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The Frugal Editor: Do-it-Yourself Editing Secrets From your query letter to final manuscript to the marketing of your new bestseller Whether you are a new or experienced author, The Frugal Editor helps you present whistle-clean copy from a one-page cover letter to your entire manuscript that will convince those with the power to say ""yea"" or ""nay"" to your precious book. The third edition of The Frugal Editor, is the winningest book in Carolyn's multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of Books for writers with accolades from Reader Views Literary Award, Dan Poynter's Global Ebook Award, the coveted Irwin Award, and many others. This fully updated edition includes the new help you need from managing gender pronouns to maximizing the usefulness of front and back matter. Altogether, The Frugal Editor now provides 50% more information designed for the success of your title. ""Writers and editors have a true friend in Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Her word smarts, her publishing savvy, and her sincere commitment to authors and editors make The Frugal Editor a must-have resource."" -- June Casagrande, author of The Best Punctuation Book, Period and Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies (Penguin) and syndicated grammar columnist ""Previous editions of The Frugal Editor were excellent. Nothing could be better... except this book which has an additional 50% new content. The publishing world changes quickly, and this text allows writers to keep up with the ever changing world of editors, publicists, finicky agents, trends, cultural expectations, queries, and media kits... exploding grammar myths, and possible scams. Save yourself time and money by learning from the best, Howard-Johnson. -- Carolyn Wilhelm, BA, MA, MS and author of environmental content ""Imagine a very wise aunt with a great sense of humor who will get you laughing at the most serious topics. Then make her an expert in all aspects of writing. That's Carolyn Howard-Johnson. I've had the pleasure and honor of editing several of her ""Frugal"" books for the publisher, although only the 3rd edition of this one. Despite my own experience as an editor, I learned a great deal from this book. So will you, regardless of your level of knowledge. Mind you, this is not a book to read and forget, but a how-to manual that needs you to take careful notes, to read again and again, and to have handy as a reference."" -- Bob Rich, Phd, author of From Depression to Contentment Learn more at www.HowToDoItFrugally.com From Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson is a godsend for writers everywhere. Her new book The Frugal Editor, is part reference guide, part do-it-yourself editing manual, part masterclass on the writing and pub-lish-ing industry... and all with Carolyn's signature humor and encouraging energy! She is a master at simplifying overwhelming tasks into relevant, can-do information. This book is a must for every writer's bookshelf! --Dallas Woodburn, book coach and best-selling author of Thanks, Cariss, for Ruining my Life Absolutely essential for beginning writers and a necessary reminder for the more advanced. The mentor you've been looking for. This book won't collect dust! --Christina Francine, Fijords Review I am using The Frugal Editor to polish my next book. I've used it for the first edit, the beta edit, and...I'm ready to snuff out excess words. Your tip about adding spaces with the search and replace tool is a timely add to my editing skills. It was easy to weed out abbreviations like AR for Arkansas one of my clients used with the (space)AR(space) feature. --Elizabeth Seckman, editor of Insecure Writers Group newsletter In the third edition of her The Frugal Editor, Carolyn Howard-Johnson helps authors obtain a finished product worthy of Simon and Shuster. The book guides readers through evolving changes in the English language that has no governing academy regulating it. --Helen Dunn Frame shares her secrets for Retiring in Costa Rica or Doctors, Dogs and Pura Vida and other books. Whether you're writing your first book or tenth, The Frugal Editor is a must-read. --Tim Bete, director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop -- Carolyn Howard-Johnson's The Frugal Editor has been my go-to editing bible for many years. The new Third Edition is the best yet with all the clear, easy-to-follow advice on how to edit your work like a pro of the earlier editions and a whole new range of up-to-the-minute advice about such things as using gender pronouns correctly, well-researched insider info on how to avoid agents' and publishers' pet peeves, how to avoid scams, and lots more. This is a must for every author's editing arsenal. --Magdalena Ball, is a poet and runs the CompulsiveReader.com In this invaluable (and yes, accessible and engaging, too!) re-source, Carolyn Howard-Johnson masterfully elevates editing into the critical component of writing that it is. Don't turn in anything until you turn to this book. --Peter Bowerman, author of The Well-Fed Writer series Use basic computer and editing tricks from The Frugal Editor, to prevent headaches, to save time-and even money. It's well worth your effort to learn them. --Barbara McNichol, Barbara McNichol Editorial ...An important new section deals with using your friends, family, or writing circle as readers [beta readers]. Your book is your baby, but it may have content or pace that make it a loser when other people read it. Once you're sure you have a good product and have done all the recommended editing yourself, it's time to think about a professional editor. The book does an excellent job of showing what a professional can do for your manuscript. --Nancy Famolari, author of the Montbleu Mysteries ...Submit like a pro with Carolyn Howard-Johnson's clear, step-by-step self-editing approach for putting your Best Book Forward. --Gregory A. Kompes, conference coordinator of The Las Vegas Writer's Conference My favorite self-editing book... --Deborah Lynn Stanley, author of Practical Steps to Digital Research My new copy is already filled with colorful stick-'em notes! --Carol Smallwood, poet

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson's several careers prepared her for promoting her own books and those of others and for editing many genres from nonfiction to poetry. She was the youngest person ever hired as a staff writer for The Salt Lake Tribune-""A Great Pulitzer Prize Winning Newspaper""-where she wrote features for the society page and a column under the name of Debra Paige. That gave her insight into the needs of editors, the very people authors must work with to get free ink and the ones likely to spot unprofessional editing when they see it. Being familiar with the way news is handled helps her see how different books fit into different news cycles.Later in New York, she was an editorial assistant at Good Housekeeping Magazine. In the Big Apple she also handled accounts for fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert who instituted the first Ten Best Dressed List. There she started writing media releases (then called press releases) for celebrity designers of the day including Pauline Trigere, Rudy Gernreich, and Christian Dior instead of being one of those dreaded gatekeepers of releases who get to say yay or nay. She also produced photo shoots for Lambert's clients.Carolyn has worked as columnist, reviewer, and staff writer for the Pasadena Star-News, Home Décor Buyer, the Glendale News-Press (an affiliate of the LA Times), and others.She learned marketing skills both in college (University of Utah, and University of Southern California) and as founder and operator of a chain of retail stores. That molded her understanding of how authors might best collaborate with retailers to affect both of their bottom lines.Carolyn's experience in journalism and as a poet and author of fiction and nonfiction helped the multi award-winning author understand how different marketing techniques might be used for each genre. She was an instructor for UCLA Extension's renowned Writers' Program for nearly a decade and earned an instructor's certificate from that school. She studied writing at Cambridge University, United Kingdom; Herzen University in St. Petersburg, Russia; and Charles University in Prague.The author turned her knowledge toward helping other writers with her HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. Her marketing campaign for the first edition of this book won Reader Views Award, USA Book News Award, and the marketing campaign for it won the Next Generation Indie Award for marketing. An earlier edition of this The Frugal Editor has a Next Generation Award for e-books.Howard-Johnson was honored as Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by California Legislature members Carol Liu, Dario Frommer, and Jack Scott. She received her community's Character and Ethics award for her work promoting tolerance with her writing and the Diamond Award in Arts and Culture. She was named to Pasadena Weekly's list of fourteen ""San Gabriel Valley Women Who Make Life Happen"" and Delta Gamma, a national fraternity of women, honored her with their Oxford Award.Carolyn is an actor who has appeared in ads for the likes of Apple, Lenscrafters, Time-Life CDs, Disney Cruises (Japan), and Blue Shield and has presented at writers' conferences and tradeshows in industries as varied as retailing, publishing, and psychoanalysis across the US.

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