Christina Katz Credits: Citations, Mentions, Interviews, Audio, Video & Misc.

July 5, 2010

Christina has been a pleasure to work with. I found her website and thought, “This is a person I would love to do an interview with—she is doing art with words.” I got a reply immediately when I approached her and was absolutely delighted by her answers!  ~ Desi Velikova, Tweet Magazine

Books in which my work is quoted, cited or sourced:

  • Crafting Novels & Short Stories, Everything You Need to Know To Write Great Fiction by the Editors of Writer’s Digest (Writer’s Digest Books 2012). LINK
  • 2012 Writer’s Market edited by Robert Lee Brewer in an article by Kerrie Flanagan called “The Art of Promoting.” LINK
  • Writing & Selling Your Memoir: How To Craft Your Life Story So That Somebody Else Will Actually Want To Read It by Paula Balzer (Writer’s Digest Books 2011) LINK
  • How To Write A Book Proposal By Michael Larsen, 4th Edition (Writer’s Digest 2011) LINK
  • The Artist’s Guide To Grant Writing, How to Find Funds & Write Foolproof Proposals for the Visual, Literary & Performing Artist by Gigi Rosenberg (Watson Guptill 2010) LINK
  • The Everything Guide to Writing Your First Novel by Hallie Ephron (December 2010) LINK
  • The Productive Writer by Sage Cohen (Writer’s Digest 2010) LINK
  • Writer’s Digest University, Everything You Need To Write and Sell Your Work by the Editors of Writer’s Digest (Writer’s Digest 2010) LINK
  • The Indie Author Guide, Self-Publishing Strategies Anyone Can Use By April Hamilton (Writer’s Digest 2010) LINK
  • The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing, 2nd Edition (Writer’s Digest 2010) LINK
  • The Everything Creative Writing Book, All You Need To Know to Write Novels, Plays, Short Stories, Screenplays, Poems, Articles, or Blogs by Wendy Burt-Thomas (Adams Media 2010) LINK
  • Book By Book, The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs by Cindy Hudson (Seal Books 2009) LINK
  • The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters by Wendy Burt-Thomas (Writer’s Digest 2009) LINK
  • The Art of War for Writers, Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises by James Scott Bell (Writer’s Digest 2009) LINK
  • Publish Your Nonfiction Book, Strategies for Learning the Industry, Selling Your Book, And Building A Successful Career by Sharlene Martin and Anthony Flacco (Writer’s Digest Books 2009) LINK
  • Writing the Life Poetic by Sage Cohen (Writer’s Digest Books 2009) LINK
  • Contemporary Women Authors, A Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television, and Other Fields (Gale Group 2002) For an interview cited with author, Sheila Wellington.

Media in which I am featured or interviewed:

Magazines:

  • SCBWI Bulletin, “Book Review: Get Known Before the Book Deal” by Karen McWilliams
  • The Writer Magazine, “Do You Need To Build A Platform?” by Kelly James Enger, August 2011
  • Health Magazine, “The Health Guide, Making Time for Me” by Gretchen Roberts June 2008
  • Publisher’s Weekly, January 2007 (Writer Mama Cover Image)
  • Pregnancy Magazine, March 2007 (Writer Mama)
  • Northwest Entertainment News
  • The Northwest Women’s Journal
  • Mom Writer’s Literary Magazine

Newspapers:

  • The Oregonian (various)
  • Bellingham Weekly
  • The Bellingham Herald (various)
  • The Wilsonville Spokesman (various)
  • Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
  • The Associated Press

Audio:

  • King County Library Podcast with Deb Schneider about how to get known before the book deal. LINK
  • Author magazine interview with Jeff Ayers LINK
  • Exceptional Women Northwest with Doug Zanger LINK

Video/TV:

  • We Grow Media Video Interview with Dan Blank LINK
  • Good Morning America Interview with Diane Sawyer

Online:

Writing Instructor:

  • Independent Nonfiction Writing, Selling, Professional Development & Platform Development Instructor, 2004 – present
  • Whatcom Community College, Community Education Instructor, 2001-2004
  • Whidbey Island Writers Association MFA Program, Guest Faculty

Professional Referrals/Coaching For Book Deals and/or Agents

I believe in paying it forward. I have been given a leg up and I have made sure to mention those instances in my writing. Some referrals don’t stick, but some do. I’ve connected the following writers with agents or publishers:

  • Jean Van’t Hul (book proposal coaching)
  • Jenny Kales (book proposal coaching)
  • Sage Cohen (two book publisher referrals, one agent referral)
  • Wendy Burt Thomas (two book publisher referrals, one agent referral)
  • Sarah Pagliasotti Newman (book publisher referral)
  • Kristin Bair O’Keeffe (book publisher referral)
  • Gigi Rosenberg (agent referral)
  • Cindy Hudson (agent referral)