Day 30: 2012 Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway: Christina Katz

Christina with author and mom-daughter book club expert, Cindy Hudson

Me again!

Only this time I am giving away a complete set of my traditionally published books and self-published e-books, including the brand-spanking new, The Writer’s Workout.

I decided, what the heck? Why not give away the whole she-bang to one lucky winner.

So, here we go!

About Christina Katz

Christina Katz, The Writer Mama, is the author of three books from Writer’s Digest: The Writer’s Workout, Get Known Before the Book Deal, and Writer Mama. Her writing career tips and parenting advice appear regularly in national, regional, and online publications. A “gentle taskmaster” over the past decade to hundreds of writers, Christina’s students go from unpublished to published, build professional writing career skills, and increase their creative confidence over time.

Christina holds an MFA in creative writing from Columbia College Chicago and a BA in English from Dartmouth College. A popular speaker on creative career growth, Christina keynotes for writing conferences, literary events, MFA writing programs, and libraries. She lives just across the Willamette River from Wilsonville, Oregon in an old farmhouse with her husband, Jason, her daughter, Samantha, and far too many pets.

Learn more about upcoming classes and training groups with Christina this fall. Scholarships will be available for each session of Writing & Publishing the Short Stuff. The application period is one month prior to the start date of each class right here in this blog.

[Please note: my mailing address is the same as always: Christina Katz, PO Box 1354, Wilsonville, Oregon  97070]

About The Writer’s Workout

The Writer’s Workout is like having a personal trainer for your brain every day of the year.

In the age of information overload, writers need the ability to focus and feel satisfied at the keyboard on a daily basis. The Writer’s Workout greets you each day of the year with fresh advice that helps writers coach themselves to produce an impressive body of published work, whether in print or online.

You’ll learn manageable, no-nonsense techniques for every aspect of your writing career from getting organized to connecting with your audience to relationship building.

The Writer’s Workout contains 366 tips for writers in every genre on how to:

  • Make your writing as strong and powerful as possible.
  • Pitch and sell your work at every opportunity.
  • Overcome rejection to come back better than ever.
  • Promote your work and build an audience.
  • Learn how to balance your creative life with your daily life.

Veteran writing coach Christina Katz draws on her knowledge from more than a decade in the business.

With her no-more-excuses wisdom, you’ll find your stride and motivate yourself to career-long publishing success.

The Writer’s Workout gives you substantial suggestions every day to help you build a robust, unique writing career.

Read an excerpt on WritersDigest.com

Read another excerpt on Scribd.com

Bonus online exclusive: Download a free motivational poster to keep you moving as your build your writing career at writersdigest.com/writers-workout.

This giveaway also includes:

Writer Mama + Author Mama learn more

and

Get Known Before the Book Deal learn more

and

Build Your Author Platform learn more

And Now, Your Turn

Now it’s your turn. You remember how this works right?

I ask you a question. You answer in the comments for your chance to win a book each day.

Please just respond once, even if you make a typo. ;)

Answer in the comments in 50-200 words (no less and no more to qualify to win one of today’s books). Please read the complete rules at least once!

Thanks for participating in the Writer Mama Every-Day-In-May Book Giveaway! I hope to see you here every day this month. Bring your friends!

The structure of The Writer’s Workout echoes the seasons: the movement of time over the year, the full cycle of creativity, and/or the seasons of a writer’s career. Come up with a creative structure for a book right now. It could be the movement of a day. The same time every year for many years. It could be anything! Lay it on us. If you don’t have an idea already, come up with one right now.

Ready, set, comment!

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About the author: Christina Katz is a multi-faceted writer and cultural observer embracing her Blisscraft path — living, creating, inventing, and evolving freely while inviting others to honor their own complexity with clarity and courage.