way. Now you do. Are there tips for using foreign languages in your copy I've missed? Please comment at www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com.

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Editing Tip: Don't call your e - mail service and e - mail client. The only people with e - mail clients are the attorneys who handle cases for AOL and Gmail. A term that fits better is "e - mail program."


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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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Editing Tip: " Functionality."' Good gawd. I hate that word. It's as bad as "irrespective." All those unnecessary syllables. If you're writing tech, David Pogue says it "means 'feature' so write 'feature.'"


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Endorsement: "I am so happy for you to receive a second award [Reader Views Literary Award] for The Frugal Editor. I bought this book a week ago, and I love it. I can already see the improvement in my work. Thank you. You deserve this award." ~Katherine Harms, author
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Editing Tip: Everyone's using LCD as if everyone knows what it means. David Pogue says it means "screen" so say "screen," unless you really mean to differentiate what you are saying from "screen." How many of us still even know that it means "liquid crystal display" and that still doesn't tell us it means "screen."



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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://www.authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com/AC_Promotional_Videos,%20Logos%20&%20More.
You know you want it on your website! Be sure to link it to the AC site, too! And there is a cross - promotional slide show there that will add movement and color to your site or blog, even if you aren't featured on it. It's all about Karma. ( - :
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Editing Tip: Then there's PDA. Heck, I use it all the time! It stands for "personal digital assistant." Now, how high falutin' can we get. From now on, I' just calling it a palmtop. Though can't say that feels much better at least it isn't an acronym and it isn't pretentious.


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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 2009's LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books with Christine Alexanians, tinooshik@yahoo.com
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Editing Tip: Here's one that isn't reserved just for the techies in the crowd. It's "price point." We used it all the time in retailing. I suppose its legitimate if you're describing a variable withint a group. Say a price point that covers the possiblities between twenty and fifty dollars. But mostly a price is a price is the price. No point in belaboring it.


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"AC is the current that powers your writing career." http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com
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Editing Tip: URL is initialism that doesn't mean anything even when you spell is out. It's used so commonly people are starting to call it "Earl." You know! "Uniform Resource Locator" is really just a "Web address."


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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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Opportunities:

Be the Star You Are offers Guest Spot and $100 to . . .
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. . . winner of their Fifth Annual National Essay Contest. Be the Star You Are! Further details for the contest are at: www.bethestaryouare.org.

FEE $10 donation per entry
DATES: October 18, 2008 - January 18, 2009
FIRST Prize - $100 plus guest appearance on the nationally syndicated radio program, Be the Star You Are! (Total value, $700) Additionally, your story will be published in our StarSearcher Express newsletter and at www.bethestaryouare.org. In the event of a tie, winners share cash prize and both receive publication and radio interviews. Other prizes to be announced.
Runner - ups –Published in our StarSearcher’s Express newsletter and noted on web site.

You may choose from the three following topics
1.Women from around the World: Understanding the similarities and differences of the role of women in various cultures.
2.Journaling Your Way to a Better Life: How writing fears, moments of gratitude, and aspirations can help a person achieve goals in life.
3.How has reading changed your life? What book was most influential in your life? Why?

All submissions must be received by Be the Star You Are! by midnight January 18, 2009. Essays accepted by mail or email. Enter as many essays as you'd like, however each one must be in a separate e - mail or envelope accompanied by a $10 tax deductible donation entry fee.

Be the Star You Are! is a 501 C3 charity. All entry fee donations are tax deductible according to the law.


Call for Anthology Submissions for Teens. . .
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. . . Submissions are being accepted for the new book, Be the Star You Are! for TEENS, 99 Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, Leading, and Learning to Make a Difference. Each chapter starts with the "GIFT of" and is only 630 words or less, plus an appropriate quote, learning exercise, and 50 word personal bio. Teens welcome to submit. Proceeds will benefit the 501 c3 charity, Be the Star You Are!® empowering women, families, and youth through improved literacy. Publication slated for Fall 2009 to celebrate 10 years of service to youth. All contributors retain rights, will be credited, promoted through media, and may purchase the book at the discounted rate. For more submission guidelines visit: http://www.bethestaryouare.org/Write/Index.html. Email is cynthia@bethestaryouare.org.



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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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Editing Tip: When I was learning to use a computer I must have asked my husband 20 times what RAM meant. "Random Access Memory," he'd say. So then I'd have to ask again. David Pogue suggest that just using "memory" will do for the average person. Just the memory that holds the stuff you want a memory to hold. I just love that man!


