PRESS RELEASE
May 13, 2010
Contact: Paul Rhetts 505/344-9382 or at Borders Wyoming – Hiram 505/797-5681
DON JAMES TO SIGN ONE NATION ONE YEAR AT BORDERS WYOMING JUNE 12
Don James, a staff photographer for Albuquerque The Magazine, will sign copies of his new book, One Nation One Year at Borders - 5901 Wyoming on Saturday, June 12, 2010, at 1pm.
One Nation One Year is a Navajo photographer’s 365 day journey into a world of discovery, life, and hope on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona. James took over 100,000 photos of Navajo people in traditional and contemporary activities. This is the first book about the Navajo people done by a Navajo. James wanted to do this book his way about his people with his voice. James lived on $100 a week and depended on the kindness of strangers in his journey across the Navajo Nation.
The public is invited to this free event. For information contact Borders at 505/797-5681.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available at Amazon.com and from me right here.
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Chama Book Fair
Press Release
May 13, 2010
Contact: Paul Rhetts - 505/344-9382
CHAMA BOOK FAIR SIGNINGS SATURDAY JUNE 5
The 6th Annual Chama Book Fair, June 4 & 5, is featuring a number of new books in addition to author David Morrell of Santa Fe. Morrell will share his “Rambo” books fame and his many other titles in a free documentary, Friday, June 4, at Cookin’ Books in Chama at 7 pm.
The Chama Book Fair is 11am to 3pm at Cookin’ Books in Chama on Saturday, June 5.
Don Bullis will be signing New Mexico’s Finest: Peace Officers Killed in The Line of Duty; Jill Lane of Chama, is signing Spanish/English Primer with her Oso Bear series; Sabra Brown Steinsiek of Reading New Mexico, will be signing The Tale of the Pronghorned Cantaloupe and the second edition of Timing is Everything; Karen Kerschen will sign copies of By The Whim of the Wind; Carla Aragon, formerly of KOB TV, is signing Dance of the Eggshells; and Cynthia Davis from the Cathedral of St. John in Albuquerque will be signing Mary, My Love. Books available will appeal to children as well as adults and are on all subjects.
The public is also invited free to hear and discuss with Morrell “Telling The New Mexico Story,” 4:30pm at the Elkhorn Lodge Pavilion in Chama. Morrell will talk about the influences on his books from memoirs, action – thrillers and mysteries, how-to-write, and literature criticisms. The Chama Book Fair is sponsored by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council and others.
For more information on the Chama Book Fair call 505/220-4933.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available at Amazon.com and from me right here.
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards.
May 13, 2010
Contact: Paul Rhetts - 505/344-9382
CHAMA BOOK FAIR SIGNINGS SATURDAY JUNE 5
The 6th Annual Chama Book Fair, June 4 & 5, is featuring a number of new books in addition to author David Morrell of Santa Fe. Morrell will share his “Rambo” books fame and his many other titles in a free documentary, Friday, June 4, at Cookin’ Books in Chama at 7 pm.
The Chama Book Fair is 11am to 3pm at Cookin’ Books in Chama on Saturday, June 5.
Don Bullis will be signing New Mexico’s Finest: Peace Officers Killed in The Line of Duty; Jill Lane of Chama, is signing Spanish/English Primer with her Oso Bear series; Sabra Brown Steinsiek of Reading New Mexico, will be signing The Tale of the Pronghorned Cantaloupe and the second edition of Timing is Everything; Karen Kerschen will sign copies of By The Whim of the Wind; Carla Aragon, formerly of KOB TV, is signing Dance of the Eggshells; and Cynthia Davis from the Cathedral of St. John in Albuquerque will be signing Mary, My Love. Books available will appeal to children as well as adults and are on all subjects.
The public is also invited free to hear and discuss with Morrell “Telling The New Mexico Story,” 4:30pm at the Elkhorn Lodge Pavilion in Chama. Morrell will talk about the influences on his books from memoirs, action – thrillers and mysteries, how-to-write, and literature criticisms. The Chama Book Fair is sponsored by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council and others.
For more information on the Chama Book Fair call 505/220-4933.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available at Amazon.com and from me right here.
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards.
Judith McLaughlin Book Signing
JUDITH MCLAUGHLIN OF NEW YORK DOES A SPECIAL SIGNING AT TREASURE HOUSE JUNE 20
Award-winning author Judith McLaughlin will sign copies of her book Sacred Feminine at Treasure House, Sunday June 20 from 1-3pm. Treasure House is located at 2012 South Plaza St. in Old Town Albuquerque. McLaughlin won the 2009 New Mexico Book Awards in her category and won a 2010 New Mexico Press Women’s Award for Sacred Feminine. Sacred Feminine examines the role that culture, religion, sociology, art, and gender play in the development of religious, Santero art in New Mexico. McLaughlin also looks at images of women in sacred art in New Mexico.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available at Amazon.com and from me right here.
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards.
Award-winning author Judith McLaughlin will sign copies of her book Sacred Feminine at Treasure House, Sunday June 20 from 1-3pm. Treasure House is located at 2012 South Plaza St. in Old Town Albuquerque. McLaughlin won the 2009 New Mexico Book Awards in her category and won a 2010 New Mexico Press Women’s Award for Sacred Feminine. Sacred Feminine examines the role that culture, religion, sociology, art, and gender play in the development of religious, Santero art in New Mexico. McLaughlin also looks at images of women in sacred art in New Mexico.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available at Amazon.com and from me right here.
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards.
Nasario Garcia Book Signing/LPD Press
NASARIO GARCIA TO BE AT TREASURE HOUSE JUNE 5 WITH NEW BOOK
Award-winning author Nasario Garcia of Albuquerque will sign his new book Fe y Tragedias: Faith and Tragedies in Hispanic Villages of New Mexico, on Saturday, June 5, 2010, 2-4pm, at Treasure House, 2012 South Plaza St in Old Town Albuquerque. This bilingual book focuses on the stories of viejitos in New Mexico. Dr. Tom Chavez authored the Preface. Garcia has authored 21 books on preserving the Hispanic language and way of life in New Mexico. He has won awards in the New Mexico Book Awards and the Southwest Book Awards.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available at Amazon.com and from me right here.
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards.
Award-winning author Nasario Garcia of Albuquerque will sign his new book Fe y Tragedias: Faith and Tragedies in Hispanic Villages of New Mexico, on Saturday, June 5, 2010, 2-4pm, at Treasure House, 2012 South Plaza St in Old Town Albuquerque. This bilingual book focuses on the stories of viejitos in New Mexico. Dr. Tom Chavez authored the Preface. Garcia has authored 21 books on preserving the Hispanic language and way of life in New Mexico. He has won awards in the New Mexico Book Awards and the Southwest Book Awards.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available at Amazon.com and from me right here.
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Carolyn Howard Johnson News letter
May 8, 2010
Sharing with Writers
A newsletter that is also a community. Share your ideas. Learn from
theirs! Associated with the multi award - winning series of
HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers, www.howtodoitfrugally.com
From the Desks of
Carolyn Howard - Johnson
and Sharing with Writers Subscribers
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 Mindy Phillips Lawrence ~ mplcreative1@aol.com
~ www.freewebs.com/mplcreative (YIPPEE! - mpl). 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 (except when I'm traveling or on
deadline) and it's long!
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Contents
Regular Features
~Note from Carolyn
~Letters - to - the - Editor
~Thank Yous (where you also find leads and great resources!)
~Tips and News Galore! (They're scattered, you'll just have to find
them!)
~Opportunities: Making Your Book Available for iPAD
~On Poetry
~Author Successes
~Mindy Lawrence's Itty Bitty Column, “On Being A Frugalismo: Self
Promotion II—To Market, To Market”
~Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
~Wordstuff ™
~Ideas for Cleaner Copy, Part II from Patrika Vaughn
This Issue
~Feature: On Language: Hieroglyphics Anyone?
~Making Your Book Available on iPad from Jane Dickey
~Information from Amazon: Passive Income for Your Kindle E - Book
~Feature: How To Use Zazzle.Com To Promote Your Writing
~Feature: Review for iPAD Used As a Reader Is Positive! What Does That
Mean for You?
Note: You may have better luck with the URLs in this newsletter if you
copy and paste. The reason that I leave them long rather than use
hyperlinks is because this letter is available in plain text in your e -
mail window as well as by .pdf.
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Note from Carolyn
Dear Subscribers:
I tutor accent reduction and American culture on Wednesday mornings and
last week I explained the concept of marketing to my Korean student who
has a beauty salon. It occurred to me that it isn’t only immigrants who
might benefit from a refresher course on marketing. It’s been a while
since we got down to marketing basics for authors in this newsletter. Sort
of a Marketing 101 plan. One that will inspire you to market. Inspire you
to be proud of the marketing you do.
It’s always amazing to me that in a country of capitalists (many of them
pretty rabid capitalists) that so many of us feel uncomfortable with words
like “marketing,” “promotion,” “publicity,” and even “advertising.” If you
don’t believe me, look at the furor over Twitter’s plans to earn some
money by accepting advertising.
So here is some reassurance for you. The best marketing is not selfish. It
never has been. It’s caring. It’s understanding your customer or audience
and giving them what they want.
The best marketing is careful and detailed.
The best marketing is personal.
Let’s look at one of the best marketing machines in the world. Apple. They
don’t even do focus groups. They know their customer so well they can tell
the customer what she wants before the customer knows she wants it. The
new iPad is an example of that.
Detail? Look at their products. That’s detail. Inside and out. Efficient.
Gorgeous to look at. Look at Steve Jobs. He even dresses to the image of
his company. Casual - - 501 jeans, a black turtleneck and a sort of
stubbly computer - hacker kind of half - bearded face. Smart, too. His
little squarish glasses. Warm - - those eyes full of delight for what he
does.
Personal? There is no hesitation at Apple or from Jobs to exploit his
charisma. But we’re also aware that this is a company of other people.
Similar - - we assume - - to Jobs. We sometimes get to peer into the
campus where they work. We are aware that they are treated well. Our
feelings about the company (even if we don’t own an Apple or Mac or any of
the other gadgets) is warm and appreciative because it feels familiar.
As authors or publishers, we can do all of that. In fact, it may be
easier. We are starting with a warm, fuzzy product that everyone loves,
books. It’s a lot easier to think in terms of an audience for cozy
mysteries or poetry than it is for a hunk of wires and metal. It’s a lot
easier to think in terms of some books than it is others! Still, there is
an audience for every book. If you haven’t figured out what yours is, you’
d better read it again donning your marketing - magic beanie first. There
are some things to look for as you read in the “Know Your Angles” section
of Chapter 15 of The Frugal Book Promoter (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo).
So go for it! I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. If you can’t be
proud to promote (market) your book, how can you expect anyone else to
pass on the good word for you?
Happy Writing, Promoting and Editing
Carolyn Howard - Johnson
PS: Father’s Day is coming. Why not a real poetry chapbook for the about
the same price as a greeting card? It is part of Magdalena Ball’s and my
Celebration Series, this one for father’s and men.
www.budurl.com/Imagining. Thanks to Kristin Johnson and Kim MacMillon,
poets both, for their reviews.
PPS: The twice - a - year AllTips edition of Sharing with Writers is
coming. Please tell your writing friends about it. Give them a little
nudge to subscribe so they get started with a bang. I’ll sign them up.
Just have them put SUBSCRIBE in the subject line of an e - mail and send
it to me at hojonews @ AOL.com
PPPS: Only four more places at our Roman Retreat in October. The
inexpensive room on the lower level is taken, but the fees are still very
reasonable for Rome. We’re sharing the cost of the gorgeous townhouse
right near the Trevi fountain. Please, if you’ve been considering it, look
again on my blog at http://sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com/2010/02/roman -
retreat - e - books - and - yes - promotion.html or just go directly to
www.budurl.com/RomanRetreat. If you’re thinking, think harder!
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Twitter E - Mail Course:
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interactive e - book on running a Twitter contest:
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Dear Carolyn:
I swear lady, every time I open The Frugal Book Promoter I find another
gem. I had a book signing today - - my first in ages (did a couple at
library talks etc but nothing major). This was a solo with a pet supply
store and an animal shelter {grin} outside the box thinking ala HOJO as
you would recommend. Anyway, I was so scared but I opened your book
yesterday got several hints and some backbone about being enthusiastic and
happy - people love happy - and it was a success.
I use so many of your ideas always, it's like talking to a friend when I
read your books. Thank you from the bottom of my scared silly heart! Oh I
sold 14 books of the one I was pushing and 2 copies of two others in 4
hours...Can't beat that with a stick.
Hugz, Billie
Billie A Williams is the author of the mystery Money Isn’t Everything
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Needing something more meaningful for the celebrations in your life?
Something that stays within your budget? Imagining the Future: Ruminations
on Fathers and Other Masculine Apparitions for Father’s Day
(www.budurl.com/Imagining) ($6.95). Cherished Pulse
(www.budurl.com/CherishedPulse) ($6.95) for someone you love. She Wore
Emerald Then (www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook) ($12.95), for mothers and
other women. It’s the Celebration Series of poetry from Magdalena Ball and
me.
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Know the Signs of Scam E - mail:
http://daol.aol.com/articles/how - to - spot - a - phishing -
scam/?icid=main|htmlws - main -
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There is a page of contests on the Resource for Writers page on my Web
site: http://www.carolynhowardjohnson.redenginepress.com/contests.htm
Follow the links on that page to other valuable lists on my site, too.
