Category: writing

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

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

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

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

An interview with Ishta Mercurio, author of the picture book, Small World, and co-author of the non-fiction picture book, Bite into Bloodsuckers. Hear about her favourite first lines, her love of characters that push the boundaries of expectations, and her penchant for telling truths through metaphors. 20 minutes. https://soundcloud.com/user-83543444/author-interview-with-ishta-mercurio?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Read the full transcript: CT2-IshtaMercurio-TranscriptDownload Show… Continue reading Cabin Tales Author Interview #12: Ishta Mercurio