Pooh Bear was onto something when he went on his think-walks. It never fails: no matter what mood I'm in, no matter how tired or headachy, no matter how preoccupied with other concerns, taking my dog for a good long walk always clears my mind and gets me thinking of writing. It takes about fifteen minutes for a… Continue reading Walking into Ideas
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Book Release
My first book, Walking Backward, is being released today from Orca Book Publishers. This is a good day for me. Not that I know what to do about it, promotions-wise. I feel like there's a world of networking possibilities out there beyond me. (Many thanks to Terry Lynn Johnson, whom I met at an Agents Day conference hosted by SCBWI Canada, for pointing… Continue reading Book Release
Self-searching online
When a friend told me that she pre-ordered my novel, Walking Backward, from Amazon.ca, I got all excited to think that was even possible. I visited the site, found my book ranked 135,629th, and felt happy to be there at all. On a whim, I plugged my name into the various search engines to see what came up... What came… Continue reading Self-searching online
Being Read by Total Strangers
I stumbled onto my first book review a week ago (in CM Magazine). What a strangely thrilling experience. It's what prompted me to start a blog and web page (http://www.catherineausten.com/ -- built from a template and about as gripping as this blog). It is just slightly possible that a total stranger might like my book and want to know more… Continue reading Being Read by Total Strangers
Catherine Austen 