For only a few cents a day The Frugal Book Promoter assures your book the best possible start in life. Full of nitty-gritty how-tos for getting nearly-free publicity, Carolyn Howard-Johnson, an instructor for UCLA’s Writers’ Program and former publicist and journalist, shares her professional experience as well as practical tips gleaned from the successes of her own book campaigns. She tells authors how to do what their publishers can’t or won’t and why authors can often do their own promotion better than a PR professional. The first edition is a multi-award winner and this one is updated and expanded by more than 100 pages.
A recommendation from BarnesandNobel.com:
“Packed With Wonderful Information! For anyone who has written a book of any kind – this is a must-have, and must-keep guide! Every chapter is filled with insights and how-tos and a whole bunch of where to finds!” – Feather Schwartz Foster, an author, September 9, 2004,
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Other Books in the Multi Award-Winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of Books
The Frugal Editor:
Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success
Awards: Winner USA Book News, Reader Views Literary Award, New Generation Marketing Award
To order paperback: http://www.budurl.com/TheFrugalEditor
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There are gremlins out there determined to keep your work from being published, your book from being promoted. Resolved to embarrass you before the gatekeepers who can turn the key of success for you—they lurk in your subconscious and the depths of your computer programs. Whether you are a new or experienced author, The Frugal Editor will help you present whistle-clean copy (from a one-page cover letter to your entire manuscript) to those who have the power to say “yea” or “nay.”
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Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers:
The Ultimate Frugal Booklet for Avoiding Word Trippers and Crafting Gatekeeper-Perfect Copy
To order paperback: http://budurl.com/WordTrippersPB
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June Casagrande, author of Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies (Penguin) and syndicated grammar columnist guru, says, “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.”
This little booklet is carry-with-you protection against grammar gremlins and at the frugal price of $6.95.
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The Great First Impression Book Proposal:
Everything You Need To Know To Sell Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less
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To order e-book: http://createspace.com/3468136
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The perfect learning experience for those who want to wow an editor in no time flat with only $6.95 out-of-pocket and 20 minutes out of a busy schedule.
This booklet is the result of author Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s extensive work with clients who hate writing book proposals and hate learning how to write them even more. She found herself coaching them through the process rather than doing it for them, for who could possibly recreate the passion an author feels for his or her own book better than the author? In doing so, she found she had written a booklet—not a tome—that took her clients only about twenty minutes to absorb. Voila! The Great First Impression Book Proposal was born.
It was published by the Amazon Short program but when that program was discontinued, Howard-Johnson updated it and published it as both a paperback and an e-booklet.
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Unsolicited Endorsements for The Great First Impression Book Proposal
“I just finished reading your Amazon Shorts, The Great First Impression Book Proposal. I like your style and encouragement. I was a bit intimidated about finishing my book proposal. I was thinking it had to be stiff and boring. I even have dialogue in it. I thought I’d have to cut it out. Now, I’ll probably leave it in.”
~Wanza Leftwich, author, blogger, thegospelwriter.blogspot.com
“I love [Great First Impression Book Proposal]! My husband was amazed at all the info crammed into this short. You could have charged a lot more. I just re-vamped my proposal to follow the guidelines in it for my latest book.”
~ Myrna Lou, Palmist/Psychic/Author
“Marketing is never easy… Well, it might be if you follow the easy steps Carolyn Howard-Johnson offers up in The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need to Know About Selling Your Book in Twenty Minutes or Less. Howard-Johnson’s [advice is] superior. It’s easy to understand, easy to implement, and even easier to read. (She means it when she says 20 minutes or less). She gives us even more: a list of other resources on book proposals. I will recommend this book to all of our authors and potential authors at LadybugPress.”
~ Georgia Jones, Editor in Chief, LadybugPress/NewVoices, Inc.