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Feature
On Language: Hieroglyphics Anyone? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Do you send a daily barrage of gratitude that you write in English (or
some other familiar modern language) out into the universe every morning
before you sit down at your computer?
My friend Aggie Villaneuva who offers the rewritten word course
(http://www.aggiev.org/therewrittenword/ ) and I were talking about
petroglyphs and hieroglyphics the other day and it occurred to me I had
never talked to my subscribers about the hieroglyphics I know (and used to
know a whole lot better!)
We don’t know how lucky we are that we can just read our language. No one
can stands before a wall of Egyptian hieroglyphics and read them except in
the movies. And I’m not sure that even the Egyptian scribes could do that
unless it was their own work. That because:
~ Hieroglyphics have no punctuation as we know it.
~They have no rule of how to run their text, up, down, right left.
~Any character can be a single sound, a word or a syllable. The reader
must figure out which.
~We've never heard the language so we can only guess from the rhyming
poetry that is extant. At least the ancient Egyptians didn’t have that
problem.
~Further, like any language, the Egyptian language changed over the
hundreds - - nay thousands - - of years that it was being spoken and
inscribed on walls and inked onto papyrus.
~Then there was the distance between the upper and lower kingdoms. Just
like American English differs from region to region, North to South, so
did hieroglyphics. Only more so because of the lack of instant
communication.
So you can see, “reading” hieroglyphics is almost like decoding. Though
the cartouches (the little royal ovals like the ones you see some people
who have traveled to Egypt wear) and a few other things are regular.
Still, I got pretty good at it. And you can imagine the size of the
textbook with several thousand years of a language in it! Back in the
1980s it cost about $150. As proud as I am of the achievement, please don’
t ask me to stand in front of a wall and “read.” Or decode. Instead just
be thankful that the only time you were asked to decode or translate
English (if you ever were) was when you studied Chaucer from the original
in high school. Hey, that was a cinch compared to playing with
hieroglyphics!
CHJ
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in your newsletter or Web site: To subscribe to Sharing with Writers send
an e - mail with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line to HoJoNews@aol.com or go
to www.howtodoitfrugally.com for an auto subscribe box. Let me know you
did it. I will be able to do something similar for you on my Resources for
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New Series
Ideas for Cleaner Copy, Part II ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Patrika Vaughn will submit short entries for the benefit of her fellow
Sharing with Writers subscribers until she runs out of stodgy, wordy or
otherwise unattractive constructions. The numbering in each installment
takes up where the last column left off. You don’t want to miss any! ( - :
By eliminating stodgy phrases from your letters, e - mails, and even
fiction writing, you can make everything you write significantly better.
Cont'd from last issue:
4. "Kindly" - "Please” works better than this old fashioned word.
5. "I have forwarded..." "I am forwarding" - In e - mail, "forwarding"
does have a specific meaning: the sending of materials from someone other
than the writer to the reader. In other cases (e.g., I am forwarding my
business card to you), just use "send."
6. "Above - captioned" (also: "above referenced,") - - Any of these
phrases tells the reader to stop reading, roll his eyes back to the RE
line, find the information, and then return to the letter to continue
reading. Wouldn’t it be easier to just summarize the salient information
in the letter itself? In other words, if the "above - mentioned claim"
refers to "Smith vs. Jones," why not write, "In the Smith vs. Jones
claim..." Sometime the "above" will refer to a claim number. If so, just
put the claim number in the letter itself. The trick in writing is to keep
the reader reading with as few distractions as possible
7. "Please do not hesitate to contact me." - I’ll refrain from writing,
"If I had a dollar for every time I see this phrase used...." because then
I’d be using a cliché to criticize a cliché! The prevalent "please do not
hesitate" was a light, bright phrase when it was coined almost a half -
century ago, but now, like most clichés, it pays a price for its
popularity. When you use a cliché, you subtly send a message to your
reader that you think in clichés. So, innocuous as this phrase may sound,
it does portray its writer as blandly impersonal. Use: "please call me,"
~ polite without the cliché connection.
8. "Please note that..." Again, here’s a phrase that may seem innocent but
it has, for me, a rather stodgy tone ("Now, pay attention!") I’d omit the
phrase.
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Patrika Vaughn, your Author's Advocate, helps new voices achieve
publication. She will work with you from the time you say, "I've got a
great idea for a book!" through successful publication and marketing.
Whether you are a professional building authority for your practice, a
fiction or non - fiction writer, she can help... .even ghostwrite it for
you! www.acapela.com
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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.
It includes a segment of frugal ways to help our troops and veterans. I'd
love to have you leave a comment. www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com
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Author Successes
(The author successes segment is here to praise, laud, and encourage but
the success of one author may give you a resource for another. So,
applaud, certainly. But also learn.)
Karen Buley’s Nurse Anthology Debuts ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Nurses on the Run ~Why They Come, Why They Stay, is an anthology of
nurses' stories edited by Karen Buley. It is now available at
http://www.nursesontherunbook.com . The book is a collection of stories
from twenty - five nurses, and a final chapter, "We Must Speak Up," which
addresses the nursing shortage and offers suggestions about what each of
us can do to help alleviate it. Ten percent of proceeds will be donated to
nurse educator scholarships.
Longtime Subscriber Erica Miner Publishes . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . . . her new
suspense novel, Murder In The Pit, the story of a young violinist at the
Metropolitan Opera who inadvertently puts her life on the line when she
investigates the murder of her mentor, a famous opera conductor. The book
is available online at Barnes and Nobel:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Murder - in - the - Pit/Erica -
Miner/e/9781606191101/.
Learn more about Erica at
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Gina Holmes Publishes New Novel . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Tyndale Publishers has published Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes
(www.ginaholmes.com). It was ten years in the making. The author says, “It
is the story of my heart.” She blogs at www.noveljourney.blogspot.com.
Billie A. Williams Publishes Mystery . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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. . . called Money Isn't Everything, a Mary March Mystery, It isn’t love,
it isn’t security, and it doesn’t buy loyalty. It can be a tool . . . or a
murder weapon. Within minutes security had the box of dead rats, Dolly and
Ebony had their walking papers; Edith thought the abuse was now all
cleared up. Mary wondered what Jayde might do next. Until they were all
locked up there would be no peace for anyone at Idle - A - While Nursing
Home. E - ISBN: 978 - 1 - 59705 - 443 - 2. POD - ISBN:978 - 1 - 59705 -
592 - 5
p. m. terrell’s New Book Wins Prize . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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River Passage by p.m. terrell recently won Best Fiction and Drama for 2010
in the Bengal Book Awards. The Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives
has determined that River Passage is so historically accurate they have
entered Ms. Terrell's original manuscript into the Archives for future
researchers and historians.
River Passage is based on the true story of the Donelson journey that left
Virginia bound for Fort Nashborough (now Nashville, TN) in the fall of
1779. Their goal was to bring businessmen and community leaders westward
to expand America. Terrell's ancestors, the Neely family, were on that
expedition. The trip was expected to take four weeks. Instead, more than
four months after they left, a ragtag group of survivors limped into Fort
Nashborough with a harrowing tale. Their river journey had taken them
through hostile Indian Territory at the height of the Chickamauga Indian
War. They also faced frostbite, near starvation, disease, deadly
apids - - and a mutiny. The Indians attacked them over hundreds of miles,
capturing some of the settlers, killing or wounding others, and leaving a
few to tell the tale.
For more information about the journey, visit
http://maryneely.com/journey.htm and for more information about the
author, visit www.pmterrell.com. The book is available to order at either
site, at amazon (http://www.amazon.com/River - Passage - p - m -
terrell/dp/097281860X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273066029&sr=1 - 1),
other online stores and fine book stores.
Terrell is also the author of the historical suspense Songbirds are Free
acclaimed suspense/thrillers Exit 22, Ricochet, Kickback, and The China
Conspiracy and four nonfiction how - to books on using computers.
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Making Your Book Available for iPAD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Jane Dickey, one of the forces behind iFOGO tells you about a new way for
you to participate in the iFOGO program:
Over the past year, many of you have indicated that while you understand
the many features and benefits of the Premium Membership on iFOGO.com, you
want the option of placing your book(s) in our Village Bookstore only.
We heard you.
For a limited number of days, we are waiving our Premium Membership and
Recurring fee requirements:
See The Village Bookstore and the all important FAQ for details.
The end of this offer will not be announced in advance.
Special adjustments for those with recurring Village Bookstore placements.
Jane Austen Dickey
Visit iFOGO Book Store at:
http://ifogovillage.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=3253619%3AGroup%3A9106&xg_source=msg_mes_group
Learn how to list your book at
http://ifogovillage.ning.com/page/bookstore - faq .
Submissions for Women Over 60 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Associated with Mills College (a Women’s College) in California, Persimmon
Tree may be just the journal for many Sharing with Writers subscribers to
submit to: http://www.persimmontree.org/submissions.php. Thank you to May
Lattanzio, long time subscriber, for suggesting this.
Your Book on Display: Query Letter Contest ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Write On! Query Contest -
"Books"
In the continuing effort to help writers jump - start their careers, Debra
Eckerling of Write On! Online (http://www.writeononline.com) is pleased to
announce the 2nd Annual Write On! Online Query Contest. The winner in each
category - Fiction and Non - Fiction - will have their query letter
read by Los Angeles - based literary agent Betsy Amster. They will also
receive a gift certificate from iScript.
Email your 1 - page query to Debra@WriteOnOnline.com by Monday, May 31.
Winners will be announced on Monday, June 7, on Write On! Online, and in
the June Write On! Newsletter.
For details, prizes, and full submission guidelines, go to:
http://writeononline.com/2010/05/01/write - on - online - query -
contest - books/
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one of the best ways to make valuable contact and build a list of readers.
The most supportive and interactive one I know with an associated site for
displaying fiction to the movie industry is iFOFO. Subscribe at
http://www.ifogo.com/buy/order_chj.html
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Tip: The Resources page at Just the FAQs from MaAnna Stephenson is filled
to the brim with fr ^ ^ downloads, including two new e - books, What
Every Site Owner Should Know, which you're welcome to contribute advice
and tips to, and What You Need to Know About Hosting. Plus, you'll find
lots of links for fr ^ ^ articles and tutorials. Feel fr ^ ^ to share
them with your viewers and clients. It's at
http://www.justthefaqs.net/resources
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Podcasts are a great way to learn (and be refreshed) on everything from
craft to poetry to promotion. Find many f r ^ ^ ones on the sites of those
who support writers. You'll find a list of my most recent ones at:
www.budurl.com/WritersResources You'll need to scroll down, down, down.
That's OK. You may scroll through other resources you need, so read as you
go.
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Quote: "I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and
took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again." - - - Oscar
Wilde
My quote inspired by Oscar: “To serial comma, or not to serial comma. That
is the question.”
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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
http://www.carolynhowardjohnson.redenginepress.com/advertising.htm at less
per year than most sites charge for a single month. Find classified there,
too.
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Some Fun: Who doesn’t love Peanuts?! Yesterday Charlie says to Lucy: “My
life is like a coloring book! Each day I have a new page with new pictures
to color . . . “
Lucy observes, “Being very careful, of course, to stay inside the lines .
. “
Charlie thinks . . . then says, “My life is like a messy coloring book . .
“
Did you ever feel that way?
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Subscribers who have websites or newsletters of their own may be
interested
in the F r ^^ Articles 4 Readers and Writers on my site,
www.budurl.com/FreeContent . 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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Feature
How To Use Zazzle.Com To Promote Your Writing for from Author Valerie
Melville: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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I use my own Zazzle shop to promote my own art and writing and you can
too.
Zazzle.com is a publish - on - demand personal product company that allows
you to personalize items for your promotional or gift needs. They sell
shirts, postcards and more. You can brand yourself and your books in ways
that used to be only available to a few bestsellers. It's free to place
your products up unless you choose to do embroidered items.
Here is how you can use Zazzle to promote your own books:
1. With your publishers permission you can put book title on items. I am
designing official shirts for one of my gothic and sci - fi novels. You
can have your book titles put on everything from shirts, skateboards,
stickers, business cards, Christmas ornaments, and more.
2. The shirts and bags with your book cover art on them become walking
billboards at book fairs.
3. Design your own business cards.
http://www.zazzle.com/writer_buissness_card_business_card -
240831145078711762
4. Make your own postcards and product or find an artist you like and
request something more customized.
http://www.zazzle.com/i_write_fantasy_postcard - 239910137037407977
5. Make small book signing favors for signings such as stickers. I created
these as writer promos but you can make your own.
http://www.zazzle.com/i_m_published_stickers - 217922439142592657
6. Give products like posters promoting your book as prizes.
You can also write articles that promote your store (the one with your
signature products in it) as well as your writing.
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Valerie is a published author and artist. You’ll find her artwork at
Zazzle, too. http://www.zazzle.com/abundancelovetrip
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Fun and F r ~ ~: If you purchased the Frugal Book Promoter or the Frugal
Editor, I'd love 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 about the writing or the
promotion. Please send in your poetry tips and resources for this section.
The Academy of American Poets has a simple address much like another
poetry site with an unsavory reputation. Don’t let the confusion keep you
from participating in their contests, even from joining their
organization. They are at 584 Broadway, Ste 604, New York, NY 10012 and
www.poets.org. Reach them at academy@poets.org. Their contests are less
expensive if you’re a member.
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Endorsement: I wanted to tell you how your workshops, reading your
newsletter, and just chatting with you has been a great help to me. I have
a background in marketing from the fashion world and even though it has
helped me get my foot in the door, I honestly have to say that after
getting to know you, reading your books, and everything else I just said
has truly helped me put Stories for Children Magazine on the map. ~ VS Gr
enier, Founder and Editor - in - Chief Stories for Children Magazine.
http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org.
