Annie Cathryn transitioned from a career in marketing for a Fortune 500 company to her own consulting agency inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat Pray Love" to pursue her dream of writing fiction. She recently released her debut book, The Friendship Breakup, and is a self-proclaimed book nerd who has expanded her love for literature by becoming a Bookstagrammer and starting the Soulful Series Video podcast.
In the latest episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner interviews Annie Cathryn about her debut novel, creative process, publishing journey, and why we should read our book’s reviews.
In this episode, Lynne and Annie discuss:
Early memories of writing & the teachers who encourage us
Why and when to leave another career to write a book
Writing two fantasy novels before diving into women’s fiction
The inspiration for The Friendship Breakup
The traditional publishing journey
Benefits of outlining and plotting a book
Using Instagram for book marketing
How Annie is marketing The Friendship Breakup
Advantages to reading your book reviews
Links and Resources:
The Friendship Breakup
The Lightning Thief
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
What is a saggy middle?
Plotting vs. Pantsing
Lynne’s Classes
Alcove Press
Find Annie Cathryn:
Website
TikTok
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Episode 165 - Brenda Meller - Capturing a Piece of the Publishing Pie
Episode 164 - Patrick Hicks - Writing Hard Stories Beautifully
Episode 163 - Qin Sun Stubis - Writing Inspired by Long-Held Family Lore
Episode 162 - Elizabeth Conte - Doing Well as an Indie Author
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Episode 159 – April Davila - Meditation & Writing
Episode 158 - Suzanne Nugent - On Character Development
Episode 157 - Blake Kimzey - Creating a Writing Community
Episode 156 - Blair Fell - Original Storylines & Unique Characters
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Episode 154 - Dawn Chalker - Writing What You Know
Episode 153 – Jewish Books, Jewish Authors
Episode 152 - Ami Irmen - Character-Driven Narratives
Episode 151 - Rochelle Weinstein - Writing Best-Selling Novels
Episode 150 - Lisa Peers - First Novels & Writing Friendships
Episode 149 – Anne-Marie Oomen - Writing through Family
Episode 148 – Woman of Valor - Katie Scott interviews Lynne about her debut novel!
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Episode 146 – Barbara Stark-Nemon - Tracing the Path of Historical Fiction
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