by Katie McCoach | Apr 19, 2018 | Author Tips, Reflection, Writing
Burnout: The Villain We All Pretend to Ignore Talking about our insecurities, our struggles, in a public setting is not easy. As writers, we are notorious for being worried about what people will think—it’s why reviews, criticism, and sales are some of the scariest...
by Katie McCoach | Feb 11, 2016 | Reflection, Writing
@KatieMcCoach Writing is ______. We can fill that blank with anything. There’s endless advice out there about what writing is, or should be. What to write about. Why to write. How to write it. It all comes down to what YOU want, or in many cases need to write...
by Katie McCoach | Aug 14, 2014 | Author Tips, Publishing, Reflection, Writing, Writing Conferences
The other week I attended the Romance Writers of America annual conference in San Antonio, TX. This was not only my first time at the Romance Writers of America conference, but my first time at any writing conference ever. Attending a writers’ conference is...
by Katie McCoach | Jan 16, 2014 | Reflection
This post originally appeared on the Superstition Review website: http://superstitionreview.asu.edu/ in April 2013. I wanted to share this post here for anyone currently in high school or college, or even out of college, trying to find their way into the right job, or...
by Katie McCoach | Dec 19, 2013 | Guest Blogs, Reflection
Today I have the honor of hosting guest blogger, Meaghan Gallant of invokingjoy.com. In this guest post Meaghan discusses how she will prepare for 2014. How will you? If you are interested in guest blogging on any topics related to publishing, writing, goals, and...
by Katie McCoach | Jul 11, 2013 | Author Tips, Reflection, Writing
This week I learned this lesson well. Monday was Day 1 of my new Creative Nonfiction Online Writing Bootcamp Class. I was so excited, even though I haven’t written creatively in…well, let’s just say it’s been a while. Each time I sit to write,...