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Tip: Are you earning passive income with the Amazon gadget available now
in your Blogspot/Blogger gadgets. Using it can make it easy for your
subscribers and visitors to buy the products you mention, but the little
Amazon credits you’ll earn can be fun, too. I just bought an oriental rug
(small! ( - ; ) with some of my earnings. See how I do it at
www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.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 $35 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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Quote: “We don’t judge. We do what the customer really wants.” ~A
marketing principle straight from the mouth of J.T. Wang, CEO of Taiwanese
PC maker Acer Group (who zoomed from fifth in the global PC market in 2005
to number two, ahead of Dell, trailing only Hewlett Packard).
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Audio divas bring you audios on many aspects of building a writing career:
www.tri - studio.com/writers.html. Titles include:
~Contest Facts: How to Add “Award - winning” to Your Name;
~Do It Yourself Indexing: The Way to Sell Your Book to Libraries, Schools
and Anyone Else That Buys Nonfiction;
~Fury and Destruction: How to Use Violence Effectively in Your Writing
~And more.
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Information from Amazon
Passive Income for Your Kindle Book
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This is the note Amazon sent to its Associates. If your book is on Kindle,
you’ll want to get in on it. Lots of my books are on it including my
poetry chapbook (with Magdalena Ball), Cherished Pulse
(www.budurl.com/CherishedPulse.) You can see how just being there is good
advertising to a targeted audience (readers and economically sound readers
who can afford tech gadgets and travel!)
Dear Amazon Associate:
We’re sending this note to announce a couple of changes to the Associates
Program that relate to Amazon Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015T963C?ref_=pe_1130_14157380 . Kindle is the
#1 bestselling, most - gifted, and most wished - for product at
Amazon.com. Please read on for further details.
Earn Advertising Fees on Kindle Books
Amazon is excited to announce that effective May 1, 2010, you can earn
advertising fees on Kindle books
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=1286228011&ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_1130_14157380.
With over 500,000 books, including 105 of 112 New York Times® Best
Sellers, Kindle books represent another great way to earn money
advertising Amazon products. Advertising fees range from 4 to 8.5%.
Kindle Device Advertising Fee Rates Have Changed
Also effective May 1, 2010, Kindle devices have a new advertising fee.
Kindle devices will be included in the “General Products” category and are
eligible for 4 to 8.5% in advertising fees depending on the number of
qualifying products you refer. Kindle newspapers, magazines, blogs, and
other subscriptions will also be included in the "General Products"
category. See the Operating Agreement
https://affiliate -
program.amazon.com/gp/associates/agreement?ref_=pe_1130_14157380
for more information.
New Kindle Landing Page: Build Links to Kindle & Make Money
We’d like to invite you to browse through our new Kindle page
(https://affiliate - program.amazon.com/kindle?ref_=pe_1130_14157380 ) in
Associates Central which gives you an overview of all the tools you’ll
need to easily build links and earn money on everything Kindle related,
all in one place!
There are several simple ways to earn advertising fees on Kindle, and now
Kindle books:
• Link directly to the Kindle detail page using the following link format,
replacing “YOUR_ID_HERE - 20” with your Associates ID:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015T963C?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE - 20
• Link directly to the Kindle books page using the following link format,
replacing “YOUR_ID_HERE - 20” with your Associates ID:
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=1286228011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE - 20
• Display Kindle banners – New Rotating Kindle banners
(https://affiliate - program.amazon.com/gp/associates/network/build -
links/banner/get -
html.html?category=kindlerotating&ref_=pe_1130_14157380 ) are available in
various sizes
• Visit product links (https://affiliate -
program.amazon.com/gp/associates/network/build -
links/individual/main.html?ref_=pe_1130_14157380) and select “Kindle
Store” from the drop down menu
In addition to earning advertising fees on Kindle devices and Kindle
books, Associates can also earn advertising fees on qualifying sales of
Kindle accessories and magazine, newspaper, & blog subscriptions.
We want to thank you for your continued participation in the Amazon
Associates Program, and invite you to start or continue advertising Kindle
devices and Kindle books. Stay connected by following us on Twitter and
finding us on Facebook. If you have any questions or feedback on this
announcement or the Associates Program, please contact us via the contact
form (https://affiliate - program.amazon.com/gp/associates/contact ).
Sincerely,
The Amazon Associates Program
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I highly recommend Jozette Aaron's f r ^ ^ DeSilva's News for writers:
http://jozette.webs.com/ not just because I write a column for her.
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An Itty - Bitty Column on Writing
“On Being A Frugalismo: Self Promotion II—To Market, To Market.”
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By Mindy Phillips Lawrence
I have a bone chilling, provocative assignment for you: Pick three living
authors that you truly love and go to school on the way they sell their
wares. Look at their Web sites, read their blurbs, see who interviewed
them and read the interviews. If they’ve been on the radio or TV, see if
you can get that program and hear what they said and how they said it.
Do you think you would have read their works if they hadn’t marketed them?
No. And unless you only want your dear mother to read YOUR book, you’d
better learn to blast your own bugle.
If you followed the information in the last Itty Bitty on “Self -
Promotion I – Databasing,” you should have a nice little list of local and
regional contacts in your file now. If not, go back and re - read the last
issue and catch up. It’s important!
By the next newsletter, please list your three favorite living writers,
make a list of what they have done to promote themselves. Of course, they
will have publicists, but you are learning how to do this job for
yourself. Learn from the pros.
You can see information on three writers I like in the link section below.
Happy Research!
Mindy
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LINKS
Thich Nhat Hanh: “SAVOR”
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/A - Conversation - with - Thich - Nhat -
Hanh - About - Savor
Norris Church Mailer: “A Ticket to the Circus”
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400067947
Mary Oliver: “Evidence”
http://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/2010/04/mary - oliver -
performance - note - for - many - miles - cd.html
~ Mindy Phillips Lawrence, www.freewebs.com/mplcreative, is the author of
the poetry collections One Blue Star and Above and Below. She is co -
author of The Complete Writer and 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/.
Her specialty is helping writers with their media releases. Reach her at
mplcreative1@aol.com.
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Yes, I do consult. I tailor my fees to your needs - - everything from
coaching to full edits (sorry no partial edits) to hour consultations to
help you with your marketing campaign or your path to publishing.
http://budurl.com/carolynsconsulting
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Feature
Review for iPAD Used As a Reader Is Positive! What Does That Mean for You?
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Reviews for the iPad, like the one on the front page of the LA Times
Calendar section this week universally praise, laud, and acclaim the iPad
as a reader. Most have a few good things to say about Kindle, too. But,
generally, reviewers seem to love, love, love! iPad and seem willing to
forego the features on Kindle they deem better for the color, book - like
feel and design of the Pad.
What does that mean for us writers? Well, in addition to my raving on and
on that a smart author in any genre should get their books available as
e - books as soon as possible, getting your book available on iPAD will
get you in on the ground floor of a new, VERY popular toy. You can use
Smashwords.com or iFOGOvillage.ning.com to do that.
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Visit one of my blogs. Experiment a bit with the little green Tweetmeme
logo if you haven't used one before. And, please let me know if mine is
working for you. I think the one at www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com is
working. I used the second offering down on the tweetmeme site and
replaced the suggested code with the address of my blog.
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Thank Yous
Thanks to L. Diane Wolf . . .
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. . . for recommending The Frugal Book Promoter on her Spunk - on - a -
Stick blog: http://circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com/2010/04/tales -
from - bookshelf.html . She runs lots of posts on writing and promoting,
and on cats, too! ( - :
Thanks to Kim MacMillon . . .
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. . . .for having me on her BlogTalkRadio program, Writers’ Sanctuary:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword. You may want to talk to her about a
feature spot, too. Her Facebook page spotlights her featured authors and
she sends out event invitations - - a nice job overall! See one here:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=116539038360007&ref=ts
A nicer woman you’ll never meet, nor a more avid supporter of poets. Learn
more about Kim at http://kimmcmillon.wordpress.com/
Thanks to Debra Eckerling
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. . . .for her great interview (loaded with ideas for writers) at
http://writeononline.com/2010/04/23/author - qa - carolyn - howard -
johnson - the - frugal - book - series/
Thanks to Laura Hinds . . .
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. . . for the love behind the lovely award she gave my Frugal, Smart, and
Tuned - In Editor blog (www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com). Learn more
about all Laura does including the reviews she does for MyShelf.com at
http://www.laurahinds.com
Thanks to J. R. Turner, Editor of . . .
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. . Wisconsin Regional Writers’ Journal (WRWA) for including allowing me
to continue writing a regular E - Scene column for that journal. It gets
stocked in Wisconsin libraries and goes out to members all over the
nation. They are also looking for submissions. Send your ideas to J.R. at
jnl001@wrwa.net or call 715 712 0745.
Thanks to Freya of BookBuzzr . . .
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. . . for publishing my article on book promotion killers:
http://twt.tl/EVzyprz . There’s a freebie there for you, too.
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your own blog or want to market the one you have or focus it better here’s
a f r ^^ chapter from Phyllis Zimbler Miller’s and my coming book.
Download it now at http://budurl.com/bloggingchapter.
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Tip: Did you know that when you click on the little thumbs up - like link
on a Facebook post, you are automatically becoming a “fan” on that person’
s fan page? Now you don’t need to “become a fan.” It’s automatic even if
you think you’re just “liking” something. Maybe they read my mini rant in
this newsletter a few weeks ago decrying the term “fan” and the redundancy
of “fan pages.” If you’d like to re - read that article called “Friend or
Fan? Sorry I’ll Take Friend Any Old Day,” go to:
http://sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com/2010/03/friend - or - fan - sorry -
fb - ill - take - friend.html .
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Unsolicited endorsement from Chaz DeSimone, book cover designer
extraordinaire (www.chazdesimone.com): “Carolyn, this book is amazingly
comprehensive, understandable, and is using up all my highlighter ink.
Heidi (one of his clients): Start reading! It'll get you excited about
promoting, and getting your promotion all ready ahead of time.
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Tip: I was glad to see book marketing guru Penny Sansevieri agrees with me
that it’s a big mistake to measure your marketing and promotion success by
the number of books you sell. She uses the formula exposure = awareness =
sales. Even if you sell zero books you can get lots of exposure mileage
out of any promotion you do if you publicize it.
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This is an example of one of my Twitters: "FrugalBookPromo New trend?
Borders will buy nonreturnable books from HarperStudio in return for a
deeper discount." My tweets cover everything from news to more tips and
resources, all in 140 characters or less. If you don’t want to tweet, at
least follow me. Make a profile page and invite me at
www.twitter.com/frugalbookpromo.
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Twitter Tip: Back up your Twitter account and records with TweetTake.com.
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The New Book Review is a f r ^ ^ service of this newsletter. 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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Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
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Author, editor and writing coach Bev Walton ~Porter hosts Elemental
Musings, a podcast specifically for writers, readers and creatives. Join
her on Friday, May 14th, at 6 PM Pacific Time as she welcomes award -
winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers,
Carolyn Howard - Johnson. Guests may post questions in the chat room or
call in on the guest line at (646) 595 - 4704 and listen at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/elementalmusings.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson and fellow UCLA Writers' Program Instructor, Eve
LaSalle Caram (a UCLA Award - Winning Instructor at that - - yes note the
caps!) are planning an amazing intimate conference in Rome for October,
2010. Find details at www.budurl.com/RomanRetreat. Jo Linsdell, a writer
living in Rome and founder of the online conference PROMO Day, will also
be offering a seminar. Accommodations are extremely limited.
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Update! Carolyn Howard - Johnson will be interviewed by The Compulsive
Reader's online radio program hosted by Magdalena Ball at 4:30pm (Pacific
Time) May 9. The program features author interviews, book chats, literary
discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! The
show with Carolyn will be an open discussion (with an interesting twist
about a new approach to popularizing poetry). It’s about poetry, poetics,
and the art of the chapbook.
Listeners will be invited to call and share their perspectives or ask
their questions. Poetry will be read, discussed, and pondered, and we'll
be previewing our up and coming chapbook for the masculine apparitions in
our lives. Poets are asked to call in with a few memorable lines from
their own poetry about holidays. To set a reminder for the show or to
listen in, visit:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/compulsivereader/2010/04/11/poetry -
chatter - with - carolyn - howard - johnson
To call in on the day of the show, just visit the site and click on the
"click to call" buttons (there is no charge because it uses voiceover
Internet protocol technology - - that means it uses your PC for the voice
communication), or you can dial in without a computer on: (646) 716 -
7734. Don't miss it!
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The Muse Online Writers Conference cosponsored by Lea Schizas and Carolyn
Howard - Johnson is now taking reservations for the f r ^ ^ event
beginning October 11 of 2010. http://themuseonlinewritersconference.com/
To avoid a small late registration fee, please register before Aug. 15.
