Readers often ask me how much research I do for my novels. I thought I would mix things up and do a video instead of writing details about my research. The video is below. Enjoy! There will be an audio book out soon.
When a writer finishes the first draft of a novel the editing task ahead can feel daunting. The firstedit is traditionally done by the author so that he or she can send a cleaner manuscript to a professional editor. Is that first edit connected to the creative pr...
A question I get a lot is: what does your writing day look like? I hadn't really thought about how I structure my writing day until I began my second novel. In this blog post I will compare my writing process from my first novel to the second and the third. The process...
Since we are all quarantined I thought I would address in a series many of the FAQ's I have been asked over my writing career. This is the first installment in a weekly series that I hope will illuminate how I approach my writing practice. I hope by sharing my process,...
Committing to writing a book is no small task. Many writers begin manuscripts but unfortunately do not finish the novel or work of non-fiction. From my experience, the biggest challenge is not honoring and embracing my organic writing process. Often, we don’t recognize...
Writing is a challenging and frustrating activity. It is creative, but sometimes it is difficult to show up at the computer every day. The most onerous part of writing is letting go of the extraneous paragraph or pages; if they don't move the story fo...
Since my new novel, The Ascent has launched I have received a number of questions in regard to my writing process that range from the technical to the intuitive. Let me say that following one's intuition is like excavation; we are digging into our i...
Here is a video that explore the themes in both my novels Between the Cracks and the Ascent. Enjoy and sign up on my web site at www.ccattuticreative.com/carmela-cattuti-books. The Ascent will be published May 1 and Between the Cracks can...
My new novel, The Ascent, will be published on May 1. It is a continuation of my book Between the Cracks: one woman's journey from Sicily to America. Many of the themes examined in the first novel are developed and explored in depth in The Ascent. For tho...
Many new yoga teachers ask me how to teach yoga to pregnant women. What poses are best for each trimester? What postures should I avoid? Many of these questions are important to answer, but much more goes into teaching prenatal yoga than just the postures. It is the em...
