by Cathy Yardley | Business
If you’ve ever read an interview with an agent or editor, and someone asks “what are you looking for?” you’ll notice they often say things like “we’re always looking for a good story” or “I want to see more stories like (whatever’s popular).” They may say they want...
by Cathy Yardley | Writing Life
We live in a world that is full of the drive to do more, more, more. As writers, we suffer from this expectation maybe more than a lot of other people. We are expected to write more, blog more, market more, be visible on social media more. It is all Important, with...
by Cathy Yardley | Business, Writing Life
Note: this originally was run in my newsletter, but given the responses, I thought I’d post it here on the blog as well. Is writing full time a viable option? Around 80% of the people I work with have mentioned that, ideally,eventually, they want to be able to...
by Cathy Yardley | Writing Life
Many authors I meet are in what I call practice mode. What does practice mode look like? It can be the writer who is endlessly polishing his writing skills, but hasn’t completed a draft. Or the author who is plotting an intricate series, but hasn’t written...