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I am working with Freya at BookBuzzr as a regular blogger for their blog
on marketing. The first, “Ten Marketing Excuses That Can Kill Your Book
and Career,” will be posted on May 5th at
http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book - marketing/10 - marketing - excuses -
that - can - kill - your - book - and - career/. The thing is, there is so
much to benefit authors at Bookbuzzr.com including their fantastic page -
turning widgets for your book (all f r ^ ^!) that you’ll want to use this
occasion to zip on over and explore.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will co - present with Patricia Norins, publisher
of Gift Shop magazine, two 1 1/2 hour seminars during the National
Stationery Show (www.nationalstationeryshow.com) at the Jacob Javits
Center in New York. The show runs from May 16 - May 19. Times and dates
of the presentations will be announced. They are: Tweaking your Tweets and
Other social Media Tips and Creating Your Social Media Campaign:
Networking Your Newsletter, Building Your Blogs. She’ll sign her retail
books at 2 pm Sunday, May 16.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will teach a one - day seminar in book promotion
including a planning a thrifty online campaign. The place? UCLA
Extension's Writers' Program on campus, of course. Mark August 7, 2010, on
your calendar. Sign up online at www.uclaextension.edu
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Carolyn Howard Johnson, author of A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In - Store
Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic
Downturns w th Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques, will make a guest
appearance on Paul Bruno's Career Czar® radio program. At 10:00 am Pacific
at www.alltalkradio.net/careerczar, we'll talk about making retailing work
in a down economy and how authors can make their case to retailers to let
them boost profits with a book signing on December 17, 2010. You can also
listen at www.alltalkradio./careerczar/career121710.mp3 In the meantime,
listen to his other shows at www.alltalkradio.net/careerczar or at the
show's blog at www.careerczar.wordpress.com. Ask to be on Paul's
notification list for free podcasts.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will be a featured speaker at the Wisconsin
Regional Writers Association Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, with “How
To Do It Frugally: Free Exposure for Your Book and Your Bod.” A breakout
session will be “"Become Your Own PR Person, Frugally: How to Write a
Killer Media Release and Produce a Great Media Kit." The dates are
September 25 - 26, 2010. Find information on that at www.wrwa.net. This
active group invites writers from everywhere to join.
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Something to Make Writers Smile
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(The Washington Post's Style Invitational also asked readers to take any
word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one
letter, and supply a new definition. You might have some favorite
neologisms, metaphors or similes that make you smile. If so, please
contribute to this newsletter.)
Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
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The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need To Know
About Selling Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less,
http://www.amazon.com/Great - First - Impression - Book -
Proposal/dp/B000YG6O5U/
A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In - Store Promotions: How To Increase
Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and
Sales Techniques http://budurl.com/RetailersGuide
To learn more about This Is the Place,
Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered, Tracings, and She Wore
Emerald Then: www.carolynhoward - johnson.com.
She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood, a chapbook of poetry
coauthored with Magdalena Ball. http://budurl.com/MotherChapbook
Tracings, a chapbook of poetry (Finishing Line Press)
www.budurl.com/CarolynsTracings
Contact Information
Websites:
http://carolynhoward - Johnson.com (literary)
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Blogs:
http://www.SharingwithWriters.blogspot.com, a blog on all things
publishing
http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com, all things grammatical and
ungrammatical
http://www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog focused on YOUR reviews
http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com, a blog focused on editing,
formatting and craft
http://www.WarPeaceTolerance.blogspot.com War. Peace. Tolerance. And Our
Soldiers.
http://www.sizzlingbookfairbooths.blogspot.com, a blog where you can learn
to get some mojo behind your own booth by learning from the successes and
mistakes of others.
Tweeting at:
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www.twitter.com/frugalretailing
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Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
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From the Desks of
Carolyn Howard - Johnson
and Sharing with Writers Subscribers
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 Mindy Phillips Lawrence ~ mplcreative1@aol.com
~ www.freewebs.com/mplcreative (YIPPEE! - mpl). 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 (except when I'm traveling or on
deadline) and it's long!
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Contents
Regular Features
~Note from Carolyn
~Letters - to - the - Editor
~Thank Yous (where you also find leads and great resources!)
~Tips and News Galore! (They're scattered, you'll just have to find
them!)
~Opportunities: Making Your Book Available for iPAD
~On Poetry
~Author Successes
~Mindy Lawrence's Itty Bitty Column, “On Being A Frugalismo: Self
Promotion II—To Market, To Market”
~Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
~Wordstuff ™
~Ideas for Cleaner Copy, Part II from Patrika Vaughn
This Issue
~Feature: On Language: Hieroglyphics Anyone?
~Making Your Book Available on iPad from Jane Dickey
~Information from Amazon: Passive Income for Your Kindle E - Book
~Feature: How To Use Zazzle.Com To Promote Your Writing
~Feature: Review for iPAD Used As a Reader Is Positive! What Does That
Mean for You?
Note: You may have better luck with the URLs in this newsletter if you
copy and paste. The reason that I leave them long rather than use
hyperlinks is because this letter is available in plain text in your e -
mail window as well as by .pdf.
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Note from Carolyn
Dear Subscribers:
I tutor accent reduction and American culture on Wednesday mornings and
last week I explained the concept of marketing to my Korean student who
has a beauty salon. It occurred to me that it isn’t only immigrants who
might benefit from a refresher course on marketing. It’s been a while
since we got down to marketing basics for authors in this newsletter. Sort
of a Marketing 101 plan. One that will inspire you to market. Inspire you
to be proud of the marketing you do.
It’s always amazing to me that in a country of capitalists (many of them
pretty rabid capitalists) that so many of us feel uncomfortable with words
like “marketing,” “promotion,” “publicity,” and even “advertising.” If you
don’t believe me, look at the furor over Twitter’s plans to earn some
money by accepting advertising.
So here is some reassurance for you. The best marketing is not selfish. It
never has been. It’s caring. It’s understanding your customer or audience
and giving them what they want.
The best marketing is careful and detailed.
The best marketing is personal.
Let’s look at one of the best marketing machines in the world. Apple. They
don’t even do focus groups. They know their customer so well they can tell
the customer what she wants before the customer knows she wants it. The
new iPad is an example of that.
Detail? Look at their products. That’s detail. Inside and out. Efficient.
Gorgeous to look at. Look at Steve Jobs. He even dresses to the image of
his company. Casual - - 501 jeans, a black turtleneck and a sort of
stubbly computer - hacker kind of half - bearded face. Smart, too. His
little squarish glasses. Warm - - those eyes full of delight for what he
does.
Personal? There is no hesitation at Apple or from Jobs to exploit his
charisma. But we’re also aware that this is a company of other people.
Similar - - we assume - - to Jobs. We sometimes get to peer into the
campus where they work. We are aware that they are treated well. Our
feelings about the company (even if we don’t own an Apple or Mac or any of
the other gadgets) is warm and appreciative because it feels familiar.
As authors or publishers, we can do all of that. In fact, it may be
easier. We are starting with a warm, fuzzy product that everyone loves,
books. It’s a lot easier to think in terms of an audience for cozy
mysteries or poetry than it is for a hunk of wires and metal. It’s a lot
easier to think in terms of some books than it is others! Still, there is
an audience for every book. If you haven’t figured out what yours is, you’
d better read it again donning your marketing - magic beanie first. There
are some things to look for as you read in the “Know Your Angles” section
of Chapter 15 of The Frugal Book Promoter (www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo).
So go for it! I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. If you can’t be
proud to promote (market) your book, how can you expect anyone else to
pass on the good word for you?
Happy Writing, Promoting and Editing
Carolyn Howard - Johnson
PS: Father’s Day is coming. Why not a real poetry chapbook for the about
the same price as a greeting card? It is part of Magdalena Ball’s and my
Celebration Series, this one for father’s and men.
www.budurl.com/Imagining. Thanks to Kristin Johnson and Kim MacMillon,
poets both, for their reviews.
PPS: The twice - a - year AllTips edition of Sharing with Writers is
coming. Please tell your writing friends about it. Give them a little
nudge to subscribe so they get started with a bang. I’ll sign them up.
Just have them put SUBSCRIBE in the subject line of an e - mail and send
it to me at hojonews @ AOL.com
PPPS: Only four more places at our Roman Retreat in October. The
inexpensive room on the lower level is taken, but the fees are still very
reasonable for Rome. We’re sharing the cost of the gorgeous townhouse
right near the Trevi fountain. Please, if you’ve been considering it, look
again on my blog at http://sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com/2010/02/roman -
retreat - e - books - and - yes - promotion.html or just go directly to
www.budurl.com/RomanRetreat. If you’re thinking, think harder!
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Dear Carolyn:
I swear lady, every time I open The Frugal Book Promoter I find another
gem. I had a book signing today - - my first in ages (did a couple at
library talks etc but nothing major). This was a solo with a pet supply
store and an animal shelter {grin} outside the box thinking ala HOJO as
you would recommend. Anyway, I was so scared but I opened your book
yesterday got several hints and some backbone about being enthusiastic and
happy - people love happy - and it was a success.
I use so many of your ideas always, it's like talking to a friend when I
read your books. Thank you from the bottom of my scared silly heart! Oh I
sold 14 books of the one I was pushing and 2 copies of two others in 4
hours...Can't beat that with a stick.
Hugz, Billie
Billie A Williams is the author of the mystery Money Isn’t Everything
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Needing something more meaningful for the celebrations in your life?
Something that stays within your budget? Imagining the Future: Ruminations
on Fathers and Other Masculine Apparitions for Father’s Day
(www.budurl.com/Imagining) ($6.95). Cherished Pulse
(www.budurl.com/CherishedPulse) ($6.95) for someone you love. She Wore
Emerald Then (www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook) ($12.95), for mothers and
other women. It’s the Celebration Series of poetry from Magdalena Ball and
me.
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Know the Signs of Scam E - mail:
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scam/?icid=main|htmlws - main -
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There is a page of contests on the Resource for Writers page on my Web
site: http://www.carolynhowardjohnson.redenginepress.com/contests.htm
Follow the links on that page to other valuable lists on my site, too.
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Feature
On Language: Hieroglyphics Anyone? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Do you send a daily barrage of gratitude that you write in English (or
some other familiar modern language) out into the universe every morning
before you sit down at your computer?
My friend Aggie Villaneuva who offers the rewritten word course
(http://www.aggiev.org/therewrittenword/ ) and I were talking about
petroglyphs and hieroglyphics the other day and it occurred to me I had
never talked to my subscribers about the hieroglyphics I know (and used to
know a whole lot better!)
We don’t know how lucky we are that we can just read our language. No one
can stands before a wall of Egyptian hieroglyphics and read them except in
the movies. And I’m not sure that even the Egyptian scribes could do that
unless it was their own work. That because:
~ Hieroglyphics have no punctuation as we know it.
~They have no rule of how to run their text, up, down, right left.
~Any character can be a single sound, a word or a syllable. The reader
must figure out which.
~We've never heard the language so we can only guess from the rhyming
poetry that is extant. At least the ancient Egyptians didn’t have that
problem.
~Further, like any language, the Egyptian language changed over the
hundreds - - nay thousands - - of years that it was being spoken and
inscribed on walls and inked onto papyrus.
~Then there was the distance between the upper and lower kingdoms. Just
like American English differs from region to region, North to South, so
did hieroglyphics. Only more so because of the lack of instant
communication.
So you can see, “reading” hieroglyphics is almost like decoding. Though
the cartouches (the little royal ovals like the ones you see some people
who have traveled to Egypt wear) and a few other things are regular.
Still, I got pretty good at it. And you can imagine the size of the
textbook with several thousand years of a language in it! Back in the
1980s it cost about $150. As proud as I am of the achievement, please don’
t ask me to stand in front of a wall and “read.” Or decode. Instead just
be thankful that the only time you were asked to decode or translate
English (if you ever were) was when you studied Chaucer from the original
in high school. Hey, that was a cinch compared to playing with
hieroglyphics!
CHJ
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in your newsletter or Web site: To subscribe to Sharing with Writers send
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New Series
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Patrika Vaughn will submit short entries for the benefit of her fellow
Sharing with Writers subscribers until she runs out of stodgy, wordy or
otherwise unattractive constructions. The numbering in each installment
takes up where the last column left off. You don’t want to miss any! ( - :
By eliminating stodgy phrases from your letters, e - mails, and even
fiction writing, you can make everything you write significantly better.
Cont'd from last issue:
4. "Kindly" - "Please” works better than this old fashioned word.
5. "I have forwarded..." "I am forwarding" - In e - mail, "forwarding"
does have a specific meaning: the sending of materials from someone other
than the writer to the reader. In other cases (e.g., I am forwarding my
business card to you), just use "send."
6. "Above - captioned" (also: "above referenced,") - - Any of these
phrases tells the reader to stop reading, roll his eyes back to the RE
line, find the information, and then return to the letter to continue
reading. Wouldn’t it be easier to just summarize the salient information
in the letter itself? In other words, if the "above - mentioned claim"
refers to "Smith vs. Jones," why not write, "In the Smith vs. Jones
claim..." Sometime the "above" will refer to a claim number. If so, just
put the claim number in the letter itself. The trick in writing is to keep
the reader reading with as few distractions as possible
7. "Please do not hesitate to contact me." - I’ll refrain from writing,
"If I had a dollar for every time I see this phrase used...." because then
I’d be using a cliché to criticize a cliché! The prevalent "please do not
hesitate" was a light, bright phrase when it was coined almost a half -
century ago, but now, like most clichés, it pays a price for its
popularity. When you use a cliché, you subtly send a message to your
reader that you think in clichés. So, innocuous as this phrase may sound,
it does portray its writer as blandly impersonal. Use: "please call me,"
~ polite without the cliché connection.
8. "Please note that..." Again, here’s a phrase that may seem innocent but
it has, for me, a rather stodgy tone ("Now, pay attention!") I’d omit the
phrase.
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Patrika Vaughn, your Author's Advocate, helps new voices achieve
publication. She will work with you from the time you say, "I've got a
great idea for a book!" through successful publication and marketing.
