Catherine Hackman

A Writer's Expedition

Category: Teaching Writing

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 […]

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.

Sand Storm (Sufat Chol-Original Title)

  As part of my research for the Old Testament romance I am writing, I am watching foreign films located in places similar to the Sinai Desert. These films reflect the lives of women in a patriarchal society where females have little or no perceivable power. Living this way is especially painful for the women […]