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How to Make Your Writing Memorable

by Cathy Yardley | Craft

Being successful in the writing world is about standing out in a ridiculously crowded field (like, in-the-millions ridiculous.) It’s about getting people to find you, but also getting them hooked on your style of writing, on your novels, enough that they decide they...

5 questions to ask yourself when writing your novel.

by Cathy Yardley | Craft

I’m sure a lot of people are plunging into novel-writing… it’s January, after all. Resolution season. “This is the year I (finish the novel, start the novel, write another novel)…” You get the picture. This often also leads to...

Rock Your Query: sample critique, “Dead On Arrival”

by Cathy Yardley | Business, Craft

I critique a lot of proposal packages for clients who want to improve their query letter and synopsis prior to submitting to agents and editors. I thought I’d show you guys a peek under the hood of how an actual critique works. (Note: this is going to be a...

When writing, is your “best” too much?

by Cathy Yardley | Business, Craft, Writing Life

“I would never put out anything less than my best!” I’ve been reading this a lot lately, in blog posts, in comments, on social media. Usually, it’s referring to self-publishing ( “I would never publish anything less than my best!”)...

Is Your Story An Experience?

by Cathy Yardley | Craft

I’ve been reading a book on game design (not because I want to design a game necessarily, but because that’s how I roll) and the author made a really fascinating observation. When you’re designing a game, you need to think about the experience you...

Every Scene is a Story

by Cathy Yardley | Craft, Uncategorized

Without getting too terribly esoteric, I’ve been seeing a lot of holographic patterning in my Year of Cruise. To display both my geek and hippy-dippy tendencies, I mean “holographic” as in “whole in every part.” If you cut a hologram in...

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