GETTING RID OF TATTLETALE WORDS IN YOUR RESUME( CONT’ D)
in competing companies, respected academicians, mentors beyond your teachers. Though a good story can take even that kind of mentorship out of the humdrum and into an Aha! Moment.
Before you send off your paper, go over it. Find all the weak verbs— is, be, do— and use your thesaurus to strengthen them and to make them more accurate.
POETRY BY CAROLYN HOWARD- JOHNSON
Carolyn Howard-Johnson was an instructor for UCLA Extension ' s world-renown Writers ' Program for nearly a decade and edits books of fiction and poetry. She authors the How ToDoItFrugally series of books for writers including The Frugal Editor and The Frugal Book Promoter. They are both USA Book News award-winners and both have won several other awards. Her How To Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically: The ins and outs of
Carolyn Howard-Johnson and Morgan St. James- Presenters for West Coast Writers Conferences is the newest book in her HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers. Her The Great First Impression Book Proposal is a booklet that can save anyone writing a proposal time reading tomes because it can be read in 30 minutes flat.
Carolyn is the recipient of the California Legislature ' s Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award and was honored by Pasadena Weekly for her literary activism. She is also is a popular speaker and actor. Her website is www. HowToDoItFrugally. com
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