Whether you are a professional building authority for your practice, a
fiction or non - fiction writer, she can help... .even ghostwrite it for
you! www.acapela.com
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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.
It includes a segment of frugal ways to help our troops and veterans. I'd
love to have you leave a comment. www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com
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Author Successes
(The author successes segment is here to praise, laud, and encourage but
the success of one author may give you a resource for another. So,
applaud, certainly. But also learn.)
Karen Buley’s Nurse Anthology Debuts ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Nurses on the Run ~Why They Come, Why They Stay, is an anthology of
nurses' stories edited by Karen Buley. It is now available at
http://www.nursesontherunbook.com . The book is a collection of stories
from twenty - five nurses, and a final chapter, "We Must Speak Up," which
addresses the nursing shortage and offers suggestions about what each of
us can do to help alleviate it. Ten percent of proceeds will be donated to
nurse educator scholarships.
Longtime Subscriber Erica Miner Publishes . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . . . her new
suspense novel, Murder In The Pit, the story of a young violinist at the
Metropolitan Opera who inadvertently puts her life on the line when she
investigates the murder of her mentor, a famous opera conductor. The book
is available online at Barnes and Nobel:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Murder - in - the - Pit/Erica -
Miner/e/9781606191101/.
Learn more about Erica at
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=hgfixndab.0.z9pkycdab.t8tg7qbab.1371&ts=S0470&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ericaminer.com
Gina Holmes Publishes New Novel . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Tyndale Publishers has published Crossing Oceans by Gina Holmes
(www.ginaholmes.com). It was ten years in the making. The author says, “It
is the story of my heart.” She blogs at www.noveljourney.blogspot.com.
Billie A. Williams Publishes Mystery . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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. . . called Money Isn't Everything, a Mary March Mystery, It isn’t love,
it isn’t security, and it doesn’t buy loyalty. It can be a tool . . . or a
murder weapon. Within minutes security had the box of dead rats, Dolly and
Ebony had their walking papers; Edith thought the abuse was now all
cleared up. Mary wondered what Jayde might do next. Until they were all
locked up there would be no peace for anyone at Idle - A - While Nursing
Home. E - ISBN: 978 - 1 - 59705 - 443 - 2. POD - ISBN:978 - 1 - 59705 -
592 - 5
p. m. terrell’s New Book Wins Prize . . . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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River Passage by p.m. terrell recently won Best Fiction and Drama for 2010
in the Bengal Book Awards. The Nashville Metropolitan Government Archives
has determined that River Passage is so historically accurate they have
entered Ms. Terrell's original manuscript into the Archives for future
researchers and historians.
River Passage is based on the true story of the Donelson journey that left
Virginia bound for Fort Nashborough (now Nashville, TN) in the fall of
1779. Their goal was to bring businessmen and community leaders westward
to expand America. Terrell's ancestors, the Neely family, were on that
expedition. The trip was expected to take four weeks. Instead, more than
four months after they left, a ragtag group of survivors limped into Fort
Nashborough with a harrowing tale. Their river journey had taken them
through hostile Indian Territory at the height of the Chickamauga Indian
War. They also faced frostbite, near starvation, disease, deadly
apids - - and a mutiny. The Indians attacked them over hundreds of miles,
capturing some of the settlers, killing or wounding others, and leaving a
few to tell the tale.
For more information about the journey, visit
http://maryneely.com/journey.htm and for more information about the
author, visit www.pmterrell.com. The book is available to order at either
site, at amazon (http://www.amazon.com/River - Passage - p - m -
terrell/dp/097281860X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273066029&sr=1 - 1),
other online stores and fine book stores.
Terrell is also the author of the historical suspense Songbirds are Free
acclaimed suspense/thrillers Exit 22, Ricochet, Kickback, and The China
Conspiracy and four nonfiction how - to books on using computers.
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Opportunities
Making Your Book Available for iPAD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Jane Dickey, one of the forces behind iFOGO tells you about a new way for
you to participate in the iFOGO program:
Over the past year, many of you have indicated that while you understand
the many features and benefits of the Premium Membership on iFOGO.com, you
want the option of placing your book(s) in our Village Bookstore only.
We heard you.
For a limited number of days, we are waiving our Premium Membership and
Recurring fee requirements:
See The Village Bookstore and the all important FAQ for details.
The end of this offer will not be announced in advance.
Special adjustments for those with recurring Village Bookstore placements.
Jane Austen Dickey
Visit iFOGO Book Store at:
http://ifogovillage.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=3253619%3AGroup%3A9106&xg_source=msg_mes_group
Learn how to list your book at
http://ifogovillage.ning.com/page/bookstore - faq .
Submissions for Women Over 60 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Associated with Mills College (a Women’s College) in California, Persimmon
Tree may be just the journal for many Sharing with Writers subscribers to
submit to: http://www.persimmontree.org/submissions.php. Thank you to May
Lattanzio, long time subscriber, for suggesting this.
Your Book on Display: Query Letter Contest ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Write On! Query Contest -
"Books"
In the continuing effort to help writers jump - start their careers, Debra
Eckerling of Write On! Online (http://www.writeononline.com) is pleased to
announce the 2nd Annual Write On! Online Query Contest. The winner in each
category - Fiction and Non - Fiction - will have their query letter
read by Los Angeles - based literary agent Betsy Amster. They will also
receive a gift certificate from iScript.
Email your 1 - page query to Debra@WriteOnOnline.com by Monday, May 31.
Winners will be announced on Monday, June 7, on Write On! Online, and in
the June Write On! Newsletter.
For details, prizes, and full submission guidelines, go to:
http://writeononline.com/2010/05/01/write - on - online - query -
contest - books/
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one of the best ways to make valuable contact and build a list of readers.
The most supportive and interactive one I know with an associated site for
displaying fiction to the movie industry is iFOFO. Subscribe at
http://www.ifogo.com/buy/order_chj.html
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and tips to, and What You Need to Know About Hosting. Plus, you'll find
lots of links for fr ^ ^ articles and tutorials. Feel fr ^ ^ to share
them with your viewers and clients. It's at
http://www.justthefaqs.net/resources
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Podcasts are a great way to learn (and be refreshed) on everything from
craft to poetry to promotion. Find many f r ^ ^ ones on the sites of those
who support writers. You'll find a list of my most recent ones at:
www.budurl.com/WritersResources You'll need to scroll down, down, down.
That's OK. You may scroll through other resources you need, so read as you
go.
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Quote: "I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and
took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again." - - - Oscar
Wilde
My quote inspired by Oscar: “To serial comma, or not to serial comma. That
is the question.”
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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
http://www.carolynhowardjohnson.redenginepress.com/advertising.htm at less
per year than most sites charge for a single month. Find classified there,
too.
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Some Fun: Who doesn’t love Peanuts?! Yesterday Charlie says to Lucy: “My
life is like a coloring book! Each day I have a new page with new pictures
to color . . . “
Lucy observes, “Being very careful, of course, to stay inside the lines .
. “
Charlie thinks . . . then says, “My life is like a messy coloring book . .
“
Did you ever feel that way?
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Subscribers who have websites or newsletters of their own may be
interested
in the F r ^^ Articles 4 Readers and Writers on my site,
www.budurl.com/FreeContent . 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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Feature
How To Use Zazzle.Com To Promote Your Writing for from Author Valerie
Melville: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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I use my own Zazzle shop to promote my own art and writing and you can
too.
Zazzle.com is a publish - on - demand personal product company that allows
you to personalize items for your promotional or gift needs. They sell
shirts, postcards and more. You can brand yourself and your books in ways
that used to be only available to a few bestsellers. It's free to place
your products up unless you choose to do embroidered items.
Here is how you can use Zazzle to promote your own books:
1. With your publishers permission you can put book title on items. I am
designing official shirts for one of my gothic and sci - fi novels. You
can have your book titles put on everything from shirts, skateboards,
stickers, business cards, Christmas ornaments, and more.
2. The shirts and bags with your book cover art on them become walking
billboards at book fairs.
3. Design your own business cards.
http://www.zazzle.com/writer_buissness_card_business_card -
240831145078711762
4. Make your own postcards and product or find an artist you like and
request something more customized.
http://www.zazzle.com/i_write_fantasy_postcard - 239910137037407977
5. Make small book signing favors for signings such as stickers. I created
these as writer promos but you can make your own.
http://www.zazzle.com/i_m_published_stickers - 217922439142592657
6. Give products like posters promoting your book as prizes.
You can also write articles that promote your store (the one with your
signature products in it) as well as your writing.
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Valerie is a published author and artist. You’ll find her artwork at
Zazzle, too. http://www.zazzle.com/abundancelovetrip
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Fun and F r ~ ~: If you purchased the Frugal Book Promoter or the Frugal
Editor, I'd love 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 about the writing or the
promotion. Please send in your poetry tips and resources for this section.
The Academy of American Poets has a simple address much like another
poetry site with an unsavory reputation. Don’t let the confusion keep you
from participating in their contests, even from joining their
organization. They are at 584 Broadway, Ste 604, New York, NY 10012 and
www.poets.org. Reach them at academy@poets.org. Their contests are less
expensive if you’re a member.
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Endorsement: I wanted to tell you how your workshops, reading your
newsletter, and just chatting with you has been a great help to me. I have
a background in marketing from the fashion world and even though it has
helped me get my foot in the door, I honestly have to say that after
getting to know you, reading your books, and everything else I just said
has truly helped me put Stories for Children Magazine on the map. ~ VS Gr
enier, Founder and Editor - in - Chief Stories for Children Magazine.
http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org.
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Tip: Are you earning passive income with the Amazon gadget available now
in your Blogspot/Blogger gadgets. Using it can make it easy for your
subscribers and visitors to buy the products you mention, but the little
Amazon credits you’ll earn can be fun, too. I just bought an oriental rug
(small! ( - ; ) with some of my earnings. See how I do it at
www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.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 $35 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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Quote: “We don’t judge. We do what the customer really wants.” ~A
marketing principle straight from the mouth of J.T. Wang, CEO of Taiwanese
PC maker Acer Group (who zoomed from fifth in the global PC market in 2005
to number two, ahead of Dell, trailing only Hewlett Packard).
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Audio divas bring you audios on many aspects of building a writing career:
www.tri - studio.com/writers.html. Titles include:
~Contest Facts: How to Add “Award - winning” to Your Name;
~Do It Yourself Indexing: The Way to Sell Your Book to Libraries, Schools
and Anyone Else That Buys Nonfiction;
~Fury and Destruction: How to Use Violence Effectively in Your Writing
~And more.
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Information from Amazon
Passive Income for Your Kindle Book
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This is the note Amazon sent to its Associates. If your book is on Kindle,
you’ll want to get in on it. Lots of my books are on it including my
poetry chapbook (with Magdalena Ball), Cherished Pulse
(www.budurl.com/CherishedPulse.) You can see how just being there is good
advertising to a targeted audience (readers and economically sound readers
who can afford tech gadgets and travel!)
Dear Amazon Associate:
We’re sending this note to announce a couple of changes to the Associates
Program that relate to Amazon Kindle
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015T963C?ref_=pe_1130_14157380 . Kindle is the
#1 bestselling, most - gifted, and most wished - for product at
Amazon.com. Please read on for further details.
Earn Advertising Fees on Kindle Books
Amazon is excited to announce that effective May 1, 2010, you can earn
advertising fees on Kindle books
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=1286228011&ie=UTF8&ref_=pe_1130_14157380.
With over 500,000 books, including 105 of 112 New York Times® Best
Sellers, Kindle books represent another great way to earn money
advertising Amazon products. Advertising fees range from 4 to 8.5%.
Kindle Device Advertising Fee Rates Have Changed
Also effective May 1, 2010, Kindle devices have a new advertising fee.
Kindle devices will be included in the “General Products” category and are
eligible for 4 to 8.5% in advertising fees depending on the number of
qualifying products you refer. Kindle newspapers, magazines, blogs, and
other subscriptions will also be included in the "General Products"
category. See the Operating Agreement
https://affiliate -
program.amazon.com/gp/associates/agreement?ref_=pe_1130_14157380
for more information.
New Kindle Landing Page: Build Links to Kindle & Make Money
We’d like to invite you to browse through our new Kindle page
(https://affiliate - program.amazon.com/kindle?ref_=pe_1130_14157380 ) in
Associates Central which gives you an overview of all the tools you’ll
need to easily build links and earn money on everything Kindle related,
all in one place!
There are several simple ways to earn advertising fees on Kindle, and now
Kindle books:
• Link directly to the Kindle detail page using the following link format,
replacing “YOUR_ID_HERE - 20” with your Associates ID:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015T963C?tag=YOUR_ID_HERE - 20
• Link directly to the Kindle books page using the following link format,
replacing “YOUR_ID_HERE - 20” with your Associates ID:
http://www.amazon.com/b?node=1286228011&tag=YOUR_ID_HERE - 20
• Display Kindle banners – New Rotating Kindle banners
(https://affiliate - program.amazon.com/gp/associates/network/build -
links/banner/get -
html.html?category=kindlerotating&ref_=pe_1130_14157380 ) are available in
various sizes
• Visit product links (https://affiliate -
program.amazon.com/gp/associates/network/build -
links/individual/main.html?ref_=pe_1130_14157380) and select “Kindle
Store” from the drop down menu
In addition to earning advertising fees on Kindle devices and Kindle
books, Associates can also earn advertising fees on qualifying sales of
Kindle accessories and magazine, newspaper, & blog subscriptions.
