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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.

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></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>