Catherine Ryan Howard is a writer and blogger from Ireland and is an extremely successful self-published author. Her first self-published book was a travel memoir titled Mousetrapped: A Year and a Bit in Orlando, Florida published in March 2010 when she failed to find a publisher. She has continued her success with four other self-published titles and has gone on to give advice and share her wisdom with thousands of others through her blog Catherine Caffeinated. Catherine’s blog is not only inspiring but it is also packed with useful and necessary information for all writers of many different genres. You can read more about Catherine, her books, and all of her writing endeavors on her blog.