We want to thank you for your continued participation in the Amazon
Associates Program, and invite you to start or continue advertising Kindle
devices and Kindle books. Stay connected by following us on Twitter and
finding us on Facebook. If you have any questions or feedback on this
announcement or the Associates Program, please contact us via the contact
form (https://affiliate - program.amazon.com/gp/associates/contact ).
Sincerely,
The Amazon Associates Program
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I highly recommend Jozette Aaron's f r ^ ^ DeSilva's News for writers:
http://jozette.webs.com/ not just because I write a column for her.
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An Itty - Bitty Column on Writing
“On Being A Frugalismo: Self Promotion II—To Market, To Market.”
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By Mindy Phillips Lawrence
I have a bone chilling, provocative assignment for you: Pick three living
authors that you truly love and go to school on the way they sell their
wares. Look at their Web sites, read their blurbs, see who interviewed
them and read the interviews. If they’ve been on the radio or TV, see if
you can get that program and hear what they said and how they said it.
Do you think you would have read their works if they hadn’t marketed them?
No. And unless you only want your dear mother to read YOUR book, you’d
better learn to blast your own bugle.
If you followed the information in the last Itty Bitty on “Self -
Promotion I – Databasing,” you should have a nice little list of local and
regional contacts in your file now. If not, go back and re - read the last
issue and catch up. It’s important!
By the next newsletter, please list your three favorite living writers,
make a list of what they have done to promote themselves. Of course, they
will have publicists, but you are learning how to do this job for
yourself. Learn from the pros.
You can see information on three writers I like in the link section below.
Happy Research!
Mindy
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LINKS
Thich Nhat Hanh: “SAVOR”
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/A - Conversation - with - Thich - Nhat -
Hanh - About - Savor
Norris Church Mailer: “A Ticket to the Circus”
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400067947
Mary Oliver: “Evidence”
http://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/2010/04/mary - oliver -
performance - note - for - many - miles - cd.html
~ Mindy Phillips Lawrence, www.freewebs.com/mplcreative, is the author of
the poetry collections One Blue Star and Above and Below. She is co -
author of The Complete Writer and 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/.
Her specialty is helping writers with their media releases. Reach her at
mplcreative1@aol.com.
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Yes, I do consult. I tailor my fees to your needs - - everything from
coaching to full edits (sorry no partial edits) to hour consultations to
help you with your marketing campaign or your path to publishing.
http://budurl.com/carolynsconsulting
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Feature
Review for iPAD Used As a Reader Is Positive! What Does That Mean for You?
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Reviews for the iPad, like the one on the front page of the LA Times
Calendar section this week universally praise, laud, and acclaim the iPad
as a reader. Most have a few good things to say about Kindle, too. But,
generally, reviewers seem to love, love, love! iPad and seem willing to
forego the features on Kindle they deem better for the color, book - like
feel and design of the Pad.
What does that mean for us writers? Well, in addition to my raving on and
on that a smart author in any genre should get their books available as
e - books as soon as possible, getting your book available on iPAD will
get you in on the ground floor of a new, VERY popular toy. You can use
Smashwords.com or iFOGOvillage.ning.com to do that.
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Visit one of my blogs. Experiment a bit with the little green Tweetmeme
logo if you haven't used one before. And, please let me know if mine is
working for you. I think the one at www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com is
working. I used the second offering down on the tweetmeme site and
replaced the suggested code with the address of my blog.
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Thank Yous
Thanks to L. Diane Wolf . . .
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. . . for recommending The Frugal Book Promoter on her Spunk - on - a -
Stick blog: http://circleoffriendsbooks.blogspot.com/2010/04/tales -
from - bookshelf.html . She runs lots of posts on writing and promoting,
and on cats, too! ( - :
Thanks to Kim MacMillon . . .
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. . . .for having me on her BlogTalkRadio program, Writers’ Sanctuary:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword. You may want to talk to her about a
feature spot, too. Her Facebook page spotlights her featured authors and
she sends out event invitations - - a nice job overall! See one here:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=116539038360007&ref=ts
A nicer woman you’ll never meet, nor a more avid supporter of poets. Learn
more about Kim at http://kimmcmillon.wordpress.com/
Thanks to Debra Eckerling
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. . . .for her great interview (loaded with ideas for writers) at
http://writeononline.com/2010/04/23/author - qa - carolyn - howard -
johnson - the - frugal - book - series/
Thanks to Laura Hinds . . .
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. . . for the love behind the lovely award she gave my Frugal, Smart, and
Tuned - In Editor blog (www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com). Learn more
about all Laura does including the reviews she does for MyShelf.com at
http://www.laurahinds.com
Thanks to J. R. Turner, Editor of . . .
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. . Wisconsin Regional Writers’ Journal (WRWA) for including allowing me
to continue writing a regular E - Scene column for that journal. It gets
stocked in Wisconsin libraries and goes out to members all over the
nation. They are also looking for submissions. Send your ideas to J.R. at
jnl001@wrwa.net or call 715 712 0745.
Thanks to Freya of BookBuzzr . . .
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. . . for publishing my article on book promotion killers:
http://twt.tl/EVzyprz . There’s a freebie there for you, too.
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your own blog or want to market the one you have or focus it better here’s
a f r ^^ chapter from Phyllis Zimbler Miller’s and my coming book.
Download it now at http://budurl.com/bloggingchapter.
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Tip: Did you know that when you click on the little thumbs up - like link
on a Facebook post, you are automatically becoming a “fan” on that person’
s fan page? Now you don’t need to “become a fan.” It’s automatic even if
you think you’re just “liking” something. Maybe they read my mini rant in
this newsletter a few weeks ago decrying the term “fan” and the redundancy
of “fan pages.” If you’d like to re - read that article called “Friend or
Fan? Sorry I’ll Take Friend Any Old Day,” go to:
http://sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com/2010/03/friend - or - fan - sorry -
fb - ill - take - friend.html .
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Unsolicited endorsement from Chaz DeSimone, book cover designer
extraordinaire (www.chazdesimone.com): “Carolyn, this book is amazingly
comprehensive, understandable, and is using up all my highlighter ink.
Heidi (one of his clients): Start reading! It'll get you excited about
promoting, and getting your promotion all ready ahead of time.
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Tip: I was glad to see book marketing guru Penny Sansevieri agrees with me
that it’s a big mistake to measure your marketing and promotion success by
the number of books you sell. She uses the formula exposure = awareness =
sales. Even if you sell zero books you can get lots of exposure mileage
out of any promotion you do if you publicize it.
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This is an example of one of my Twitters: "FrugalBookPromo New trend?
Borders will buy nonreturnable books from HarperStudio in return for a
deeper discount." My tweets cover everything from news to more tips and
resources, all in 140 characters or less. If you don’t want to tweet, at
least follow me. Make a profile page and invite me at
www.twitter.com/frugalbookpromo.
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Twitter Tip: Back up your Twitter account and records with TweetTake.com.
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The New Book Review is a f r ^ ^ service of this newsletter. 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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Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
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Author, editor and writing coach Bev Walton ~Porter hosts Elemental
Musings, a podcast specifically for writers, readers and creatives. Join
her on Friday, May 14th, at 6 PM Pacific Time as she welcomes award -
winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers,
Carolyn Howard - Johnson. Guests may post questions in the chat room or
call in on the guest line at (646) 595 - 4704 and listen at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/elementalmusings.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson and fellow UCLA Writers' Program Instructor, Eve
LaSalle Caram (a UCLA Award - Winning Instructor at that - - yes note the
caps!) are planning an amazing intimate conference in Rome for October,
2010. Find details at www.budurl.com/RomanRetreat. Jo Linsdell, a writer
living in Rome and founder of the online conference PROMO Day, will also
be offering a seminar. Accommodations are extremely limited.
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Update! Carolyn Howard - Johnson will be interviewed by The Compulsive
Reader's online radio program hosted by Magdalena Ball at 4:30pm (Pacific
Time) May 9. The program features author interviews, book chats, literary
discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! The
show with Carolyn will be an open discussion (with an interesting twist
about a new approach to popularizing poetry). It’s about poetry, poetics,
and the art of the chapbook.
Listeners will be invited to call and share their perspectives or ask
their questions. Poetry will be read, discussed, and pondered, and we'll
be previewing our up and coming chapbook for the masculine apparitions in
our lives. Poets are asked to call in with a few memorable lines from
their own poetry about holidays. To set a reminder for the show or to
listen in, visit:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/compulsivereader/2010/04/11/poetry -
chatter - with - carolyn - howard - johnson
To call in on the day of the show, just visit the site and click on the
"click to call" buttons (there is no charge because it uses voiceover
Internet protocol technology - - that means it uses your PC for the voice
communication), or you can dial in without a computer on: (646) 716 -
7734. Don't miss it!
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The Muse Online Writers Conference cosponsored by Lea Schizas and Carolyn
Howard - Johnson is now taking reservations for the f r ^ ^ event
beginning October 11 of 2010. http://themuseonlinewritersconference.com/
To avoid a small late registration fee, please register before Aug. 15.
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I am working with Freya at BookBuzzr as a regular blogger for their blog
on marketing. The first, “Ten Marketing Excuses That Can Kill Your Book
and Career,” will be posted on May 5th at
http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book - marketing/10 - marketing - excuses -
that - can - kill - your - book - and - career/. The thing is, there is so
much to benefit authors at Bookbuzzr.com including their fantastic page -
turning widgets for your book (all f r ^ ^!) that you’ll want to use this
occasion to zip on over and explore.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will co - present with Patricia Norins, publisher
of Gift Shop magazine, two 1 1/2 hour seminars during the National
Stationery Show (www.nationalstationeryshow.com) at the Jacob Javits
Center in New York. The show runs from May 16 - May 19. Times and dates
of the presentations will be announced. They are: Tweaking your Tweets and
Other social Media Tips and Creating Your Social Media Campaign:
Networking Your Newsletter, Building Your Blogs. She’ll sign her retail
books at 2 pm Sunday, May 16.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will teach a one - day seminar in book promotion
including a planning a thrifty online campaign. The place? UCLA
Extension's Writers' Program on campus, of course. Mark August 7, 2010, on
your calendar. Sign up online at www.uclaextension.edu
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Carolyn Howard Johnson, author of A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In - Store
Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic
Downturns w th Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques, will make a guest
appearance on Paul Bruno's Career Czar® radio program. At 10:00 am Pacific
at www.alltalkradio.net/careerczar, we'll talk about making retailing work
in a down economy and how authors can make their case to retailers to let
them boost profits with a book signing on December 17, 2010. You can also
listen at www.alltalkradio./careerczar/career121710.mp3 In the meantime,
listen to his other shows at www.alltalkradio.net/careerczar or at the
show's blog at www.careerczar.wordpress.com. Ask to be on Paul's
notification list for free podcasts.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will be a featured speaker at the Wisconsin
Regional Writers Association Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, with “How
To Do It Frugally: Free Exposure for Your Book and Your Bod.” A breakout
session will be “"Become Your Own PR Person, Frugally: How to Write a
Killer Media Release and Produce a Great Media Kit." The dates are
September 25 - 26, 2010. Find information on that at www.wrwa.net. This
active group invites writers from everywhere to join.
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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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Wordstuff ™
Something to Make Writers Smile
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(The Washington Post's Style Invitational also asked readers to take any
word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one
letter, and supply a new definition. You might have some favorite
neologisms, metaphors or similes that make you smile. If so, please
contribute to this newsletter.)
Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
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Essential Book and Record Keeping:
This is a place to share with others and learn from others.
Although 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!
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She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood, a chapbook of poetry
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Tracings, a chapbook of poetry (Finishing Line Press)
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Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
New Mexico Book Association Schedule
BookExpo,May Book Events
• May 1: Early Deadline for the 2010 New Mexico Book Awards. NMBA is again a proud sponsor of the New Mexico Book Awards. Entry information and guidelines are now available: www.nmbookcoop.com.
• May 1: Nancy Bartlit, Silent Voices of World War II, 2010 Historical Society of New Mexico Annual Conference, Lea County Event Center, 5101 N. Lovington Hwy., Hobbs, NM, 10:30am, (505) 466-1256, michaelhice@earthlink.net, www.hsnm.org.
• May 1: IWWG-and-Friends Luncheon, RSVP needed; location to be determined, 11:30am, (505) 473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.
• May 15: Extended deadline for the Southwest Writers 28th Annual Writing Contest; you can still get your entry in (with a $5 late fee); rules and entry form: www.southwestwriters.org/contestAnnual.php.
• May 22: Tenth Anniversary for Eva and Edward Borins as owners of Garcia Street Books. Visit www.garciastreetbooks.com for celebration details.
• May 25: Deadline for the 2010 New York Book Festival, to be held June 10-12; entry fee $50; www.newyorkbookfestival.com.
• May 25-27: BookExpo America, Jacob Javits Center, NY, www.bookexpoamerica.com/, (800) 840-5614 or (203) 840-5614; or call Jim Mafchir (505) 988-7214, westernedge@santa-fe.net.
• May 29-June 4: Five-Day Wyoming Literature & Landscape of the Horse Retreat, Page Lambert and Sheri Griffith. Connecting People with Nature, and Writers with Words, $1450, Vee Bar Guest Ranch, Laramie, Wyoming, 5 days, (303) 842-7360, page@pagelambert.com, www.pagelambert.com.
Author Signings & Readings
• May 1: Michele Keith, Here and There: Inside the City and Country Homes of America's Top Designers, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 4pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 4: Jim Lehrer, Super, a novel. Lehrer is author of 20 novels, apart from his work as Anchor for PBS News Hour. Bookworks, 7pm, Contact: Laura (505) 344-8139.
