Category Archives: Writing

Free Online Writing Workshop

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Sarah

Welcome to our free online writing workshop. Beginning next week, we’ll be presenting one lesson here each Wednesday—a total of 10 lessons. Each lesson includes at least one exercise designed to reinforce the topic of that lesson and to help … Continue reading →

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Website Design Changes

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Sarah

With spring comes spring cleaning, and websites should be no exception. We’ve been examining our site’s page load stats recently and noticed that there were a few areas of the site that received little or no traffic. This indicated to … Continue reading →

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Making Sense of Ebooks

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Sarah

This content originally appeared on 6 February 2013 as a guest post on the blog of Elizabeth Mahadeo, a satisfied client of Sleeping Cat Books. In this digital age, ebooks continue to gain prominence. As an author, it is certainly … Continue reading →

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Win a Travel Mug!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Sarah

Take the Trip of a Lifetime! And you can win a free travel mug! Announcing the release of Trip of a Lifetime: An Anthology. What is your idea of the trip of a lifetime? Is it relaxing on a sandy … Continue reading →

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Free Kindle Edition!

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Sarah

Do you like free stuff? C’mon, of course you do. Who doesn’t? Friday, 21 September 2012, is your chance to pick up a copy of the Kindle edition of The Storm is Coming: An Anthology. This free promotion will last … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the winner!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Sarah

Congratulations to RC Butler, the winner of the drawing for a paperback copy of The Storm is Coming: An Anthology! RC was chosen through the roll of a virtual die from among the six unique commenters on the giveaway blog … Continue reading →

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The Storm is here!

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Sarah

And you can win a free paperback copy! Announcing the release of The Storm is Coming: An Anthology. Storms can come out of a clear blue sky, or they can build over a long period. They can take many forms, … Continue reading →

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Call for Submissions

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Sarah

Submissions are now open for an as-yet untitled character-based Sleeping Cat Books anthology to be published in the fall of 2012. This anthology will be a black and white paperback edition and an ebook edition of short fiction. We will … Continue reading →

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Pre-order “The Storm is Coming” anthology

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Sarah

Storms can come in many forms, but they’re all terribly destructive. From a tornado or hurricane that can destroy all your belongings, to an abusive spouse who can destroy your sense of well-being, to human actions that can destroy an … Continue reading →

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Win a $100 Amazon gift card!

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Sarah

We’re looking for supporters for our upcoming spring anthology. To that end, for every $5 you donate through the PayPal donation widget on the anthology page, you’ll receive one chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card. See the page … Continue reading →

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