{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 143 \u2013 Annie Cathryn - Dreams Come True: The Friendship Breakup","description":"Annie Cathryn transitioned from a career in marketing for a Fortune 500 company to her own consulting agency inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's &quot;Eat Pray Love&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;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\u2019s reviews.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; In this episode, Lynne and Annie discuss:&amp;nbsp;   Early memories of writing &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\u2019s 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;nbsp; Links and Resources:&amp;nbsp;    The Friendship Breakup    The Lightning Thief    Caraval by Stephanie Garber   What is a saggy middle?    Plotting vs. Pantsing   Lynne\u2019s Classes   Alcove Press   &amp;nbsp; Find Annie Cathryn: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram TikTok &amp;nbsp; If you enjoyed this episode, you\u2019ll like these other  Make Meaning Podcast episodes:   Episode 135 \u2013 Camille Pagan \u2013 Making Writing Your Career   Episode 128 - Becky Robinson - Building Reach for Your Book   Episode 100 \u2013 Bassie Shemtov \u2013 How to Combine Career and Family to Really Make a Difference   Episode 79 - Laura Munson - How to Find Refuge in Writing   &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Make Meaning Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/makemeaning.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26689497\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/151021038"}