"I'm so looking forward [to the arrival of
A
Retailer's Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions] and
know that it will be as helpful as the books I already
have from you. They are full of sticky notes and
dog-eared like crazy."
~MaAnna Stephenson, author of BlogAid's
series of books
"I don’t know why I bothered to move Carolyn
Howard-Johnson’s, The Frugal Editor from
it’s place beside my computer to an out of reach
spot. This will be the third time I retrieved it
and consulted it’s many valuable pages. I dare
say, it will be the last time I have to reach
more than twelve inches for it. Without this
book, my novels, would not have stood a chance
in hades of being published. So…The Frugal
Editor, once and for all will be stationed
very close to my work in progress, which to this
date is the third book in the Willow Walk
series. Thanks Carolyn, for enriching my
writing."
~ S.K. Hamilton, author of
The
Kahills of Willow Walk
and
For the Love of Willow Walk
Excerpts and Help: Or Peeks at The Frugal Editor
Join Editor Yvonne Perry and I on her
Writers in the Sky podcast, "Welcome to Conversations
with Editors." You'll find other podcast
collaborations and interviews with Yvonne and me on her
blog, too. It includes information on when to dash,
when not to dash.
Why You Need The Frugal Editor
Editing a Query Letter is
Your First Marketing Offense!
What People
Are Saying about The Frugal Editor -- Unsolicited
"Carolyn, I can't put the book down. It's not a
one time read. It will take several times for it
to sink in. Also I want to go to all the URLs'
you mention. I feel like I'm back in school and
I love it. "
~Sylvia
K. Hamilton, author The Kahills of Willow
Walk
"What
a beautiful job . . . outstanding. "You
wrote this book, as you always do, in
layman’s language. Since you’re speaking in
my everyday vernacular, if I read your book,
I won’t have any excuse for writing badly,
will I? No more dangling whatevers, no more
ineffective passives. You can make me the
best-read writer in town."
~
Peggi
Ridgway, Wordpix for Websites, Books, Flower
Market Projects & More
An unsolicited endorsement:
I have both
The Frugal Editor and The
Frugal Book Promoter, but I'm in
edit mode on two books right now so I keep
finding myself thinking the same thing over
and over again: Thank Goodness for Carolyn
Howard-Johnson's book The Frugal Editor.
She is a cofounder (along with Elizabeth Evans, and past facilitator of the Chevy Chase Critique Group
(associated with the Glendale Public Library system), She also consults
and edits privately.
Carolyn was awarded Woman of the Year in Arts
and Entertainment by members of the California Legislature; her home town's
Character and Ethics Commission honored for her work on promoting
tolerance and the Pasadena Weeklynamed her to their list of "San
Gabriel Valley women who make life happen" for literary activism.
Carolyn has had
writing/editing experience at the Salt Lake Tribune, Good
Housekeeping Magazine, and several online sites. She edits a
the Sharing with Writers
newsletter as well as
several blogs including one the The
Frugal, Smart, and Tuned-In Editor.
Carolyn has also judged national newsletter contests including one for
the American Business Women's Association.
Carolyn is the author of
The Frugal Editor: Put Your
Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success;
it is the winner of a USA Book News award, the Readers Views Literary
award and Carolyn's campaign for it won the New Millennium Award for
Marketing. Cheryl Wright of Writer2Writer.com
says, "The
Frugal Editor will become a well-used reference for writers around the
world."
Carolyn has edited
books of poetry and fiction but is wise enough (through hard-earned
experience) not to try to edit her own books
Formal education includes a BA in English
Literature from the University of Southern California (USC), a
certificate of completion for instructors at UCLA, and courses at
these universities in writing and editing:
§University of Utah
§Utah State University
§UCLA
§Herzen University, St.
Petersburg, RU
§Charles University, Prague,
Czech Republic
§Cambridge University,
Trinity College, Cambridge, UK
§Glendale Community College
Contents
For
The
Frugal Editor
In addition
to the chapters and appendixes listed below,
The Frugal Editor
includes many useful sidebars which are
indexed in the book itself.
Endorsement
for Carolyn's Newsletter
An extension of what authors need to know after the editing is
done
"Sharing
with Writers is
a marvelous, information-packed newsletter that has helped
me tremendously in my writing career. Carolyn
Howard-Johnson packs each issue with helpful promotion tips
and links to various sites that keep me up-to-date on the
publishing world and how to best promote my books. She has
wonderful tips and information for aspiring authors as
well. Please consider her site and newsletters for your
award."
