April 9, 2006: Sharing with Writers:
From the Desks
Of Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Authors* Coalition Friends
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Note from Carolyn:

Dear Authors* Coalition Members
and Subscribers:

Ahhh, another conference. And then the
the BIG LA Times/UCLA Festival of Books
on April 29 and 30. Life will be slower
come summer but I do want to report on
the Las Vegas Writers' Conference as
long as it is still conference and
fair season.

It would be interesting to learn how
many of you have attended writers'
conferences. I worry that it is not
enough of you or that some of you have
tried one and figured they were all
alike and not made an effort to do
another one. I give over a good chunk
of one chapter in *The Frugal Book
Promoter* to conferences because they have
immeasurably helped my career and I
believe they will help
yours. Thatin *Frugal* section outlines
why they will make a difference and
how you can utilize them to their fullest.
I am willing to bet that when you read it, y
ou will realize that you could be using
the ones you do attend (or speak at)
to greater effect. (Those of you with
a paperback copy of *Frugal,*
go to page 105.)

The Las Vegas Writers' Conference
(www.LasVegasWritersConference.com),
directed by Gregory Kompes. is in its
fourth year. For a conference so young,
I was amazed at the accomplished speakers
it attracted--like Peter Bowerman, Joyce
Spizer and Randall Pratt. Perhaps it is
the Las Vegas magic. Perhaps it is that
this hard-working crew of workers in the
Henderson Writers' Group are so
dedicated.

I did two seminars. One on avoiding the
unprofessional markers I so often see
in dialogue and one--of course--on
promoting your book. Nagging, really,
that it's never too early or too late! (-:
Many of the seminars will be available
soon on the Las Vegas conferences
Web site.

Here's an example of the unexpected
kind of thing that can happen at
conferences. My husband (Lance G. Johnson, author of *Everything Asians Need to Know About Americans from A to Z* printed in simplified Chinese)
attended a conference led by Kathleen Shaputis from Gorham Printing (www.gorhamprinting.com) . She offered participants little booklets printed by her company. For me it was love at first sight. So much important
information! I contacted her after the
conference and she graciously agreed
to send me enough booklets for my
entire class at UCLA (Sat. Aug 5) --some 30 of them!

I know you, too, will find unexpected
opportunities at your next conference.
Check out both the Erma Bombeck
Writers' Workshop and the Las Vegas
Writers' Conference, both have
supported me and Authors' Coalition.
Each has its own individual personality.
It never hurts to have more than one
friend.

Best,
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
HoJoNews@aol.com
http://www.tlt.com/authors/carolynhowardjohnson.htm
http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com

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Letters to the Editor:

Hello all,

I bought Carolyn's book (over the
summer) and immediately started
preparing for my novel to be picked
up by a publisher. Once I had the
contract in hand, I really started
applying all of the techniques she
suggested. My results are excellent.

1) The publisher is new and within 5
hours of her launching her site I
already had book orders.

2) I was just informed this weekend
that *Greystone* is on her best
sellers list. In just over two weeks, I
have sold over 100 copies!

So, if you promote early, it really does help.
Christina Barber
Author of *Greystone* www.christinabarber.net
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Tip: Would it hurt to be "wel-fed" and from
your writing, too. You have probably heard of
Peter Bowerman but if you don't get his f r ^ ^
newsletter or read his *Well-Fed Writer" books,
you are missing an opportunity to learn
more and maybe earn a living doing what you do
best--write. Go to: http://www.wellfedwriter.com/
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Thank Yous:

To Linda Morelli, author of *Lani's
Challenge,* for including information
on the audio classes I am doing for
Double Dragon Publishing and The Complete
Writer's Journal I am co-
editing in her newsletter. Romance
readers and writers will want to
subscribe to her letter. Go to: http://hometown.aol.com/lbmwriter/Romance
/Newsletter.html
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To UCLA Extension's Writers Exchange for
publishing notices of my activities
regularly. This issue included information
bout our Authors' Coalition participation
in the LA Times Festival of Books(Booth #610).
To receive that newsletter take a Writers'
Program class on campus or online. It's
a wonderful service for their writers.
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Subject Line Story:

Curious About Amazon Connect or
Amazon's Plogs?

Want to learn how they'll look on your
Amazon page if you decide to
participate in this f r * * program?
Want to know why you should never
again use a Table of Contents?
Cut and paste:
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qid=1144554706/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-
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When was the last time you bought a
book from an author you know? *Tracings*
my new chapbook of poetry, (www.finishinglinepress.com), is
available for that honor at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/
1599240173/qid=1141623936/sr=1-1/
ref=sr_1_1/002-4692447-2218401?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 but any
book mentioned in any one of your
Sharing with Writers* newsletters
would also be a nice gesture.
If all of us directed more of our
reading to newer authors who write
in genres we love or genres we need
to stretch into, we would do
ourselves and the publishing
industry a great favor.
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Today's Grammar:

PRONOUNS sent to you
by Shirley Martin

It's important to get your pronouns
right, whether in conversation or in
writing, but especially in writing.
First thing to remember, if a
pronoun is the subject of a sentence,
t's in the nominative case, and
it doesn't matter how many names you
have preceding it.
Example: "John, Mary, and I went
to the movies." Note, I didn't say
"and myself."
Another example:
"Many people attended the meeting,
all the officers and I."

