MEDIA RELEASE: Writer's Digest names Carolyn Howard-Johnson's blog tops

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Writer's Digest Names Sharing with Writers 101 Best in 2008

Cincinnati: Brian A. Klems, online managing editor at Writer's Digest, named award-winning author Carolyn Howard-Johnson's blog, Sharing with Writers (www.sharingwithwriters.blogspot.com) to his magazine's 101 Best Websites in 2008.

Klems cites that the blog is full of "cheap ways to promote your book" but also mentions her Sharing with Writers newsletter as a source for writers. See the June, 2008, Issue, p. 54.

Howard-Johnson is the author of a novel, book of creative nonfiction and poetry, all award-winners. Her fiction, nonfiction and poems have appeared in national magazines, anthologies and review journals. She was named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by the 43^rd and 44^th Districts of the California Legislature. She speaks on Utah's culture, tolerance and subjects relating to writing and publishing and has appeared on TV and hundreds of radio stations nationwide. She is also is an instructor for UCLA Extension's Writers' Program. Her book The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't was named USA Book News' Best Professional Book and earned the Book Publicists of Southern California's Irwin award and The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success winner of USA Book News Award, Reader Views Literary Award and her marketing campaign for the book took New Generation Indie Award for Marketing.

Howard-Johnson is also the founder of Authors' Coalition, an organization for writers (http://authorscoalitionandredenginepress.com. She also blogs at www.thefrugaleditor.blogspot.com, www.warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com and www.thenewbookreview.blogspot.com.

Howard-Johnson may be reached at (HoJoNews@aol.com) Information is also available at http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com .

The Writer's Digest site is www.writersdigest.com .

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