A Gift from WinningWriters--One for Me, LOTS FOR YOU

      I can’t resist. I just received the most lovely gift from WinningWriters.com, a clip on some blurbs for my series of books for writing and I just have to share one with you!  Regular visitors and subscribers to my blog have probably noticed that I encourage #AuthorsHelpingAuthors by reviewing our fellow authors’ book. It’s really about giving a gift--for a thank you or for no good reason at all--that is sure to be appreciated big time.  Well, the owner of WinningWriters has a talent for online graphics that we authors can learn from by just hanging out in his vicinity! So, the example’s below, but might I suggest that you go to Winning Writers  and sign up for the newsletters he and @JendiReiter produce for a dose of them every now and then. While you’re there, poke around a bit for other free opportunities they offer including frequent lists from Jendi of vetted contests (meaning you can trust them for a broad assortment of what they look for in a contest before sharing them with you!) including the #NorthStreetBookPrize that I recommend for its value-added benefits and credibility. 

      Oh! And notice the use of blurbs! Not enough artists use their reviews (and e-mail from readers) to extract praise for their books or their writing in general! And then put them to good use!  He used them to let North Street Book Prize winners know more about my the marketing consultations he offers as part of winners’ packages. 

  

     And that reminds me. Set a goal to have your next book ready to submit for this contest in 2025  Pick up the link and put it on you calendar for submission dates (Feb 15-July 1, 2025!)  so you don’t forget--in fact, make it a yearly reminder because the contest’s list of categories seems to grow every year!

  https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/north-street-book-prize

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the author of the multi award-winning series of HowToDoItFrugally books for writers including the flagship book of that series, USA Book News’ winner, The Frugal Book Promoter  now in its third edition. It was originally written for UCLA Extension's renowned Writers Program where she used it as a text for nearly a decade . She believes using the time before a book’s release is the most productive time for assuring its future so her WIP is a second edition of her How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically to be issued in early 2025. 

Two of her favorite awards are Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment given by members of the California Legislature and “Women Who Make Life Happen,” given by the Pasadena Weekly newspaper. She is also an award-winning poet and novelist and she loves passing along the tricks of the trade she learned from marketing those so-called hard-to-promote genres. Learn more on her website at https://HowToDoItFrugally.com. Let Amazon notify you when she publishes new books (or new editions!) by following her Amazon profile page: https://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile. Her The Frugal Editor is now in its third edition from Modern History Press. Let it help you edit your work-in-process. The third book in the series, How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically will be released this fall.