And certainly, you wouldn't begin a sentence with "myself." I saw this
once in a fantasy by a well-known author,
in which there was a sentence
such as this: "Myself and John will take
care of it." No, no, no!

Next thing to remember. If a preposition
acts on a pronoun, the pronoun is
in the objective case.
Example: "The tickets were for her
and me." Not "she and I."
I'm surprised at the number of educated
people who say the latter.
Another correct example: "Between you and me..."
More examples: "We were talking about her."
"The present was for my husband and me."
"I gave the book to her."

If a pronoun is the object of a direct
action, it is also in the objective
case.
Example: "John threw him to the ground."
"I told her to stop talking."
"He took her to the opera."

Pronouns like myself, yourself, themselves,
itself are compound personal pronouns and are
reflexive.
Example: "John helped
himself to a piece of cake."
"You don't need to help me. I can
do it myself."
"Figure out the problem for yourself."

I hope these examples have helped. For
more writing tips, go to my
Web site www.shirleymartin.net .
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Opportunities:
A May Marketing Workshop hosted by
subscriber Janet Elaine Smith at her
chatroom (http://www.janetelainesmith.com/).
Well known for not only getting her
books to sell online and in person,
but in many bookstores nationwide,
she will share the secrets that have
led to her success. It is $20.00 for
4 full sessions. Find information
under her "April Fools" article on
her home page at the above URL.
Janet says she is even using some
of the *branding* concepts I tend
to nag about. (-:
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Promote to a New Audience
with Brandi Young, a programmer, site
designer, and stay-at-home mom,
has come up with an ingenious, F r # # way
for authors to promote their books to a
new audience. First Place Bookcase
(http://www.firstplacebookcase.com/) features a virtual bookcase that will
become even more fun as more
unique titles are added to its shelves.
Visitors browse the bookcase to read
descriptions of various titles with the
option of clicking on a title of interest to
link to an on-line bookstore.

Interested authors are invited to submit
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and click on “Add A Book.” You’ll be
directed to send Brandi an e-mail with
all the required information. She’ll
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your cover. Karen Degroot Carter
(www.PearlStreetPublishing.com)
thinks she did a great job with her
book, *One Sister’s Song,* a lyrical
challenge to common assumptions about
love, race, and respect. She
says, * You plug in all your info, link
to the on-line bookstore(s) that
carry your book, and voilà…you
have an instant new sales outlet.
Brandi also posts updates on
her blog at First Place Bookcase
so authors can track her promotional efforts, which are just getting
underway. In the past two weeks
since her site’s launch, she’s had
more than 1,300 unique visits and a total of 1,500 total visits (a site counter is also featured on the front page for authors’ reference). *
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A Radio Show with a distinctly bookish
flavor! Book Marketing with Fran
airs live on Tuesday, April 11, noon to 1 pm
(MST); 11 am (PST); 1 pm (CST); and
2 pm (EST). During Daylight Savings
Time, the show airs at 11 a.m. in
Arizona, which does not change its
clock. The archives are available 10
minutes after the shows ends.

Easy Steps Tuning Into Fran’s Radio
Program:
1. Go to http://www.achieveradio.com
2. On left side, click “Shows, Hosts
and Schedules” and scroll down to my show.
To talk to Fran and her guest, call toll
free 800-920-3717 (Phoenix area –
623-772-9379). To e-mail, on left side
of main page click “In-Quick Message
or Call-In” (In-Quick only works during
live shows).
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Submissions Welcome: Deborah Granger, publisher at Quiet Time Publishing, is open for submission of nonfiction manuscripts and has just begun to accept fiction as well. Find her at quiettimepublishing.com.
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The New School in New York has a Summer Writers Colony June 5 - 23 with reasonable New York housing also available for out-of-towners. For more info go to www.generalstudies.newschoool.edu/summer.
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Sir Speedy (www.sswhittier.com ) now has digital Web book printing technology and promises " fast turnaround on book orders.* I'm thinking this might be useful for those wanting to print a special run of ARCs to be sent to the major review publishers that require review copies at least 12 weeks ahead of the book's release date. A list of those major and sought-after review journals is in *The Frugal Book Promoter.*
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A Writers* Journal for You:

