by Cathy Yardley | Business, Uncategorized
“How do I know what genre my novel fits into?” I see this question a lot. It’s not that authors aren’t familiar with genres — although with the proliferation of sub-genres cropping up daily, it’s hard to keep up — but often...
by Cathy Yardley | Business, Writing Life
Recently, literary fiction author Ted Heller wrote an article for Salon called “The future is no fun: Self-publishing is the worst.” In it, he describes his misadventures in self-publishing his latest novel, specifically the difficulty he’s had...
by Cathy Yardley | Business, Promotion
I read two interesting blogs recently. First, “Are Writers Badgering Readers?” over at Huff Post Books. That post was a response to Book Riot’s “Readers Don’t Owe Authors Sh*t.” The two seemed to encapsulate the writer’s...
by Cathy Yardley | Business
My son, a.k.a The Boy, does not always want to finish his meals. I don’t force him to clean his plate. That said, there’s one rule: no veggies, no dessert. If you’re not hungry enough to eat your veggies, you don’t get sweets. He will...
by Cathy Yardley | Business, Craft
I got my start writing category romance. I have also done ghostwriting, and I’m looking at doing some work-for-hire. There are a number of reasons for that, not the least of which being my son enjoys things like food, and a roof over his head. That said, I...
by Cathy Yardley | Business, Writing Life
I’m taking a little breather from Right Reader related stuff to talk about career planning. Sort of. When I got my first contract at 26, I had a goal. I’d sell 100,000 copies, I thought. That’d be a decent start. Then I’d start really making...