• May 8: Martha Egan, La Ranfla and Other New Mexico Stories, Albuquerque Public Library, 501 Copper NW, 11am, (505) 466-1256, michaelhice@earthlink.net, www.cabq.gov/library.
• May 8: Jared Tinlin, New Mexico's youngest NMBA member, book launch. Eight-year-old Jared Tinlin will read from Hey...Hey...Think Out Loud, 11am, Page One Bookstore, Albuquerque, 11018 Montgomery. Andrea at Page One, (505) 294-2026, or go to: www.kidadventurepack.com, or email: authorcare@aol.com
• May 8: Stuart Woods, Lucid Intervals, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 2pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 8: George A. Cowan, Manhattan Project to Santa Fe Institute: The Memoirs of George A. Cowan, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 3pm, (505)986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 8: Debra Reble, PhD, Soul-Hearted Partnership: Creating the Ultimate Experience of Love, Passion, and Intimacy, The Ark, 133 Romero St., Santa Fe, 3pm-5pm, (505) 989-4561, Bharrelson@blessingway.com, www.soulheartedpartnership.com.
• May 11: Laura Bell and Mark Spragg, Claiming Ground and Bone Fire, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 5pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 12: Rae Marie Taylor and other authors in the anthology, The Return of the River, Community Gallery at Santa Fe Convention Center, 5pm-7pm, (505)670-2064, twoshores.rae@gmail.com.
• May 15: Linda Whittenberg, Tender Harvest and Dying Can Wait, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., Santa Fe, 2pm, (505) 471-2123, whittwil@dishmail.net, www.lindawhittenberg.com, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 15: Jared Tinlin, Hey...Hey...Think Out Loud, 8-yr.New Mexico author reads and signs books at and Signing 11:00a.m. Alamosa Books, 8810 Holly Ave NE Ste. D, Albuquerque (505) 797-7101, www.kidadventurepack.com, authorcare@aol.com.
• May 23: Marsha Scarbrough, Medicine Dance, Blue Eagle Book Shoppe, 2422 Juan Tabo NE, Albuquerque, 1pm-4 pm, (505) 298-3682, blueeaglenews@aol.com, www.medicinedancebook.com.
• May 24: Nathaniel Philbrick, The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of The Little Bighorn, sponsored by Garcia Street Books, School for Advanced Research, 660 Garcia Street, Board Room, 6pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 27: Hampton Sides, Hellhound On His Trail, The Stalking of MLK Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, sponsored by Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe Prep, 1101 Camino Cruz Blanca, 7pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
Go to www.nmbook.org and check out our news and events online.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
• May 1: Early Deadline for the 2010 New Mexico Book Awards. NMBA is again a proud sponsor of the New Mexico Book Awards. Entry information and guidelines are now available: www.nmbookcoop.com.
• May 1: Nancy Bartlit, Silent Voices of World War II, 2010 Historical Society of New Mexico Annual Conference, Lea County Event Center, 5101 N. Lovington Hwy., Hobbs, NM, 10:30am, (505) 466-1256, michaelhice@earthlink.net, www.hsnm.org.
• May 1: IWWG-and-Friends Luncheon, RSVP needed; location to be determined, 11:30am, (505) 473-3479, lozarpaula@cs.com.
• May 15: Extended deadline for the Southwest Writers 28th Annual Writing Contest; you can still get your entry in (with a $5 late fee); rules and entry form: www.southwestwriters.org/contestAnnual.php.
• May 22: Tenth Anniversary for Eva and Edward Borins as owners of Garcia Street Books. Visit www.garciastreetbooks.com for celebration details.
• May 25: Deadline for the 2010 New York Book Festival, to be held June 10-12; entry fee $50; www.newyorkbookfestival.com.
• May 25-27: BookExpo America, Jacob Javits Center, NY, www.bookexpoamerica.com/, (800) 840-5614 or (203) 840-5614; or call Jim Mafchir (505) 988-7214, westernedge@santa-fe.net.
• May 29-June 4: Five-Day Wyoming Literature & Landscape of the Horse Retreat, Page Lambert and Sheri Griffith. Connecting People with Nature, and Writers with Words, $1450, Vee Bar Guest Ranch, Laramie, Wyoming, 5 days, (303) 842-7360, page@pagelambert.com, www.pagelambert.com.
Author Signings & Readings
• May 1: Michele Keith, Here and There: Inside the City and Country Homes of America's Top Designers, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 4pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 4: Jim Lehrer, Super, a novel. Lehrer is author of 20 novels, apart from his work as Anchor for PBS News Hour. Bookworks, 7pm, Contact: Laura (505) 344-8139.
• May 8: Martha Egan, La Ranfla and Other New Mexico Stories, Albuquerque Public Library, 501 Copper NW, 11am, (505) 466-1256, michaelhice@earthlink.net, www.cabq.gov/library.
• May 8: Jared Tinlin, New Mexico's youngest NMBA member, book launch. Eight-year-old Jared Tinlin will read from Hey...Hey...Think Out Loud, 11am, Page One Bookstore, Albuquerque, 11018 Montgomery. Andrea at Page One, (505) 294-2026, or go to: www.kidadventurepack.com, or email: authorcare@aol.com
• May 8: Stuart Woods, Lucid Intervals, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 2pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 8: George A. Cowan, Manhattan Project to Santa Fe Institute: The Memoirs of George A. Cowan, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 3pm, (505)986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 8: Debra Reble, PhD, Soul-Hearted Partnership: Creating the Ultimate Experience of Love, Passion, and Intimacy, The Ark, 133 Romero St., Santa Fe, 3pm-5pm, (505) 989-4561, Bharrelson@blessingway.com, www.soulheartedpartnership.com.
• May 11: Laura Bell and Mark Spragg, Claiming Ground and Bone Fire, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia Street, Santa Fe, 5pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 12: Rae Marie Taylor and other authors in the anthology, The Return of the River, Community Gallery at Santa Fe Convention Center, 5pm-7pm, (505)670-2064, twoshores.rae@gmail.com.
• May 15: Linda Whittenberg, Tender Harvest and Dying Can Wait, Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., Santa Fe, 2pm, (505) 471-2123, whittwil@dishmail.net, www.lindawhittenberg.com, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 15: Jared Tinlin, Hey...Hey...Think Out Loud, 8-yr.New Mexico author reads and signs books at and Signing 11:00a.m. Alamosa Books, 8810 Holly Ave NE Ste. D, Albuquerque (505) 797-7101, www.kidadventurepack.com, authorcare@aol.com.
• May 23: Marsha Scarbrough, Medicine Dance, Blue Eagle Book Shoppe, 2422 Juan Tabo NE, Albuquerque, 1pm-4 pm, (505) 298-3682, blueeaglenews@aol.com, www.medicinedancebook.com.
• May 24: Nathaniel Philbrick, The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of The Little Bighorn, sponsored by Garcia Street Books, School for Advanced Research, 660 Garcia Street, Board Room, 6pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
• May 27: Hampton Sides, Hellhound On His Trail, The Stalking of MLK Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin, sponsored by Garcia Street Books, Santa Fe Prep, 1101 Camino Cruz Blanca, 7pm, (505) 986-0151, garciastreetbooks@yahoo.com, www.garciastreetbooks.com.
Go to www.nmbook.org and check out our news and events online.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
Monday, May 10, 2010
New mexico Book CoOp
May Meeting of the New Mexico Book Co-op
The May meeting of the New Mexico Book Co-op will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010, starting at 12 noon at the Golden Corral in Albuquerque, located at 3401 NM HWY 528; just west of Coors Blvd. and Alameda. The May meeting will feature two local authors — Don Bullis and Nasario Garcia — and their Tips for Success.
To reserve space email info@nmsantos.com or call 505/344-9382.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
The May meeting of the New Mexico Book Co-op will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010, starting at 12 noon at the Golden Corral in Albuquerque, located at 3401 NM HWY 528; just west of Coors Blvd. and Alameda. The May meeting will feature two local authors — Don Bullis and Nasario Garcia — and their Tips for Success.
To reserve space email info@nmsantos.com or call 505/344-9382.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
Bilingual Childtren's Book
New Bilingual Children's Book Features Cantaloupes
A Bilingual Children’s Story/Southwest Folklore
Noel Chilton and Sabra Brown Steinsiek will have a book signing on Monday, May 24 at Bookworks, located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, at 7pm. This is the first event on the book which will include Chilton, an artist/illustrator who lives in Mexico.
For more information or for covers or publicity images please call 505/344-9382.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
A Bilingual Children’s Story/Southwest Folklore
Noel Chilton and Sabra Brown Steinsiek will have a book signing on Monday, May 24 at Bookworks, located at 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, at 7pm. This is the first event on the book which will include Chilton, an artist/illustrator who lives in Mexico.
For more information or for covers or publicity images please call 505/344-9382.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Carolyn Howard-Johnson News Letter
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Special Mother’s Day Edition of Sharing with Writers A newsletter that is also a community. Share your ideas. Learn from theirs! Associated with the multi award - winning series of HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers, www.howtodoitfrugally.com Note from Carolyn
Dear Subscribers:
This very, very short newsletter is dedicated to mothers everywhere.
Being a mother is very different now than it was when I was a child. Now, because of the boomer generation, more and more mothers are also grandmothers, great grandmothers, even great, great grandmothers. We’re often part of the sandwich generation meaning we’re taking care of our own children and also our mothers and fathers, often ailing. Many of us are juggling two careers (or more!) if we’ve chosen to work outside the home as well as take care of that home ourselves. We partner more with husbands or partners who are sharing responsibilities that once were only under the purview of the mom - of - the - house.
But moms are still the same in many ways. We are still often the fixers, the worriers, the most caring of caretakers. This is a year when moms may need more tender care than they’ve been given in the past.
The trouble is, the traditional ways don’t seem quite right this year.
Flowers seem very frivolous for households on a budget. I’ve always felt sad when I must throw away wilted blooms. Candy sure is yummy, but it is not the perfect choice for many who are diabetic, hypoglycemic or working on slimming their hips. The beautiful cards at CVS often don’t say the rig ht thing or don’t reflect our mothers’ personalities. After all, we’re not all that sentimental, syrupy kind of mom the pastel cards seem; we may resort to humor which then doesn’t reflect our feelings.
The answer is a book of poetry. One that reflects many aspects of motherhood and all the relationships surrounding it. Mom won’t expect all the poems to fit your relationship with her; instead she’ll get to reflect on motherhood in general and choose the passages that have special meaning for her. Those may reflect ways she relates to her own mother, reflect the ways she relates to you, or maybe even open a subject you should have talked about with her long ago.
Magdalena Ball and I have written such a chapbook of poetry for mothers with photos by May L. Lattanzio. The title comes from one of my wistful poems, “She Wore Emerald Then . . .” We hope you’ll consider ordering it for your mother from Amazon. They’ll ship fast and you can give it alone or slip it into a the box filled with a pashmina scarf, a pair of silver - tone earrings, and appreciation from thou!
Find it at www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook .
Here is one of the poems from it:
Wishing to Be a Child Again
She goes too long
in the telling of a story.
Gutters between her brows
make her angry
even when she's not.
If I had know then
I would not have looked so hard,
have listened for the sweet
notes, ignored how on and on she went
I would have loved what I had.
And here is the cover of that book in colors Mom will love: [See the .pdf copy for a picture of the book cover or go directly to www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook.]
It is from our Celebration Series of chapbooks. A new concept in poetry chapbooks, as nearly as I can tell.
Happy Writing and Promoting,
Carolyn Howard - Johnson
PS: Next up and also on poetry! I will be interviewed by The Compulsive Reader's online radio program hosted by Magdalena Ball at 4:30 pm (Pacific
Time) May 9. The program features author interviews, book chats, literary discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! On our show we’ll discuss about anything you call in with maybe including an interesting twist about a new approach to popularizing poetry and the art of the chapbook. Poets are welcome to call in with a few memorable lines from their own poetry about holidays. To set a reminder for the show or to listen in, visit:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/compulsivereader/2010/04/11/poetry - chatter - with - carolyn - howard - johnson To call in on the day, just visit the site and click on the "click to call" buttons (no charge as it uses voice over internet protocol technology - - that means it uses your PC for the voice communication), or you can dial in without a computer
on: (646) 716 - 7734. Don't miss it!
Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
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Author, editor and writing coach Bev Walton ~Porter hosts Elemental Musings, a podcast specifically for writers, readers and creatives. Join her on Friday, May 14th, at 6 PM Pacific Time as she welcomes award - winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers, Carolyn Howard - Johnson. Guests may post questions in the chat room or call in on the guest line at (646) 595 - 4704 and listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/elementalmusings.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson and fellow UCLA Writers' Program Instructor, Eve LaSalle Caram (a UCLA Award - Winning Instructor at hat - - yes note the caps!) are planning an amazing intimate conference in Rome for October, 2010. Find details at www.budurl.com/RomanRetreat. Jo Linsdell, a writer living in Rome and founder of the online conference PROMO Day, will also be offering a seminar. Accommodations are extremely limited.
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The Muse Online Writers Conference cosponsored by Lea Schizas and Carolyn Howard - Johnson is now taking reservations for the f r ^ ^ event beginning October 11 of 2010. http://themuseonlinewritersconference.com/
To avoid a small late registration fee, please register before Aug. 15.
