Independent author Cathie Beck signs with Hyperion
By BlueInk Staff
After spending four years writing her book and four more trying to sell it -- Cathie Beck had one overriding thought about her writing career: “I was like (expletive), I should have gone to law school.” And who could blame her? The publishing business is notorious for bringing writers to their knees.
But Beck is a former teenage mother who raised two children on her own. In other words, she wasn’t used to giving up. She clawed her way out of a deep funk, self-published her memoir… and now? Well, let’s just say she’s not talking about law school any more.
Recently, Voice/Hyperion released Beck’s book, Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship. (link to publisher site)The story of Beck’s powerful friendship with a woman who had multiple sclerosis, the book represents a triumph of the author’s perseverance and marketing savvy as much as it does her considerable writing skills.