An interview with Lena Coakley, author of young adult and middle-grade fantasy novels, including Witchlanders, Worlds of Ink and Shadow, and Wicked Nix. Hear about Lena’s love of worldbuilding, her ambition to write a sweeping Dickensian story, and her thoughts on daydreaming. 20 minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-83543444/author-interview-with-lena-coakley?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript: CT2-LenaCoakley-TranscriptDownload Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10]… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #17: Lena Coakley
Author: Catherine Austen
I'm a Canadian author of books for all ages. My short stories are published in literary journals including The Fiddlehead and The New Quarterly. My books for young readers have won multiple awards, including the Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award and the Quebec Writers Federation Prize for Children's Literature. I live with my family in Gatineau, Quebec.
Cabin Tales Author Interview #16: Cary Fagan
An interview with Cary Fagan, multi-award-winning author of over 40 books, including short story collections, picture books, middle-grade novels, and adult novels. Hear about his typically lengthy revision process, his love of texts within texts, and his experiments with narrative voice and how he has come to look differently at the idea of rules for… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #16: Cary Fagan
Cabin Tales Author Interview #15: Kari-Lynn Winters
An interview with Dr. Kari-Lynn Winters, associate professor of language arts and author of more than 27 books for the very young. Hear about her love of unreliable narrators, her balance of many writing projects at once, and her fear of dogs, horses and ghosts. 25 minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-83543444/author-interview-with-kari-lynn-winters-mono?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript: CT2-KariLynnWinters-TranscriptDownload Show Notes… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #15: Kari-Lynn Winters
Cabin Tales Author Interview #14: Robin Stevenson
An interview with Robin Stevenson, author of 29 books for young readers, including board books, picture books, middle-grade novels, young adult novels, and non-fiction for all ages. Hear about her experiments with narrative voice and the early days of her writing journey, when a short story unexpectedly morphed into a teen novel. 20 minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-83543444/author-interview-with-robin-stevenson?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #14: Robin Stevenson
Cabin Tales Author Interview #13: Raquel Rivera
An interview with Raquel Rivera, award-winning author of five books for young readers, including Tuk and the Whale and Orphan Ahwak. Hear about her interest in fairy tales, her advice for creating tension-filled scenes, and her childhood fear of the toilet witch. 25 minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-83543444/author-interview-with-raquel-rivera?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript; CT2-RaquelRivera-TranscriptDownload Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10]… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #13: Raquel Rivera
Catherine Austen 