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Writer Mama: How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids [Paperback]

Christina Katz
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Book Description

March 15, 2007
Children change your life, but they don't necessarily have to end your career!





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.





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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Editorial Reviews

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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-eared pages, and highlighted resources, earning it a place on my reference shelf. -- C. Hope Clark, author of The Shy Writer (Book Locker, 2004)

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)

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, Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer (Nomad Press, 2004)

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, Pen On Fire: A Busy Woman's Guide to Igniting the Writer Within (Harcourt, 2004)

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)

About the Author

Christina Katz is a freelance writer and mom based in Portland, Oregon. In September 2004, she was interviewed by Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America for her article The Art of Making Time for Yourself." Sawyer hailed the article as one of the most popular articles on the Internet. As the editor/publisher of the 3-year-old subscriber-based Writers on the Rise e-newsletter, Christina is widely networked in the writer e-zine community, with editors of the largest subscriber-based e-zines."

Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Writer's Digest Books (March 15, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1582974411
  • ISBN-13: 978-1582974415
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.9 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #724,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Christina Katz, AKA The Writer Mama and The Prosperous Writer, is the author of three books from Writer's Digest: The Writer's Workout, Get Known Before the Book Deal, and Writer Mama. Her writing career tips and parenting advice appear regularly in national, regional, and online publications.

A "gentle taskmaster" over the past decade to over a thousand writers, Christina's students go from unpublished to published, build professional writing career skills, and increase their creative confidence over time. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Columbia College Chicago and a BA in English from Dartmouth College.

Known as a champion of mom writers, Christina is a popular speaker on creative career growth and writer prosperity. She keynotes for writing conferences, literary events, MFA writing programs, and libraries. She lives near Wilsonville, Oregon with her husband, her daughter, and far too many pets. Learn more at ChristinaKatz.com.


Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars This has become my writing "bible" January 19, 2008
By Jenny
Format:Paperback
As a writer and mother of two young kids, this book has been invaluable to me! I've read a lot of writing books over the years but this is the first one that so clearly addressed my specific concerns as a writer trying to balance motherhood and a career. This has truly become my writing "bible." And with it's convenient "purse-size" I hardly leave home without it anymore!

The chapters are chock-full of easy-to-follow practical advice and exercises to help you succeed, from writing query letters to finding your perfect target market. And you'll find lots of warm-hearted encouragement for those days when you have "writer mama burnout." It's like having a best friend sitting with you at the keyboard, cheering you on!

For any mother who dreams of non-fiction publication, this is the perfect resource. I highly recommend it!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY! July 18, 2007
Format:Paperback
FINALLY! There is finally a book that reflects the life a freelance writer mama lives. Christina Katz has written one of the most - if not the most - comprehensive books for "Writer Mamas" I've ever read. Five ideas came to mind immediately for fillers and a feature article while reading the book, things I hadn't thought about in years. Now, I'll be submitting these ideas. This book reminds me of something someone once said to me, "It may be simple, but it won't be easy." If you're a "Writer Mama" now, or have aspirations to become one, this is the book to buy!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and Practical March 11, 2008
Format:Paperback
I came across this at the library and found myself renewing it over and over. Sometimes returning it late, and paying fines, I realized it would make sense to finally PURCHASE it (!) and let someone else enjoy the library's copy. I also read it in just a couple days and then pick it up a few times a week for more inspiration and practical tips. Thanks for helping writers and mothers figure out how to do both better!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Lots of writing tics and passive voice
I didn't make it twenty pages into this book before I walked away. Between the constant parenthetical statements, the passive voice, and starting at least 3 sentences a page with... Read more
Published 11 days ago by Amy Cox
2.0 out of 5 stars Pure Fluff
This book is useless unless you want to be a freelance writer for junky magazines and churn out cliched "X tips for Y" lists and boring filler. Read more
Published 2 months ago by C. Stone
2.0 out of 5 stars Men may find this scatter-brained fluff light on meat.
Lots and lots of words and very little help unless maybe you are an ignorant housewife from 1950 that doesn't know things like what an essay is, or what the word plagarism... Read more
Published 4 months ago by emediamark
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Resource
I purchased this book after hearing Christina speak at a writer's conference this spring. She's knowledgeable, approachable, and generous with her expertise- in person and in... Read more
Published 5 months ago by krissycabeen
5.0 out of 5 stars Encouraging and inspirational for moms who like to write
When I first read this book I knew I liked to write, but never considered myself qualified for the marketplace. This book changed all of that. Read more
Published 5 months ago by P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Guide
Writer Mama has provided me an avenue into an industry I had only dreamed of entering. Christina Katz has provided everything one needs to know to not only balance a family and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Laura Lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE THIS BOOK! Great info and easy read to boot!!!!
The information that Christina provides to mothers in this book is absolutely invaluable. It was such an easy read and offered lots of practical advice. Read more
Published 7 months ago by S Press aka Saved MOM
5.0 out of 5 stars Hail Writer Mama!
As a budding freelance writer and a working mother of two, I rarely have the opportunity to read a book from cover to cover. But I made time! Read more
Published 8 months ago by Laura Reagan Porras
5.0 out of 5 stars The big sister every writer mama needs
Christina Katz makes art out of words, and and it shines in this how-to manual for writer mamas. As a mid-twenties marketing professional, I was drawn to this title in the library... Read more
Published 10 months ago by delighted2write
5.0 out of 5 stars A guide for the creative life of your dreams.
Even though I was happy to be home with my baby (and the three that followed), part of me missed being a staff writer and editor. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Shannon { A Mom's Year }
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