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New! I am working with Freya at BookBuzzr as a regular blogger for their blog on marketing. The first, “Ten Marketing Excuses That Can Kill Your Book and Career,” will be posted on May 5th at http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book - marketing/10 - marketing - excuses - that - can - kill - your - book - and - career/. The thing is, there is so much to benefit authors at Bookbuzzr.com including their fantastic page - turning widgets for your book (all f r ^ ^!) that you’ll want to use this occasion to zip on over and explore.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will co - present with Patricia Norins, publisher of Gift Shop magazine, two 1 1/2 hour seminars during the National Stationery Show (www.nationalstationeryshow.com) at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. The show runs from May 16 - May 19. Times and dates of the presentations will be announced. They are: Tweaking your Tweets and Other social Media Tips and Creating Your Social Media
Campaign: Networking Your Newsletter, Building Your Blogs. She’ll sign her retail books at 2 pm Sunday, May 16.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will teach a one - day seminar in book promotion including a planning a thrifty online campaign. The place? UCLA Extension's Writers' Program on campus, of course. Mark August 7, 2010, on your calendar. Sign up online at www.uclaextension.edu
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Carolyn Howard Johnson, author of A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In - Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns w th Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques, will make a guest appearance on Paul Bruno's Career Czar® radio program. At 10:00 am Pacific at www.alltalkradio.net/careerczar, we'll talk about making retailing work in a down economy and how authors can make their case to retailers to let them boost profits with a book signing on December 17, 2010. You can also listen at www.alltalkradio./careerczar/career121710.mp3
In the meantime, listen to his other shows at www.alltalkradio.net/careerczar or at the show's blog at www.careerczar.wordpress.com. Ask to be on Paul's notification list for free podcasts.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will be a featured speaker at the Wisconsin Regional Writers Association Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, with “How To Do It Frugally: Free Exposure for Your Book and Your Bod.” A breakout session will be “"Become Your Own PR Person, Frugally: How to Write a Killer Media Release and Produce a Great Media Kit." The dates are September 25 - 26, 2010. Find information on that at www.wrwa.net. This active group invites writers from everywhere to join. Find their blog at wrwaonline.blogspot.com.
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Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't http://budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo The e - book at http://starpublishllc.com/id43.html
The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success http://budurl.com/TheFrugalEditor
The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need To Know About Selling Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less, http://www.amazon.com/Great - First - Impression - Book - Proposal/dp/B000YG6O5U/
A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In - Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques http://budurl.com/RetailersGuide
To learn more about This Is the Place,
Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered, Tracings, and She Wore Emerald Then: www.carolynhoward - johnson.com.
She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood, a chapbook of poetry coauthored with Magdalena Ball. http://budurl.com/MotherChapbook
Tracings, a chapbook of poetry (Finishing Line Press) www.budurl.com/CarolynsTracings
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http://www.SharingwithWriters.blogspot.com, a blog on all things publishing http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com, all things grammatical and ungrammatical http://www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog focused on YOUR reviews http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com, a blog focused on editing, formatting and craft http://www.WarPeaceTolerance.blogspot.com War. Peace. Tolerance. And Our Soldiers.
http://www.sizzlingbookfairbooths.blogspot.com, a blog where you can learn to get some mojo behind your own booth by learning from the successes and mistakes of others.
Tweeting at:
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Special Mother’s Day Edition of Sharing with Writers A newsletter that is also a community. Share your ideas. Learn from theirs! Associated with the multi award - winning series of HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers, www.howtodoitfrugally.com Note from Carolyn
Dear Subscribers:
This very, very short newsletter is dedicated to mothers everywhere.
Being a mother is very different now than it was when I was a child. Now, because of the boomer generation, more and more mothers are also grandmothers, great grandmothers, even great, great grandmothers. We’re often part of the sandwich generation meaning we’re taking care of our own children and also our mothers and fathers, often ailing. Many of us are juggling two careers (or more!) if we’ve chosen to work outside the home as well as take care of that home ourselves. We partner more with husbands or partners who are sharing responsibilities that once were only under the purview of the mom - of - the - house.
But moms are still the same in many ways. We are still often the fixers, the worriers, the most caring of caretakers. This is a year when moms may need more tender care than they’ve been given in the past.
The trouble is, the traditional ways don’t seem quite right this year.
Flowers seem very frivolous for households on a budget. I’ve always felt sad when I must throw away wilted blooms. Candy sure is yummy, but it is not the perfect choice for many who are diabetic, hypoglycemic or working on slimming their hips. The beautiful cards at CVS often don’t say the rig ht thing or don’t reflect our mothers’ personalities. After all, we’re not all that sentimental, syrupy kind of mom the pastel cards seem; we may resort to humor which then doesn’t reflect our feelings.
The answer is a book of poetry. One that reflects many aspects of motherhood and all the relationships surrounding it. Mom won’t expect all the poems to fit your relationship with her; instead she’ll get to reflect on motherhood in general and choose the passages that have special meaning for her. Those may reflect ways she relates to her own mother, reflect the ways she relates to you, or maybe even open a subject you should have talked about with her long ago.
Magdalena Ball and I have written such a chapbook of poetry for mothers with photos by May L. Lattanzio. The title comes from one of my wistful poems, “She Wore Emerald Then . . .” We hope you’ll consider ordering it for your mother from Amazon. They’ll ship fast and you can give it alone or slip it into a the box filled with a pashmina scarf, a pair of silver - tone earrings, and appreciation from thou!
Find it at www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook .
Here is one of the poems from it:
Wishing to Be a Child Again
She goes too long
in the telling of a story.
Gutters between her brows
make her angry
even when she's not.
If I had know then
I would not have looked so hard,
have listened for the sweet
notes, ignored how on and on she went
I would have loved what I had.
And here is the cover of that book in colors Mom will love: [See the .pdf copy for a picture of the book cover or go directly to www.budurl.com/MotherChapbook.]
It is from our Celebration Series of chapbooks. A new concept in poetry chapbooks, as nearly as I can tell.
Happy Writing and Promoting,
Carolyn Howard - Johnson
PS: Next up and also on poetry! I will be interviewed by The Compulsive Reader's online radio program hosted by Magdalena Ball at 4:30 pm (Pacific
Time) May 9. The program features author interviews, book chats, literary discussions, readings and more. It's an audio haven for book lovers! On our show we’ll discuss about anything you call in with maybe including an interesting twist about a new approach to popularizing poetry and the art of the chapbook. Poets are welcome to call in with a few memorable lines from their own poetry about holidays. To set a reminder for the show or to listen in, visit:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/compulsivereader/2010/04/11/poetry - chatter - with - carolyn - howard - johnson To call in on the day, just visit the site and click on the "click to call" buttons (no charge as it uses voice over internet protocol technology - - that means it uses your PC for the voice communication), or you can dial in without a computer
on: (646) 716 - 7734. Don't miss it!
Carolyn's Appearances and Teaching
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Author, editor and writing coach Bev Walton ~Porter hosts Elemental Musings, a podcast specifically for writers, readers and creatives. Join her on Friday, May 14th, at 6 PM Pacific Time as she welcomes award - winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers, Carolyn Howard - Johnson. Guests may post questions in the chat room or call in on the guest line at (646) 595 - 4704 and listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/elementalmusings.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson and fellow UCLA Writers' Program Instructor, Eve LaSalle Caram (a UCLA Award - Winning Instructor at hat - - yes note the caps!) are planning an amazing intimate conference in Rome for October, 2010. Find details at www.budurl.com/RomanRetreat. Jo Linsdell, a writer living in Rome and founder of the online conference PROMO Day, will also be offering a seminar. Accommodations are extremely limited.
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The Muse Online Writers Conference cosponsored by Lea Schizas and Carolyn Howard - Johnson is now taking reservations for the f r ^ ^ event beginning October 11 of 2010. http://themuseonlinewritersconference.com/
To avoid a small late registration fee, please register before Aug. 15.
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New! I am working with Freya at BookBuzzr as a regular blogger for their blog on marketing. The first, “Ten Marketing Excuses That Can Kill Your Book and Career,” will be posted on May 5th at http://www.bookbuzzr.com/blog/book - marketing/10 - marketing - excuses - that - can - kill - your - book - and - career/. The thing is, there is so much to benefit authors at Bookbuzzr.com including their fantastic page - turning widgets for your book (all f r ^ ^!) that you’ll want to use this occasion to zip on over and explore.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will co - present with Patricia Norins, publisher of Gift Shop magazine, two 1 1/2 hour seminars during the National Stationery Show (www.nationalstationeryshow.com) at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. The show runs from May 16 - May 19. Times and dates of the presentations will be announced. They are: Tweaking your Tweets and Other social Media Tips and Creating Your Social Media
Campaign: Networking Your Newsletter, Building Your Blogs. She’ll sign her retail books at 2 pm Sunday, May 16.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will teach a one - day seminar in book promotion including a planning a thrifty online campaign. The place? UCLA Extension's Writers' Program on campus, of course. Mark August 7, 2010, on your calendar. Sign up online at www.uclaextension.edu
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Carolyn Howard Johnson, author of A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In - Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns w th Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques, will make a guest appearance on Paul Bruno's Career Czar® radio program. At 10:00 am Pacific at www.alltalkradio.net/careerczar, we'll talk about making retailing work in a down economy and how authors can make their case to retailers to let them boost profits with a book signing on December 17, 2010. You can also listen at www.alltalkradio./careerczar/career121710.mp3
In the meantime, listen to his other shows at www.alltalkradio.net/careerczar or at the show's blog at www.careerczar.wordpress.com. Ask to be on Paul's notification list for free podcasts.
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Carolyn Howard - Johnson will be a featured speaker at the Wisconsin Regional Writers Association Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, with “How To Do It Frugally: Free Exposure for Your Book and Your Bod.” A breakout session will be “"Become Your Own PR Person, Frugally: How to Write a Killer Media Release and Produce a Great Media Kit." The dates are September 25 - 26, 2010. Find information on that at www.wrwa.net. This active group invites writers from everywhere to join. Find their blog at wrwaonline.blogspot.com.
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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!
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Please pass this newsletter to friends or e - groups. It needn't be pasted in its complete form, but please credit this newsletter, and the individual contributors with anything you snip and paste.
Ordering Information:
Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't http://budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo The e - book at http://starpublishllc.com/id43.html
The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success http://budurl.com/TheFrugalEditor
The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need To Know About Selling Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less, http://www.amazon.com/Great - First - Impression - Book - Proposal/dp/B000YG6O5U/
A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In - Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques http://budurl.com/RetailersGuide
To learn more about This Is the Place,
Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered, Tracings, and She Wore Emerald Then: www.carolynhoward - johnson.com.
She Wore Emerald Then: Reflections on Motherhood, a chapbook of poetry coauthored with Magdalena Ball. http://budurl.com/MotherChapbook
Tracings, a chapbook of poetry (Finishing Line Press) www.budurl.com/CarolynsTracings
Contact Information
Websites:
http://carolynhoward - Johnson.com (literary) http://HowToDoItFrugally.com (all things about writing)
Blogs:
http://www.SharingwithWriters.blogspot.com, a blog on all things publishing http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com, all things grammatical and ungrammatical http://www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog focused on YOUR reviews http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com, a blog focused on editing, formatting and craft http://www.WarPeaceTolerance.blogspot.com War. Peace. Tolerance. And Our Soldiers.
http://www.sizzlingbookfairbooths.blogspot.com, a blog where you can learn to get some mojo behind your own booth by learning from the successes and mistakes of others.
Tweeting at:
www.twitter.com/frugalbookpromo
www.twitter.com/frugalretailing
Visit Carolyn HowardJohnson at:
http://www.authorsden.com/carolynhowardjohnson
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Maida Tilchen's News
I'm very pleased to announce that "Land Beyond Maps has won the Arizona Book Publishing Association Award in the Gay/Lesbian category. It was also a Finalist in the Multicultural category. The website is http://azbookpub.com/onews/aba-2010-winners/
"Land Beyond Maps is a Finalist for two more awards:
- Lambda Literary Foundation "Lammy" in the Lesbian Debut category, which will be announced May 27.
- Golden Crown Literary Society in the "Dramatic General Fiction" category, which will be announced June 5.
Also, with the confidence of all these awards, I am going to try to fulfill a lifelong dream by applying for residencies at the MacDowell and Yaddo colonies. The applications require reference letters from people with high credibility in literature or writing or with generally high professional standing, and who also know me or would be willing to get to know me well enough to attest that I would be "temperamentally suitable" to stay at a writer's residency. If you feel you are appropriate and would be willing to write the reference, or if you can suggest someone, please let me know.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
"Land Beyond Maps is a Finalist for two more awards:
- Lambda Literary Foundation "Lammy" in the Lesbian Debut category, which will be announced May 27.
- Golden Crown Literary Society in the "Dramatic General Fiction" category, which will be announced June 5.
Also, with the confidence of all these awards, I am going to try to fulfill a lifelong dream by applying for residencies at the MacDowell and Yaddo colonies. The applications require reference letters from people with high credibility in literature or writing or with generally high professional standing, and who also know me or would be willing to get to know me well enough to attest that I would be "temperamentally suitable" to stay at a writer's residency. If you feel you are appropriate and would be willing to write the reference, or if you can suggest someone, please let me know.
Connie Gotsch www.conniegotsch.com Host Write On Four Corners KSJE FM, Farmington NM www.ksje.com Author two award winning novels Snap Me a Future and A Mouthful of Shell available www.dlsijpress.com
Always in Print ‘Cuz They’re Print on Demand!
And now out! Belle’s Star,’ a youth novel from Artemesia Press at http://www.apbooks.net and amazon.com, and through your local book store. Winner 2010 Mom’s Choice Award Finalist 2009 New Mexico Book Awards
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