There are the leaves, of course. There's the back-to-school energy. There's the first fire in the woodstove. There are, ahem, the shoes. (Yeah, I know, but I have some beloved closed-toed numbers I haven't worn all summer.) And there is one grossly under-appreciated Fall wonder: the mushrooms. BTW, this post isn't about writing. Except to say that if leaves… Continue reading Five things to Love about Fall
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Places for Young Writers to Publish – Updated January 2017
As promised... To the young Canadians out there who feel like their words are all dressed up with no place to go, here is a list of traditional publishing opportunities – print and online magazines - just for you. Remember, if you’re not ready to submit to a traditional publisher, you can self-publish your work on your own… Continue reading Places for Young Writers to Publish – Updated January 2017
Freewriting
Freewriting is a practice I first learned about in Spilling Ink (A Young Writer’s Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter). It’s simple: Once a day, begin to write and don’t stop – don’t take that pen off the page or those fingers off the keypad - for five minutes. No thoughtful pauses to get… Continue reading Freewriting
Friday Fable: The writer and the Goodreads reviewers
You may have heard the old tale, The Bear and the Bees: One day a bear was rooting around in a fallen log where there just happened to be a beehive. One little bee was on her way home with some pollen when she spotted the nosy bear and stung him on the snout to chase him… Continue reading Friday Fable: The writer and the Goodreads reviewers
The Beach Bag and the Booker Prize
You may have heard the old story of the Rooster and the Jewel: One day, a rooster was scratching at the straw in the farmyard, looking for nourishment, when he came across a string of pearls (dropped by a wealthy landowner on his way to evict the poor farmer because he couldn't make rent, what with the drought and… Continue reading The Beach Bag and the Booker Prize
Catherine Austen 