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	The Frugal Editor: Put your best book forward to avoid humiliation and ensure success (How to Do It Frugally) October 1, 2007; 208 pages "To the rescue comes acclaimed author Carolyn Howard-Johnson with The Frugal Editor, the latest in her How to Do It Frugally series. This little gem is a must-have for any writer, published or not, bestselling or unknown." ~Christy Tillery French -- Midwest Review Read more
	Tracings 2005; 27 pages A book of poems. Read more
	The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't July 16, 2004; 288 pages ...a very practical and easy to use guide which every new author should have. -- Magdalena Ball for THE COMPULSIVE READER Read more
	Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered September 9, 2002; 141 pages "A skilled word painter, the author does a fine job of recording her family's stories..." -- From Word on Romance, Reviewer Lina Mae Baldwin Read more
	This Is The Place May 4, 2001; 217 pages Skylar Eccles is growing up in Utah as the child of a mixed marriage between a Mormon father and a Protestant... Read more

Carolyn Howard-Johnson's first novel, This Is the Place, won eight awards. Her book of creative nonfiction, Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered, won three. An instructor for UCLA Extension's world-renown Writers' Program, her book The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't was named USA Book News' “Best Professional Book 2004,” and was given the Irwin Award. Her second book in the How To Do It Frugally series is The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success. Her chapbook of poetry Tracings, was named to the Compulsive Reader's Ten Best Reads list and was given the Military Writers' Society of America's Silver Award of Excellence. She is the recipient of the California Legislature's Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award, and her community's Character and Ethics Committee awarded her work promoting tolerance with her writing. She was also named to Pasadena Weekly's list of 14 “San Gabriel Valley women who make life happen.” Her website is www.HowToDoItFrugally.com.

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15 Reviews 5 star:  (13) 4 star:  (1) 3 star:    (0) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:  (1)           Average Customer Review 4.7 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: 4.0 out of 5 stars Carolyn Howard-Johnson...Impressive as always, January 24, 2008 By  Shannon L. Yarbrough "Shannon L. Yarbrough" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)       Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) What I like best about Carolyn Howard-Johnson is how approachable she is. Although I've never met her, every word of hers that I've read makes me trust her. She's simple and to the point, often humorous, and completely trustworthy. She knows good advice, and she knows the market. There are tons of books on proposal writing out there, but why waste big bucks. For just 49 cents, here's a great start. Subscribe to her Amazon blog for more free advice! You will be impressed. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews   Was this review helpful to you?   Report this | Permalink Comment Comment   4 of 4 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Getting past the Gatekeepers, November 10, 2007 By  Kathe Gogolewski "Author of fiction for child... (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Like it or not, writing a book proposal is as important to a writer as writing the next book...because the next book can be long in coming if the first one never finds a publishing house! In this concise yet informative instruction manual on how to write a book proposal, author Carolyn Howard-Johnson offers list of golden-nugget-TO-DOs and smart ideas which can help guide writers past the GateKeepers in this business. These guards are constantly on the look-out for entertaining, professional and out-of-the-box book proposals, and Howard-Johnson, a promotional expert, offers information that every writer new to the business of promotion needs in his or her toolbox. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews   Was this review helpful to you?   Report this | Permalink Comment Comment   8 of 10 people found the following review helpful: 1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Disappointing, May 6, 2008 By  Alan B. - See all my reviews I'm VERY surprised that there were 12 reviews raving about this text. I find it hard to believe that they were all objective reviews by people unknown to the author (although I recognize that's certainly possible). I normally would not even take the time to write a review if I did not think that, in this case, it's warranted. First of all, the supplementary pages should not have been counted in giving the text length. I thought I was getting 18 pages on how to write a book proposal, so I find that misleading. Secondly, the fact that there are typos does not reflect well on a text that is supposed to be giving me professional advice on writing. The word "concise" is used to describe it, but I felt that it had been "dashed off." Thirdly, I felt that, more than anything, it is intended as a self-promotion tool for the author. (There's nothing wrong with that per se; I just don't like paying for it -- even at $0.49!) I did not learn anything that I had not already learned for free from other sources on the Internet. This text was very disappointing, and I think the hype surrounding it really needs a reality check. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews   Was this review helpful to you?   Report this | Permalink Comment Comment Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 15 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value This booklet is aimed at non-fiction book proposals, but I applied it to an online book proposal for a novel, Complicit Simplicity. Read more Published 10 months ago by Allan Wallace 5.0 out of 5 stars The Great First Impression Skepticism... Must admit that I was a bit skeptical when I read the title The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know About Selling Your Book in Twenty Minutes or... Read more Published 18 months ago by John Williamson 5.0 out of 5 stars The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know About Selling Your Book in Twenty Minutes or Less I've always thought that fiction writers don't need to write book proposals, but according to Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of The Frugal Book Promoter and The Frugal Editor -... Read more Published on February 4, 2008 by Frances Lynn 5.0 out of 5 stars The Queen of Tips Turns to Book Proposals Carolyn Howard-Johnson has made a career of taking complex topics, boiling them down to their essence,and providing the core information to recalcitrant writers like me. Read more Published on February 2, 2008 by Joyce Faulkner 5.0 out of 5 stars The Great First Impression Book Proposal Writing a good book proposal is crucial. You can sit down and write the most well written, thought provoking book ever conceived. Read more Published on January 31, 2008 by Tami Brady 5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide to writing a book proposal As writers, many of us have been faced with the prospect of writing a book proposal. To some of us this is a stressful chore. Read more Published on January 24, 2008 by Judith W. Colombo 5.0 out of 5 stars Do you have a book you must write? Do you want to write a nonfiction book and be paid for it? The process of hooking an agent and/or publisher is clear: write an engaging book proposal. Read more Published on January 22, 2008 by Christopher Meeks 5.0 out of 5 stars It's not the writing of the book I hate... that part's fun. As an author, freelance writer and poet, no matter how many times you write and rewrite a piece, there's a lot of pride and enjoyment that goes into birthing... Read more Published on January 21, 2008 by May L. Lattanzio 5.0 out of 5 stars Every Aspiring Author Needs to Read This! Once again, Carolyn Howard Johnson has put into the marketplace quality advice on how to be successful in the world of writing. Read more Published on January 7, 2008 by Marvin D. Wilson 5.0 out of 5 stars Best Proposal Advice I Could Find Anywhere I just received the wonderful The Great First Impression Book Proposal from Amazon. My husband was amazed at all the info crammed into this short when I showed it to him. Read more Published on December 31, 2007 by Myrna Lou Goldbaum Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 15 customer reviews...