Posted on January 24, 2014
by Catherine Austen
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You may know the old story of The Ass in the Lion’s Skin: One day, an ass spotted a lion’s skin that some hunters had left on the ground. The ass was tired of being treated like an ass, so he draped the lion’s… Continue Reading “Friday Fable: The Ass with the Draft Manuscript”
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Posted on November 30, 2013
by Catherine Austen
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You may know the old story of The Hares and the Frogs: Once there were three hares who were always stressed out by all the predators in the fields. If it wasn’t a fox in the grass, it was an eagle overhead. Hare life… Continue Reading “Friday Fable: The Once-Published Writers and the Un-Published Writers”
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Posted on September 27, 2013
by Catherine Austen
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You may know the ancient tale of the Wild Boar and the Fox: A wild boar was about to take a walk in the woods one pleasant day, but he stopped to sharpen his tusks against the trunk of a tree first. A fox,… Continue Reading “Friday Fable: The Writer and the Cottager”
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Posted on July 12, 2013
by Catherine Austen
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Who doesn’t love squirrels? Apparently Aesop. I spent 45 minutes looking for a fable about squirrels to tie into my new and exciting squirrel picture book. Yes, I said “new and exciting squirrel picture book!” Here’s the news: When Squirrels Stole My Sister, written by… Continue Reading “The Squirrels Stole my Picture Book!”
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You may know the old story, The Boy and the Nuts: A child visiting a wealthy home was pleased to find on the table a jar full of nuts and figs. (This was in the days before Skittles, keep in mind.) He plunged his… Continue Reading “Friday Fable: The Writer and the 138,000 word manuscript”
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