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Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Carolyn Howard-Johnson

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the author of the multi award-winning This is the Place, Harkening, andTracings . She is also the author of  the How To Do It Frugally series including The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won’t (www.bit.ly/FrugalBookPromo), the winner of USA Book News' Best Professional Book 2004 and the Irwin Award and the newly released The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success (www.bit.ly/FrugalEditor). The author was honored by members of the California Legislature as Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment and was named outstanding woman of the San Gabriel Valley in California for her "literary activism" by the Pasadena Weekly. Learn more about her at: http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com.

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

Story Behind The Book

Though the first book in the HowToDoItFrugally series was a hit, I realized that without great editing, no amount of marketing would do the trick. Thus, I put my editing experience to work and wrote a companion book that includes ideas from hundreds of agents who shared their pet query letter peeves.

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<p style="margin-left:1.25in;">“<em>The Frugal Editor: Do-It-Yourself Editing Secrets for Authors</em> is a complete course of instruction under one cover.” ~ Midwest Book Review</p> <p style="margin-left:1.25in;"><span style="line-height:1.6em;">“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, review for </span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">Fjords Review</em></p> <p style="margin-left:1.25in;"><span style="line-height:1.6em;">“Using the basic computer and editing tricks from </span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">The Frugal Editor</em><span style="line-height:1.6em;">, authors can prevent headaches and save themselves time—and even money—during the editing process. It’s well worth your effort to learn them.” ~ Barbara McNichol, Barbara McNichol Editorial</span></p> <p style="margin-left:1.25in;"><span style="line-height:1.6em;">“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 </span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">The Frugal Editor</em><span style="line-height:1.6em;"> a must-have resource.” ~ June Casagrande, author of </span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">The Best Punctuation Book, Period </em><span style="line-height:1.6em;">and </span><em style="line-height:1.6em;">Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies</em><span style="line-height:1.6em;"> (Penguin) and syndicated grammar columnist</span></p>