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  <title>Episode 143 – Annie Cathryn - Dreams Come True: The Friendship Breakup</title>
  <description>Annie Cathryn transitioned from a career in marketing for a Fortune 500 company to her own consulting agency inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's &amp;quot;Eat Pray Love&amp;quot; to pursue her dream of writing fiction. She recently released her debut book,  The Friendship Breakup, and is a self-proclaimed book nerd who has expanded her love for literature by becoming a  Bookstagrammer and starting the  Soulful Series Video podcast. &amp;amp;nbsp; In the latest episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner interviews Annie Cathryn about her debut novel, creative process, publishing journey, and why we should read our book’s reviews.&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; In this episode, Lynne and Annie discuss:&amp;amp;nbsp;   Early memories of writing &amp;amp; the teachers who encourage us   Why and when to leave another career to write a book   Writing two fantasy novels before diving into women’s fiction   The inspiration for The Friendship Breakup   The traditional publishing journey   Benefits of outlining and plotting a book   Using Instagram for book marketing   How Annie is marketing  The Friendship Breakup   Advantages to reading your book reviews   &amp;amp;nbsp; Links and Resources:&amp;amp;nbsp;    The Friendship Breakup    The Lightning Thief    Caraval by Stephanie Garber   What is a saggy middle?    Plotting vs. Pantsing   Lynne’s Classes   Alcove Press   &amp;amp;nbsp; Find Annie Cathryn: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram TikTok &amp;amp;nbsp; If you enjoyed this episode, you’ll like these other  Make Meaning Podcast episodes:   Episode 135 – Camille Pagan – Making Writing Your Career   Episode 128 - Becky Robinson - Building Reach for Your Book   Episode 100 – Bassie Shemtov – How to Combine Career and Family to Really Make a Difference   Episode 79 - Laura Munson - How to Find Refuge in Writing   &amp;amp;nbsp; </description>
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