On Saturday, Jan. 28 at 11:15 a.m., Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi-award winning "HowtoDoItFrugally" series of books for writers, will present a one-time only workshop entitled "How to Get Great Reviews Frugally and Ethically" at the 2017 Genre-LA Speculative Fiction Writers Conference, which runs Friday through Sunday, Jan. 27-29 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Culver City.
This workshop coincides with the release of Howard-Johnson's 334-page book, "How to Get Great Reviews Frugally and Ethically: The ins and outs of using free reviews to build and sustain a writing career." "This book is so comprehensive that I'll only have time to cover two of its topics," said Howard-Johnson who is also an award-winning novelist and poet. "They are my two favoriteshow writers can make credible no-cost reviews the center of a marketing program and how to manage negative Amazon reviews." Howard-Johnson's previous Do-It-Yourself books include "The Frugal Book Promoter," "The Frugal Editor," "Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers," and "The Great First Impression Book Proposal." This is the 16th annual conference sponsored by West Coast Writers Conferences. "We invite best-selling authors, educators and industry professionals who help writers raise the level of their writing and marketing skills," said Executive Director Tony N. Todaro. "If a writer is looking for a unique educational and inspirational opportunity, this is the one."Videos