Catherine Hackman

A Writer's Expedition

Category: My Writing Adventure

COVID Challenge 5

UMM. . .You’re Not Really Going to Eat That My husband made pancakes for us a few days ago. We had the mix on hand, I took strawberries out of the freezer, and the whipped cream was left from a couple of weeks ago. The pancakes were delicious. After we were finished eating, and I […]

Adventures with Sheep!

So, yesterday, I went to a sheep farm to experience sheep. Robin (pictured above) graciously agreed to tell me about sheep and let me experience sheep first-hand. I learned: How to tell the age of a sheep. About the different kinds of wool. How to tip a sheep–I would have liked to try it, but […]

The Cat’s Out of the Bag!

Hieu’s memoir is officially published! The memoir is available on Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this four year project!

B-A-A-A

So, I just called the extension office in the next county over. They put me in touch with a sheep farmer. As final research for my next book, I need to experience sheep. Hey, what’s it called when a female sheep turns around? A ewe turn. EWWW–that was a ba-a-a-d pun. Buy a sheep, name […]

Chapter 11

I am now ready to revise Chapter 11 of Hieu’s memoir. I would also like to welcome my newest fan. She signed up for my website notifications AND bought “Until Jerusalem.” I am excited to have her as part of my writing adventure.

Thirty-Five!

I got an email from Kindle Direct Publishing. I am going to get a deposit for Royalties from my Kindle book. I couldn’t wait to find out how many books I had sold. Maybe my story was finally taking off. My deposit total:  $0.35.  That’s right, thirty-five cents. I sold one copy in September. The […]

Parenting Your Child, Parenting Yourself–Children’s Schedules

With the school year approaching, and my writing becoming more prolific, my husband and I need schedules, not only for ourselves, but also for our children. This post presupposes  a couple of things: first, you, as the parent, have established appropriate authority over your child, and two, that you have already trained your child to […]

I Love A Mystery–First Post on Hieu’s Website

This post is linked to my first post on Hieu Tran’s Website. It involves plot holes and solving the Great Mysteries of Hieu’s Past. Click on the following link, or copy and paste it into your browser. http://comingtoamericaajourneyhome.com/i-love-a-mystery/   As always, please “Like” my Facebook page and subscribe to this blog. Please do the same for […]

Reedsy

https://blog.reedsy.com/what-is-the-theme-of-a-book/?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=theme.book If you click on the words above^, they will take you to an article and quiz on “Theme.” Since Hieu’s memoir has multiple themes, sharing this post is quite appropriate. Plus, I hired the editor for my Old Testament Romance through Reedsy, ( reedsy.com)  so if you need professional editing, check it out.

Project Memoir: Interviews

Hieu and I get together regularly to do interviews for his memoir. This generally includes me turning on a digital recorder to record his answers to my prepared questions. Hieu has also given me a list of people to interview. I also include them. So far, I have interviewed his former teacher, Mike. (I am […]