You May Know Someone Who*s Quoted.
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Please pass this letter on to others.
Unlike many others, I do not mind if
you use only portions of it as long as
you credit the writers and include
this subscribe information.
*To subscribe to *Sharing with Writers*
send an e-mail to HoJoNews@aol.com
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Kathe*s Korner:

Of course, you’ve heard of blogs!
Everyone’s blogging, and it can be a
hot way to keep readers coming back
to your site. Use a blog directory
that already has a lot of traffic.
Do a Google search for “Blog Directories”
to find them. There are also rules
for good blogging. Here is a good article
with some simple rules for successful blogging: http://www.7nights.com/asterisk/archive/
2004/08/successful-blog
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Kathe Gogolewski
http://www.tri-studio.com/
Read my blog: http://www.anndurand.blogsforauthors.com/summary.php
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Carolyn*s Appearances:

Order CD*s of Dayton University*s Erma
Bombeck Writers* Workshop presentations,
including mine on Savvy Promotion--It*s Never
Too Late to Hone Your Promotion Skills. What
a way to benefit from a conference without
actually being there! You can purchase an MP3
CD-ROM with 20 of the workshop sessions for
$99 at http://www.fltwood.com/onsite/
bombeck/2006-03-23
Recordings of individual seminars are
$15 and there's a list of the sessions
onsite: http://www.fltwood.com/onsite
/bombeck/2006-03-23
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PENUSA has asked me to teach a class for the Emerging Voices Program they sponsor for writers in underserved Los Angeles area communities in May. If you are interested in joining PEN or contributing to this program, contact Carolyn at HoJoNews@aol.com for a referral or go to www.penusa.com
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Los Angeles Times/UCLA Festival of Books i
s April 29 and 30th. If you are in the
area visit Authors* Coalition authors,
enter our drawing, snag yourself a goody bag
and peruse the books displayed there.
We are in a prime spot at Booth #610 at
this fr^e fair. Learn more about what
our booth authors are doing at http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com.
The fair*s official site is: http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/
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UCLA Class: Carolyn is teaching a one-day
class at UCLA on Saturday, August 5th
(summer quarter). Circle it on your calendar!
Enroll to learn all you need to know about
preparing a professional manuscript for
submission to agents, publishers or to
ready it for alternative presses. To
enroll or to received a free copy of
the program*s *Writers* Program Quarterly,*
contact Marcus Hennessey at
writers@uclaextension.edu or (310) 825-9415.
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Audio Classes: Authors* Coalition
members, Allyn Evans, Joyce Faulkner,
Kathe Gogolewski, Marilyn Peake and I,
have produced audio classes covering
subjects like writing skills,
book promotion, and technology for
writers. Access new audio classes
regularly in MP3 or CDRom at
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/audio.asp.
Learn more about the instructors
and find a list of the coming classes
at our Authors* Coalition site at:
http://tri-studio.com/AUDIOCLASSESALL.html

To get a fr ^ ^ sample class called
*Radio: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Promoting
Easy and Cheap!* go to the Double Dragon
Publishing (DDP) Website:
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com/
imprintlist.asp?imprint=PODRADIO

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Reciprocal Links: Many subscribers are
in a position to cross-promote. Let me
know if you would like to trade some
recommendation or promotion for a
permanent spot (or as my list grows,
semi-permanent) spot in this newsletter. I
use only links that benefit writers
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TIP: If you aren't familiar with
what Book Expo America can do for you,
check it out at their site (www.bookexpoamerica.com ) . T
his year it will be in Washington
D.C. May 19-21.
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Subscriber News:

Laura sends this invitation to you
all to visit her new Web site:
*...just wanted to let you know
that I now have a Web site! Woo-hoo!
Thanks for the encouragement
to get it up and running. It is a
simple site with just the facts
about my service. Nothing fancy. http://www.pencilsproofreading.com/
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Betty Dobson, http://inkspotter.com,
contracted to co-edit the novel
*Seaquake* for Capt. David Williams
and the Deaf Whale Society
http://www.deafwhale.com
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Star Publish has acquired Jada Press.
The name of the company has been changed
from Star Publish to JadaStar
(http://starpublish.com ).
Margie K. Tovrea, the Owner and Director
of Operations at JadaStar, is an
award-winning, multi-published author
writing under the pen name of
Kristie Leigh Maguire. Glenda Ivey,
former owner of Jada Press, is also an
award-winning, multi-published author.
She is the owner of Jada Promotion (http://www.jadapromotion.com )
and will be the new Publishing
Consultant for JadaStar.

Several *Sharing with Writers* subscribers are published by this publisher.
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Gordon Kirkland, Canadian author,
syndicated columnist and entertainer,
was a finalist for the 2006 Stephen
Leacock Award for Humor for his
third book *When My Mind Wanders
It Brings Back Souvenirs*
(AuthorHouse, 2005).

