You probably know the old fable, The Boy who cried Wolf: Once there was a shepherd who was bored out of his skull. He slept most of the day and daydreamed the rest of it. Once in a while, he counted the sheep. The boy suspected that the villagers considered him a dullard. He suspected the sheep considered him… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer who Cried Bestseller
Category: Friday Fables
Friday Fable: The Editor and the Annoying Writer
You may know the old fable, The Wolf and the Lamb: A thirsty lamb approached a creek where a wolf was drinking upstream. "Hello," the lamb said happily. The wolf took one look at the lamb and licked his lips. "How dare you muddy the water where I am drinking?" he shouted. "But I am downstream from you," the little… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Editor and the Annoying Writer
Friday Fable: One Good Turn Deserves Another
You may have heard of the old fable, “The Ant and the Dove”: An ant stopped at a fountain one morning to quench his thirst, but he slipped into the water and began to drown. A passing dove, seeing the ant’s plight, snapped a leaf off a nearby tree and dropped it into the fountain.… Continue reading Friday Fable: One Good Turn Deserves Another
Fogotten Fable
Yet another Friday passed without a fable from me. I had the best intentions. But the full version of Minecraft was released on Friday and my 9-year-old barricaded himself in the office for the weekend. Ealier this month, that same child came down with a cold that required six - 6!!!!- days sick at home.… Continue reading Fogotten Fable
Book Launch – the Missing Fable
Writers, readers, book-buyers, teens and tweens in Canada's national capital region on Sunday, October 30th, head over to Aylmer (Gatineau, Quebec) to celebrate the release of my two fall titles: 26 Tips for Surviving Grade 6, a middle-grade comedy from Lorimer, and All Good Children, a teen thriller from Orca. The launch will be held at… Continue reading Book Launch – the Missing Fable
Catherine Austen 