Category Archives: Writing

Shake It Off!

Posted on November 18, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

This week on the Spin Cycle, Ginny Marie is giving us free rein to discuss whatever we’d like for her linkup, so I’ve decided to share a funny, little story from last week. On Thursday, I met with my spiritual … Continue reading →

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Can a NaNo novel really get published?

Posted on October 29, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

I first heard about NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month (or as it’s affectionately known NaNo) back in 2010. It sounded pretty crazy to be honest. For the month of November, writers from around the world make a commitment to write … Continue reading →

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What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Posted on August 15, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

Every week my friends Ginny Marie and Gretchen host something called The Spin Cycle. Basically, every Monday they post a writing prompt, and then bloggers are welcome to link up their responses by the end of the week. Since this … Continue reading →

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My Writing Process: A Blog Hop

Posted on July 7, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

Last Monday, Cynthia Toney tagged my in the writing process blog tour (or blog hop, if you prefer). For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a blog hop is a chance for one author to “tag” another author in … Continue reading →

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How Matt Maher Impacted My Upcoming YA Novel

Posted on June 19, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

Wednesday night I had the extreme pleasure of seeing Matt Maher in concert, and it got me thinking about how I first became a Matt Maher fan and how his music played a role in my upcoming YA novel, Angelhood. … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind the Headshot

Posted on June 12, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

As my writing career has progressed and I’ve watched more and more author buddies get their headshots taken, I’ve enjoyed hearing about how their headshots came to be. I always assumed most writers had their headshots taken by professional photographers … Continue reading →

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Updates on Angelhood

Posted on May 30, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

In case you don’t follow me on Facebook and Twitter (and why wouldn’t you?), here’s the latest news on my upcoming debut novel! Angelhood is set to be published on April 30, 2015. Mark your calendars! My publisher (Vinspire Publishing) … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday: What’s the difference between literally and figuratively?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by AJ Cattapan

Last weekend, a couple friends asked how I had spent the previous night. I told them I had been with some other friends at a bonfire/cookout/corn maze–well, you get the idea. However, I didn’t stay for the scheduled hayride because … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday: Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces Part III

Posted on June 19, 2013 by AJ Cattapan

For the last two Wednesdays, I’ve been posting about Joseph Campbell’s book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Campbell studied stories from mythologies around the world and found that the hero stories had certain common elements. The first phase is the … Continue reading →

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Writing Wednesday: How important is the teaching of cursive?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by AJ Cattapan

I just finished filing my federal and state income taxes (Yay for me!). Since I filed both electronically, my “signature” for these documents included things like my social security number and special PINs. When I first started hearing about schools … Continue reading →

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