Carolyn's Amazing
Collection of
Writers' Resources
Writing
Help, Publishing and Promotion
Services,
and Organizations
"The only
thing that you should add to your description on the
back cover [of the second edition of The Frugal Book
Promoter] is something like 'Don't wait until after
your book is published to read The Frugal Book
Promoter, successful book promotion starts before
you've finished writing your book. Carolyn tells you how
to . . . . Things are working out for me now--but
I could have saved myself HUNDREDS of dollars if I had
read this book BEFORE I sent the final manuscript to the
publisher."
~ Robert W. Schaefer, author The Insurgencyin Chchnya
and the North Caucaus, From Gazavat to Jihad
Here you'll find one of the
most comprehensive collections of
all the resources a writer needs to stay inspired and be
successful.
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Carolyn's
Writer
Services
Find a list of services here:
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Carolyn's
Services |
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Consulting
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Carolyn is the author of multi award-winning
HowToDoItFrugally Series of books--one for
writers, the other for retailers. She won Book
Publicists of Southern California's prestigious
Irwin award and the New Millennium Award for her
books' publicity campaigns and she is an
instructor for UCLA Extension Writer's Program
in marketing and book promotion. Let her help
you boost your writing, publishing, and
promotion skills. |
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Editing
- Let the woman who wrote the book on the topic
help you put your best book forward. |
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Carolyn's
Seminars, Workshops, Events and Classes |
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Events and
Teaching
- see Carolyn live at one of her many events. |
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Join Carolyn in Rome
For the Intimate Conference
of a Lifetime! |
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Roman Retreat for
Writers
- Join UCLA Writers' Program instructors, Eve
LaSalle Caram and Carolyn Howard-Johnson, for
this unique writers' retreat in Rome, Italy.
Coming October 2010! |
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Carolyn's List of Books
for Writers |
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Books for Writers -
Carolyn's personal
list of self-help books for writers--one of the
most frugal ways to learn what you need to know
about writing, promotion and publishing. |
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For information on
other
Writer Services
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Editing -
editors and editing services |
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Publishers -
including
print and e-book |
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Agents -
helping you get your book into
the right hands |
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Book Publicists
- spreadsheets of publicists,
with contacts, from Carolyn and friends. |
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Digital
Printers - print-on-demand
services and self-publishing |
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Book
Reviewers - professional
reviewers, major review journals, and
review-friendly blogs |
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General
Writers' Services - a splash
of services for writers |
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Legal
Help - author-oriented legal
advice |
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Event
Planning - when you need
to plan an online book launch, a blog tour
or ? Send me suggestions for other
event-planning services.
E-mail. |
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Illustrators, Graphic and Book Cover
Designers -
making books
more beautiful |
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Newsletters
- that help you
write, tech, or promote better. |
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Sites and Blogs -
that serve, educate and
publish |
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Books
for Writers - inspiration and
references for writers |
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Writers'
Conferences - conferences
often offer access to writers services like
agents, publicists, and editing.
Occasionally they even offer onsite
bookstores full of titles useful to writers. |
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Writer-Related Organizations -
Join,
network, utilize benefits of organizations
that can make a difference in your career. |
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Free Content -
Find articles
and reviews to use on your blog, journal, or
whatever. This page also is also good
reading for authors who want to know more
about a variety of subjects associated with
the world of publishing. |
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Write Better
Here you'll find a listing of writing aids.
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Promotion
Here you'll find a listing of promotion resources.
For media
release templates read
The Frugal
Book Promoter
or just about any of Carolyn's other how-to books
or go to her media
release page on this site and model yours after
one of hers.
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"Careers that are not fed die as readily
as any living organism given no sustenance."
~
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Studio photography by
Uriah Carr
Logo by
Lloyd King
All Carolyn's Frugal Books Are
Available on Kindle as well as paperback:
To
subscribe to Carolyn's FREE online newsletter send an
e-mail.
Learn more about Carolyn's
newsletter and blog.