~
Linda Morelli,
author of the
award-winning author
Fiery
Surrender, Shadow of Doubt
and Lani's
Challenge.
She contributed to “The Complete Writer’s
Journal” from
Red Engine Press.
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"Subscribe" in the subject line to
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All written with the welfare of
authors in mind
Audios
I coproduced to share the ins 'n' outs of writing, book promotion
and marketing on the net.
Article on one of rarely
addressed aspects of getting an agent.
Carolyn Is
A UCLA
Extension Writers' Program Instructor
Learn about my editing classes and
others athttp://www.uclaextension.edu/writers. You'll
find a class that covers any aspect of the publishing world you need
to advance your writing career there.. I'm proud to occasionally teach a
one- or two day (frugal!) seminar there, too.
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"I have been a professional writer 40 years, and am also a
tenured full professor of journalism. Carolyn's Sharing with
Writers newsletter is most useful for me--and for my
students. I emphasize to them that while research is 90% of
writing, and the actual writing is about 10%, there's another
100% out there called promotion. Carolyn shows numerous ways to
get the message to the mass media."
~Walter Brasch, author
and educator
Sharing with Writers
All things publishing with
an emphasis on book
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The New Book Review
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mileage out of
a great review.
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.
Endorsements
Endorsements
for The Frugal Enditor
"Nothing demonstrates
professionalism like a well-edited submission. Follow Carolyn
Howard-Johnson's clear, step-by-step self-editing approach forPutting Your Best Book Forwardand you'll submit like a pro." ~
Gregory A. Kompes, conference
coordinator, Las Vegas Writer's Conference
“Good
editing is like honest business accounting: If you don’t
have it, you end up with a mess.
The Frugal Editor
is a must for the novice writer who needs to make that ideal
first impression and the writer with a tenth book hitting
the shelves who has become complacent about his brilliant
prose.” ~ Kristin Johnson, author and
writing consultant
"Carolyn Howard-Johnson has done it again! Whether you're writing your
first book or tenth, The Frugal Editor, Put Your Best Book
Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success is a must-read." ~ Tim Bete, director, Erma Bombeck
Writers' Workshop
"Congratulations on the release of The Frugal
Editor. . . .Keep up the good work. You're an inspiration to many." ~
Kim
Wilson, editor Write From Home
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 Grenier, Founder and
Editor-in-Chief Stories for Children Magazine
The Frugal Editor is
about more than manuscripts; it's about branding -- how you appear to
the likes of agents, contest judges, etc. -- from your first
query letter to the final manuscript.
Wow-WomenOnWriting.com lets me share ideas from The Frugal Editor.
~Anonymous
"I am a writer, and definitely NOT an editor, but I believe
that with this book as a guide, my books have great
advantage over the other books that hit the shelves. After
EDITING properly and then PROMOTING properly with the help
of your book series, I truly believe that any book can
increase their profits by 100%!!! By reading this as an
author, I feel like my books are definitely better presented
as a COMPLETE package!!! ~ Epstein LaRue,
RN, BS, author of Highway Hypodermics
By
creating a guide designed specifically to get writers past
gatekeepers, Carolyn Howard-Johnson has created something of
unmatched value: usage advice that cuts through the
contentious world of grammar to offer real help. Writers
polishing their manuscripts and query letters will find
Howard-Johnson’s guide more useful than Strunk and
White." ~June Casagrande, author of
Grammar Snobs Are
Great Big Meanies(Penguin).
The Frugal Editor
includes a chapter gleaned from her interviews with dozens of top US
literary agents. Learn how to avoid their pet peeves!
While
You're Browsing...
...find at least one promotion, writing
or tech tip on every page on this site. Sometimes you'll find two or
three! Happybrowsing and collecting!
Best Bet
for Travel
The Frugal Editor Is Available
as a Kindle Book:
Editing
Tip
Just
because a commercial entity capitalizes one of their pet
projects, you don't have to--not if it's a generic term.
They say "Southern Fried Chicken." You say "southern
fried chicken."
Germans capitalize their common nouns--English doesn't.
Find a tip on writing o
promotion on every page of this Web site.
Best Book Award for The Frugal Book Promoter (2004) and The Frugal Editor (2008).
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.
nd more than a dozen other awards for Carolyn's novel, short story collection and poetry.
See the awards page on this site.
