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 was an eternal grind of freezing and fleeing, with the odd… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Once-Published Writers and the Un-Published Writers
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Quick Write
I'm very pleased to participate in the Children's Illustrators' Studio MASH-UP this week. The Mash-up pairs a writer and illustrator in a blind creation process that grows from just a name, a species, a trade and a location. Last week I got my instructions: write a story about Ricardo, an armadillo who delivers pizzas in… Continue reading Quick Write
There’s more to life than books, you know.
I'm tagging along with my husband on some work travel. I flew across the country yesterday evening, drove for an hour through the dark to our hotel, and collapsed into bed thinking, "While Geoff's at work tomorrow, I'll work in my room. I'll get up and blog, then finish my manuscript revisions, and maybe even… Continue reading There’s more to life than books, you know.
Friday Fable: The Writer and the 138,000 word manuscript
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 greedy little hand into the sweet jar and took all that… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer and the 138,000 word manuscript
Friday Fable: The Writer and the Inspiring World
You may know the old fable, The Widow and the Hen: Once there was a widow who found a hen wandering the yard. The widow gave the hen a handful of barley and, lo, it laid an egg. The next day, the widow tossed the hen another handful of barley, and she was blessed with another… Continue reading Friday Fable: The Writer and the Inspiring World
Catherine Austen 