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Writer Mama, How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids |
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About Writer Mama, How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids (Writer's Digest Books 2007) by Christina Katz
As a mom, you want to spend as much time with your children as possible. But
you’d also like to make some money doing something you enjoy. How do you get
the best of both worlds? Writer Mama by experienced freelancer Christina Katz
tells you how. You can start a stay-at-home freelance writing career tailored
to fit your family and lifestyle.
Writer Mama will answer all your questions about how to get started, in
realistic, easy-to-follow steps. While conversational and easy-to-read, this
book also does a lot of hard work for you. It gives you practical advice and
exercises that help you get started in a matter of weeks. You’ll get tips on
how to:
* begin with the easiest routes to publication for moms
* network with other writer mamas, editors, and agents
* write cover letters and queries
* choose your own writing specialty
* create a Web presence
* set up a home office
* make time for yourself, your kids, and your writing
You’ll love the short chapters, sidebars, and exercises that let you get the
information you need in small doses that fit into your busy schedule. Plus
this book was written to grow with you. Once you master the skills of being an
article writer, it teaches you how to pitch a nonfiction book idea and explore
other areas of writing—advice you won’t find presented like this anywhere
else.
So if you want to get started writing for publication, let writer mama
Christina Katz help. If she and countless other moms can do it, so can you!
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Writer Mama is available at fine booksellers everywhere. |
Paperback: 296 pages Publisher: Writers Digest Books (March 15, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1582974411 ISBN-13: 978-1582974415 Product Dimensions: 7 x 6 x 1 inches |
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Praise for Writer Mama:
"Have you dreamed of being a published writer—but you already have a fulltime
job as a mom? Take heart—Writer Mama teaches you how to make the most of
your limited time, educates you about the world of publishing, and gives tips
to help boost your chances of success. Even the busiest mom will find ways to
pursue and reach her writing dreams with this motivating, practical,
tip-driven book."
Kelly James-Enger, author of books including Six-Figure Freelancing: The
Writer’s Guide to Making More Money (Random House, 2005)
"Sure to be a favorite among moms who need a little help sorting out the
challenges of balancing family and career. Packed with practical advice in
reader-friendly format."
Jenna Glatzer, author of Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer (Nomad
Press, 2004)
"An absolute necessity for the mom (or dad) who wants to pursue the writing life. Christina Katz’ brutal honesty and excellent examples take a scary concept (getting published) and make it approachable. Even though the book's focus is the mom in the household, the advice easily applies to the writing dad as well."
Jeff Ayers, author of Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion
(Star Trek, 2006)
"From the beginning writer to the experienced freelancer, Writer Mama helps you navigate the steps to getting published, winning assignments, and earning money—all without leaving the comfort of your home. Using examples from successful writer mamas and concrete tips on how to submit to editors, Writer Mama introduces you to important terminology, proper editor etiquette, and simple ways to break into freelancing."
Wendy Burt, author of Oh, Solo Mia! (McGraw-Hill, 2001) and Work It, Girl!
(McGraw-Hill, 2003)
"Writer Mama is a solid, sensible guide that is sure to help any woman who wants to pursue a professional writing career while raising her children".
Eric Maisel, Creativity for Life (New World Library, 2007)
"What a find! Writer Mama is a must for any woman beginning a freelance career. A combination of inspiration and practical information, this book offers solid guidelines and tips on how to make a living writing while raising a family."
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, author Pen On Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting
the Writer Within (Harcourt, 2004)
"Thinking about juggling a writing career with raising children? You must read Writer Mama first, where you'll get the inside scoop on everything from landing those first clips to interviewing when you have toddler underfoot. Christina Katz maps out the journey between the playground and the Major Leagues of freelancing with wit, style, and a can-do attitude." Diana Burrell, co-author of The Renegade Writer's Query Letters That Rock (Marion Street Press, 2006) "Like taking a writing class at your neighborhood playground—Writer Mama is a must-have resource that speaks to the specific challenges of the writing parent with advice from those with one eye on the monkey bars and another on their manuscript." Sharon Miller Cindrich, journalist, columnist and author of E-Parenting: Keeping Up With Your Tech-Savvy Kids (Random House, 2007) "Christina Katz takes a stay-at-home-mom and turns her into a dragon-slayer with all the tools to make a writing career not just feasible, but downright practical. My copy of this book is wrought with notes, dog-earred pages, and highlighted resources, earning it a place on my reference shelf."
C. Hope Clark, author of The Shy Writer (Book Locker, 2004)
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