I've been reluctant to blog this week because I lost control of myself on the world wide web. No, I didn't freak out. Not that kind of loss. A more subtle kind. Someone -- with the best intentions of promoting me as an author -- signed me up to a slew of blogs and microblogs and networking sites, and then posted strange things on… Continue reading How not to Conquer Internet Shyness
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Picture These Gorgeous Cats
While you're anxiously awaiting the release of My Cat Isis, take a look at some of my other favourite picture books about cats. (I've linked to amazon.ca pages for more information, but you can order any still in print from your local independent bookstore.) Clever Cat, written and illustrated by Peter Collington (Jonathan Cape, 2000) This book… Continue reading Picture These Gorgeous Cats
My First Picture Book
My picture book, My Cat Isis, is due for release in March 2011, but my clever publisher, Kids Can Press, already has it listed on the web. Check out their forthcoming Spring 2011 list. I'm there as official Kids Can Press author. The book exists on Amazon, Chapters, Barnes and Noble - go ahead, look it up - although it's not even bound yet. Cool,… Continue reading My First Picture Book
Where do you get your Ideas?
The new kitten People always ask writers, "Where do you get your ideas?" (Okay, not many people have asked me that yet, but once I have more titles to my credit, they'll start asking.) Really good ideas for a book - the sort of premises Michael Chricton is famous for - don't come along every day. But bad ideas… Continue reading Where do you get your Ideas?
QWF Gala
My writing blahs were blown away last week at the Quebec Writers' Federation Gala in Montreal. It was even bigger and better than I'd expected - definitely worth the drive. Mingling with other writers, celebrating local literature, consuming free wine and hors d'oeuvres... it was just what I needed to renew my interest in the written word. After the food… Continue reading QWF Gala
Catherine Austen 