The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success

ISBN: 9780978515874.  Red Engine Press.  Awards: Winner USA Book News, Reader Views Literary Award, New Generation Marketing Award           To Order:  http://www.budurl.com/TheFrugalEditor  Kindle Edition: http://www.budurl.com/FrugalEditorKindle 

There are gremlins out there determined to keep your work from being published, your book from being promoted. They -- resolved to embarrass you before the gatekeepers who can turn the key of success for you -- 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 (whether it's a one-page cover letter or your entire manuscript) to those who have the power to say "Yea" or "Nay."

Carolyn Howard-Johnson has done it again! Whether you're writing your first book or tenth, The Frugal Editor, Best Book Forward is a must-read. ~ Tim Bete, director,Dayton University's  Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop and author.

…Carolyn Howard-Johnson has created a practical guide to editing your work which you’ll want to keep handy and refer to every time you finish a piece of work, whether it be a query letter, a simple pitch, or a novel. Use her system step-by-step and you will very likely see your work change from an attractive lump of coal to a polished diamond editors won’t be able to refuse. ~ Magdalena Ball, editor, the CompulsiveReader

Good editing of any written work can translate to nothing less than the difference between acceptance and rejection. In this invaluable and engaging resource, Carolyn Howard-Johnson masterfully elevates an oft-misunderstood practice into the critical component of writing that it is. This book is SO needed out there. ~ Peter Bowerman, author, The Well-Fed Writer series
 

A down-to-earth, practical reference for getting a manuscript as close to perfection as it can possibly be. I’m excited about this book and will rely upon its easy-to-apply advice regularly. Thank you, Carolyn, for making book production (publishing; editing) so much easier! ~ Peggi Ridgway, author and website designer

The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward To Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success will become a well-used reference for writers around the world. ~ Cheryl Wright, editor Writer2Writer

I myself have a shelf of reference books on writing, grammar, style and editing.

One of those is The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success, by Carolyn Howard-Johnson. ~ Virgil Jose, writer and freelance editor

Good editing is like honest business accounting: If you don’t have it, you end up with a mess. The Frugal Editor is a must for the novice writer who needs to make that ideal first impression and the writer with a tenth book hitting the shelves who has become complacent about his brilliant prose. ~  Kristin Johnson, screenwriter and writing consultant

The Frugal Editor is like having a dear writer friend who's computer-savvy and a wonderful editor share all her secrets and tips for success with you - useful, entertaining, valuable. ~ Tara Ison, author and past director of Antioch's writers' program