"Editing is the same as quarreling with writers -- same thing exactly." - Harold Ross, founder of The New Yorker magazine I am SO happy because I have finished Round One of edits on both my teen novel, All Good Children, and my middle-grade novel, Title Being Rewritten as Part of the Editing Process. I have… Continue reading Dreaded Edits
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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?
Small Town Blues
There's a lot going on in the big cities these days when it comes to children's literature. I just received an invitation from the Canadian Children's Book Centre to attend the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Celebration in Montreal on November 2nd. There are cocktails and hors d'oeuvres before the award ceremony, and coffee and dessert after. There's even… Continue reading Small Town Blues
Catherine Austen 