I thought you'd like to know about a new kink in publishing that after pretty nearly a lifetime of exposure to all aspects of writing is new to me. My publisher who handles only poetry predicates their run on pre-sales. They use some kind of magic formula and run only so many more copies than they have sales for before they go to press. Ever heard of that? Well, I find that it is not unusual in the poetry world and that more and more publishers are beginning to do this.
After three books published in a variety of ways, this is my first book of poetry. At any rate, I am hoping that those of you who can think of someone to give a lovely little chapbook to--perhaps with a single rose--could earn points with that someone (like your mother?), make yourselves happy and do me a huge favor.
I am offering a lovely little Belgian embroidered handmade gift to those who order and let me know they did by e-mail (supply an address, of course!) My e-mail is hojonews@aol.com.
Tracings is a little bit nostalgic, a little bit for women, a little bit about the memories of war, and more. You will find an order form for the good old USPS and online ordering information beneath my signature . Beneath that I have pasted a short biography so you'll have an idea that you may like this book for it covers women's issues galore from those boomer years!
I'd love to hear from you!
Best,
Carolyn Howard-Johnson
http://carolynhowardjohnson.com Ordering Tracings
It*s coming! My first book of poetry! Order online or by mail. Let me know you did it and I*ll also send you a handmade memento and a signature label if you wish. Here is a form form for mail orders and directions for doing it online are beneath that.
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BIO
Carolyn Howard-Johnson's first novel, This is the Place, and Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered are both award-winners. Her fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. She speaks on Utah's culture, tolerance and other subjects and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She is an instructor for UCLA Extension's Writers' Program and has shared her expertise on publishing and writing at venues like San Diego State's world renowned Writers' Conference and Call to Arts! EXPO. She was recently awarded Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the California Legislature and her nitty gritty how-to book, THE FRUGAL BOOK PROMOTER won USA Book News' "Best Professional Book 2004," and her chapbook of poetry, TRACINGS, will be released by Finishing Line Press this fall. She loves to travel and has studied writing at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, UK: Herzen University in St. Petersburg, RU; and Charles University in Prague. Her website is:
http://carolynhowardjohnson.com.
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