Inspiration | Cathy C. Hall Writes

You know how I love the freebies. And that’s why I love The Writer Mama’s Back-to-School Giveaway! Every day during September, Christina Katz gives away a book, or several books, or a subscription, or an e-book, or…well, I don’t know all the goodies she has lined up, but if you check out her blog, I’m sure she’ll tell you all about it.

Last year, I won two e-books which I thoroughly enjoyed. And this year, I aim to win me something good, again. And read words of wisdom from writers all over the world.

So, check out Christina’s give-away. You don’t have to be a mama; you just have to be a writer who’d like to win big!

Do you read the comic strip Pearls Before Swine? Take a look at today’s first two panels…

Hahahahahaha! Oh, grasshopper, that’s pretty funny, huh? But writers should be careful when it comes to friends and loved ones. Recently, I wrote a funny essay about my mother and called her, all excited to share the news that the story would be published in an upcoming anthology.

Er, mom didn’t find the story half as funny as I did. I believe her words were, “You can send me the book, but I’m not showing it to anybody.” Well. That kinda took the bloom off the publishing rose. I’m not withdrawing the story, mind you. But people are funny. Especially when it comes to writing about them.

Oh, that Stephan Pastis makes me laugh. I’m sure he’d make Miss Marie, the Unsupportive Mom, laugh, too. (If I were to send her this post. Which I’m not. ‘Cause I’ve learned what not to do, grasshopper.)