This is the third time he has been
named a finalist for the award. His
first book *Justice Is Blind – And
Her Dog Just Peed In My Cornflakes*
(Harbour Publishing, 1999) and his
second, *Never Stand Behind
A Loaded Horse* (Thistledown Press, 2004)
both received the Leacock Award of Merit.
Learn more at
Gordonkirkland@gordonkirkland.com .
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Joyce Faulkner was named Author of the Month
at MyShelf, a Web site that
features reviews (are you all listening?)
I do a semi-monthly column for them called
*Back to Literature.* Check it out
and use the MyShelf guest book to
congratulate Joyce. Here's the URL:
http://myshelf.com/aom/06/faulkner.htm
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Betty Dobson, http://inkspotter.com/,
got double good news on the same
day. She was nominated for a local
award by the Mayor of Halifax Regional
Municipality and will attend a nominees'
reception in April and receive a plaque
from the Mayor.

On the same day, PoetWorks Press
announced the release of *Passing,*
an anthology of poems which includes
one of hers written to commemorate
the 15th anniversary of her
grandfather's death.
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The Book Publicists of Southern
California are celebrating their
30th Anniversary. Learn more about
this fun and useful organization--
home of the annual Irwin Awards--at www.bookpublicists.org.

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Follow my blog on Authors* Coalition*s
UCLA Festival of Books booth plans and
learn how to make any book fair successful
using value-added promotions. http://redenginepress.com/chjohnson.
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Reciprocal Links:

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Tip: Dave Lieber often flies with a
poster of his book cover and has the
right idea about promotion: He says,
*I took my book cover on a flight to
San Angelo, TX to give a talk yesterday.
The airline attendant wanted to know
about it. After 20 minutes of questions,
I promised to send him a free copy.
Meanwhile the whole flight was only
40 minutes long so I lost 50 percent
of reading time to give away a free book.
but, hey, it's Karma. Carrying a
poster around a busy airport isn't a
bad idea, either! Visit Dave's Web site at http://www.yankeecowboy.com/.


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Feature:

AMAZON SHORTS—AND GOOGLE VIDEO
By Chris Meeks

Editors's Note: Chris graciously
consented to tell you about
his experience using Amazon Shorts
which I told you about recently:

If you have a book selling on
Amazon.com, here’s another way to get
more interest there: Amazon Shorts.
Amazon Shorts is a program where
Amazon sells selected short stories, articles, and essays for a mere 49
cents. If you're the author, you get half
of that. The idea is that readers can buy
smaller works from their favorite
authors or discover new authors for little
risk. Each short is linked to the author's
books, and the books to the short. One
hopes to sell more books this way
because Amazon links each short to
your book, and vice versa.


Each short must be unpublished, and
you have to let Amazon have exclusive
right to show and sell your story for at
least six months. Once you’re
accepted into the program (there’s a board that reads your submissions), you
have to sign a contract agreeing to the
above, and there are a lot of other forms
to fill out.

Amazon accepted one of my short
stories, "The Sun is a Billiard Ball." My
story came from a combination of
events, including my own medical
emergency and those of a few friends.
We're here on but a whim. Sometimes
the luck of our lives work in our favor,
sometimes not, and I wanted to explore
that, using two perspectives, one male,
one female. I also perceived, as does
the movie “Crash,” that there is a
certain amount of what seems to be
fate or coincidence in our lives. The
sum of this is left to the reader.
Anyway, if you want to read it, go to:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F5GCYS/
ref=pd_ecc_rvi_3/002-1799699-7764839?%5
Fencoding=UTF8
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Read reviews about Chis's prize-winning book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1411647610/sr=8-1/qid=1143755039/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-1799699-7764839?%5Fencoding=UTF8

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Discover a true-life philosophy about making marriages last a lifetime in Choose Love For Life, by Joe and Edwina Roady (http://www.chooseloveforlife.com/.)
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The AA Independent Press Guide is a f * * *, database which details over 2,000 literary and genre magazines and publishers. Find it on the website of writer and artist, Dee Rimbaud, at http://www.thunderburst.co.uk/
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The Complete Writer offers advice on writing, editing, proofreading, publishing and design. Published by Red Engine Press, a traditional press. http://www.redenginepress.com/

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Sharing:

Poems about Books and Writing

Paper Wings
by Betty Dobson

I grew up with a love of words,
Reading all my mind could hold:
A traveler to far flung lands,
Soaring on paper wings.

Reading all my mind could hold,
I felt the words push out again,
Soaring on paper wings
Over worlds of my design.

I felt the words push out again,
Alive and ripe for sharing
Over worlds of my design,
Mapped without border lines.

Alive and ripe for sharing,
A traveler to far flung lands,
Mapped without border lines -
I grew up with a love of words.
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NOTE: This poem was previously
published in Sol Magazine (January 2003).
Betty is the editor of Inkspotter. Learn
more at inkspotter.com

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