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Announcement: I plan to release a booklet with terms and words that writers often get wrong when they edit. I haven't decided whether to use tech terms in it or not, because the length of the booklet is so important. But watch for it. I promise to keep it lower than the cost of most greeting cards.( - :
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Editing Tip: Just one more! I can't resist! SMS or S.M.S. Damned if I'd even know what it meant if it were directed at me. So, now I know. and now you know that it confuses me and lots of others, just say "text message." We all know you're smart and oh, so with it already. ( - :


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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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An Itty - Bitty Column on Writing


Writing Words to Speak
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By Mindy Phillips Lawrence

When I was in high school, I didn’t know how much I enjoyed speaking in front of others until I placed in the Voice of America speech contest. Normally shy around others, I changed the minute I got in front of an audience. I became a performer.

Now, many years later, I have that same desire to speak. This might be bravado or a nasty gene that came from some unknown ancestor, but I love public speaking. Even more than that, I love writing speeches.

Speech writing can open doors for scribes in several ways. Writing speeches unlocks a world of promotion for a writer’s work. It can also become a career in and of itself.

Someone wrote, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country,” the well - remembered line from JFK’s 1961 Inaugural address. Someone also wrote the unforgettable zing spouted by Governor Ann Richards at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in which she quipped about George H.W. Bush: "Poor George, he can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth." Republican or Democrat, lines like those are priceless and come from the pen of a mighty fine speechwriter.

Below I’ve listed some links to get you started – or to keep you going – with writing speeches. If you’re good, it can become a full time career. If you are not interested in pushing it that far, speechwriting can be a great way of promoting your novel or nonfiction book before book buying audiences.

“Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero


LINKS

Speech Writing
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/speech/

Seven Tips on Writing a Better Speech
http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/989

Speech Writing
http://712educators.about.com/cs/speeches/a/speechwriting.htm

How to Write a Speech
http://www.wikihow.com/Write - a - Speech

The Art of Speech Writing
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0307/S00279.htm

A Good Speech – Writing for CEOs
http://www.online - pr.com/Holding/A_Good_Speech.pdf

Speak with Passion, Speak with Power by Pamela Gilbreath Kelly
http://www.amazon.com/Speak - Passion - Power - Pamela - Gilbreath/dp/0979100100/

- - - - - Mindy Phillips Lawrence www.freewebs.com/mplcreative is the author of the poetry collections One Blue Star and Above and Below and co - author of The Complete Writer. Mindy is a publicist and literary agent. She is in the process of researching a novel titled Alone is Where We Begin. Blogging at: http://mplcreative.blogspot.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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Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will speak to the California Writers Club of San Fernando Valley at 1 pm on December 13, 2008. It's at the Encino Community Center, 4939 Balboa Blvd (just north of Ventura Blvd.), Encino, CA 91316. Learn more about the year's programs www.calwriterssfv.com and sign up to join. It's a dynamic group. E - mail is cwcsfv@gmail.com.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will be signing a new chapbook of poetry as well as her other books, including the HowToDoItFrugally series of books at the world renowned LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books the last weekend in April, 2009, on the UCLA Campus. To learn more about a signing position for yourself contact Christine Alexanians at chalexwrite@yahoo.com.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will appear on the Career Czar,
www.alltalkradio.net\careerczar on January 30, 2009. It is a unique Internet talk radio program focusing on all aspects of the world of careers. We'll be chatting about something dear to the hearts of baby - boomers - - reinventing yourself at retirement. With writing of course. The first segment will be about careers in freelance and journalism. The second segment will be about a career in fiction (novels and short stories). The third segment will be about poetry. The fourth segment will be about nonfiction - - specifically my nonfiction - - on how it's helped my career and that of others and how something similar can work for yours.

Check out host Paul Bruno's website and enhance your career by getting connected with The Career Czar.”


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Wordstuff ™

Something to Make Writers Smile
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(Definitions in the next few newsletters are from www.butlerwebs.com/jokes/definitions.htm.You might have some favorite neologisms, metaphors or similes that make you smile. If so, please contribute.)

"COURTESY: The art of yawning with your mouth closed.."


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Essential Book and Record Keeping:

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Edited and distributed by Carolyn Howard - Johnson,
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Ordering Information:
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 or at Amazon where it is discounted:
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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
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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.
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This Is the Place,
Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered, Tracings,
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Tracings, a chapbook of poetry, published by Finishing Line Press may be ordered at
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Contact Information
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: 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

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