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Carolyn's Blogs |
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Sharing with Writers
All things publishing with
an emphasis on book
promotion. Named to
Writer's Digest
101 Best Website list.
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The New Book Review
Great way for readers, authors, reviewers and publicists to get more
mileage out of
a great review.
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The Frugal Editor Blog
This is the Frugal, Smart
and Tuned-In Editor blog.
Covers editing, grammar, formatting and more.
Get the answers you need.
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Tips |
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Tip
Let Carolyn tell you about
her process in writing and promoting her
award-winning novel This Is The Place in
a clip
from MaAnna Stephenson's
MaAnna Stephenson's podcast series
while you browse these Resource for Writers
pages.
It
takes only five minutes!
Tip
Muse
Online Writers' Conference
- Join Lea Schizas and Carolyn Howard-Johnson
for the annual Muse Online Writers Conference in
October of 2010. The conference offers new and
seasoned writers over 100 FREE workshops.
Find tips on writing, promotion or
tech on every page of this Web site.
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Carolyn's Awards |
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Awards for Carolyn's Books, Blogs and More The New Book Review
Named to
Online Universities'
101 Book Blogs
You Need to Read
Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites
for Sharing with Writers blog.
Best Book Award for The Frugal Book Promoter (2004) and The Frugal Editor (2008)
and the Second Edition of The Frugal Book Promoter
(2011).
Reader Views Literary Award for The Frugal Editor
New Generation Award for Marketing and Finalist for The Frugal Editor
Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin Award
Military Writers Award of Excellence for
Tracings, A Chapbook of Poetry.
A Retailer's Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotion wins author Military
Writers Society of America's Author of the Month award for March, 2010
Gold Medal
Award from Military Writers Society of America, 2010.
MWSA also gave a nod to
She
Wore Emerald Then,
a chapbook of poetry honoring mothers.
The Frugal
Editor
Named #! on Top Ten
Editing Books list.
The Oxford Award
recognizes
the
alumna who exemplifies the Delta Gamma precept of
service to her community and who, through the years,
devotes her talents to improve the quality of life
around her.
And more than a dozen other awards for Carolyn's novel, short story collection and poetry.
See the awards page on this site.
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Free
Content |
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Carolyn's
Reviews for Riters
(tm)--include reviews
of her recommended books for authors. These reviews
are available for reprint at no cost. See a
partial list of all the articles at the
free content page of
this site. For more information
e-mail Carolyn. |
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Site
Sponsor |
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Republished as an
e-book from the Writer's Digest original...
"Memoirs
of the Soul will be forever on my
recommended lists for memoirists who have trouble
getting to the core of their stories and for more
advanced writers who simply need to be inspired."
~Carolyn
Howard-Johnson |
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Selling Books Tip |
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Authors are often surprised
to find that they are also retailers: They are selling a
product. They're also often surprised that some of their
most fruitful partners for book sales are retailers. My
series of books for
retailers will help them understand retail marketing better
and this
blog post from master marketer Dana Lynn Smith will be
useful, too.
Find tips on writing, promotion or
tech on every page of this Web site.
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Site
Sponsor |
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MaAnna
Stephenson offers training, design, and site
consultation for non-geeks. She specializes in helping
artistic, creative, and intuitive folks with WordPress, Blogger, and RSS feeds. Yep, books, too!
http://www.blogaid.net.
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Writing Tip |
Passive
construction has gotten a bad wrap. We obviously have it in
the English language because it serves a purpose. There are
times when passive can work for an author. An example of
that is in an excerpt of This Is the Place where I wanted to
slow down the prose, wanted to make readers feel as if they
were stepping back to the 50 and even farther, to the 1800s.
Find an example of how I used it in an
except from that
novel. Learn about other ways writers can use it
to their advantage in my
The Frugal Editor.
Find at least one tip on writing,
promotion or tech on every page of this Web site.
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Promotion Tip |
I love the
iFOGO group for lots of reasons, not least of which is
promotion opportunities! And it's a good place to buy books
and get rewards for doing it! Just click on the link below:
Buy a book,
Get Reward
Find at least one tip on writing,
promotion or tech on every page of this Web site.
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