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Carolyn Howard-Johnson

Carolyn Howard-Johnson

About

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.

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

Learning to Breathe Fire: The Rise of CrossFit and the Primal Future of Fitness

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<p><b>The absorbing, definitive account of CrossFit's origins, its explosive grassroots growth, and its emergence as a global phenomenon.</b><br /> <br />One of the most illuminating books ever on a sports subculture, <i>Learning to Breathe Fire </i>combines vivid sports writing with a thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human. In the book, veteran journalist J.C. Herz explains the science of maximum effort, why the modern gym fails an obese society, and the psychic rewards of ending up on the floor feeling as though you're about to die. <br /> <br />The story traces CrossFit’s rise, from a single underground gym in Santa Cruz to its adoption as the workout of choice for elite special forces, firefighters and cops, to its popularity as the go-to fitness routine for regular Joes and Janes. Especially riveting is Herz’s description of The CrossFit Games, which begin as an informal throw-down on a California ranch and evolve into a televised global proving ground for the fittest men and women on Earth, as well as hundreds of thousands of lesser mortals. <br /> <br />In her portrayal of the sport's star athletes, its passionate coaches and its “chief armorer,” Rogue Fitness, Herz powerfully evokes the uniqueness of a fitness culture that  cultivates primal fierceness in average people. And in the shared ordeal of an all-consuming workout, she unearths the ritual intensity that's been with us since humans invented sports, showing us how, on a deep level, we're all tribal hunters and first responders, waiting for the signal to go all-out. </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>