Contest | Cathy C. Hall Writes

I’ve never met Christina Katz, the author of Writer Mama. But I think I love her. I know I love her books. And when you win her book, you’ll love her, too.

I recently won a copy of Writer Mama and Get Known Before the Book Deal. These are must-reads if you’re starting out in the business of writing. Or even if you’ve been in the business awhile but missed a few lessons. Because believe me, Christina doesn’t miss a thing.

So when I won another copy of Writer Mama (I know; it’s crazy. I’ve got some secret winning Writer Mama mojo.) I knew exactly what I wanted to do: share the love. And in honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m giving away this autographed copy of Writer Mama. And no, it’s not autographed to me. Christina very kindly left my name off this time.

Want to win? Just tell me what you love about writing. What makes you warm and fuzzy all over, or gives you a tingle when you mingle all those juicy words together? Er, we should probably move on or take a cold shower…

Got a favorite blog? Website? Book? Post a comment between now and Finding Something Friday on February 20th. Tell me about your writing love, and if I draw your name, I’ll send you a lovely, new copy of Writer Mama. As long as you live in the States. Heck, I’ll even send Writer Mama to New York City.

Now, that’s love!

Here’s a Tuesday double tooting! (Um, that didn’t sound very ladylike, did it? Let’s keep moving…)

I just received my children’s book Opinion from Elizabeth Guy over at Reading Writers. Remember that opinion I won way back when for writing that splendiferous sentence? (The Verb, the ezine affiliated with Reading Writers, sponsored a contest called The Sentence Soiree.)

So, first, I have to shout, “Whee! She liked it! She really, really liked it!” The parts that I thought were funny, she thought were funny, too! I love my main character; she loved that little guy, too! The story that I’ve labored over for months and months and months, she liked and enjoyed.

It wasn’t all a love fest, of course. There were aspects of the story that needed work. And Elizabeth gave some great suggestions. Bottom line, that was absolutely the best prize I’ve ever won. Yay for me!

And yay for Reading Writers! I’d never considered an editing service before, but I can definitely see the value therein. And if I ever finish my second story, I know just where I’ll send it for an opinion.

But for now, I need to work on my children’s book. And you need to check out Reading Writers. You can sign up for the newsletter and get The Verb ezine sent to your inbox, free. Oh, and check out the latest contest. You could be tooting, too. (Um, I really need to come up with something else for Tuesday).