Posted on October 23, 2020
by Catherine Austen
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Featuring interviews with five Canadian illustrators about creating narratives in words and pictures. Featuring guest author-illustrators Peggy Collins, Katherine Battersby, Farida Zaman, Christine Tripp, and Chris Jones. 45 minute. All ages. To listen to this special episode of my Cabin Tales Podcast, visit CabinTales.ca or… Continue Reading “Picture a Story: Interviews with Illustrators”
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Category: art, authors, books, illustration, picture books, podcast, writingTags: art, artistic process, artists, children's illustratio, children's books, children's literature, chris Jones, Christine Tripp, Farida Zaman, graphic storytelling, illustration, illustrations, illustrators, Katherine Battersby, Peggy Collins, picture book process, picture books
Listen at: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8etn5-edf365 Featuring guest authors Cary Fagan, Philippa Dowding, Raquel Rivera, Ishta Mercurio, and Kari-Lynn Winters, talking about plotting—how and when they plot, how they feel about tormenting characters with obstacles, and what they recommend to those who want to improve their own… Continue Reading “Author Interviews about Plotting (Episode 4.5)”
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Category: authors, children's books, podcast, writing, writing proces, young writersTags: cary fagan, children's books, children's literature, children's novels, children's writing, creative process, creative writing, ishta mercurio, kari lynn winters, middle grade novel, novels, philippa dowding, picture book process, picture books, plot, plots, plotting, raquel rivera, young adult novel
Posted on September 11, 2019
by Catherine Austen
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Update: The publication of my new picture book has been postponed till 2021. Look for it this Spring from Fitzhenry and Whiteside. Good things come to those who wait. Expect more posts soon. 🙂 Years ago, I wrote a story about a clever squirrel who… Continue Reading “Thieving Squirrels this spring”
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Category: books, children's books, featured, illustration, picture book, picture books, squirrels, What's New, writing, writing procesTags: authors and illustrators, book development, books, Canadian writers, canlit, children's books, creative process, creative writng, delays, editing, featured, fitzhenry and whiteside, grey squirrels, illustrations, inspiration, patience, picture book layout, picture book process, picture books, publishing, revising, sean cassidy, squirrel books, squirrels, squirrels stole my sister, writers, writing
I had a great time at this year’s MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival in Ottawa. The 3-day event was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum, where over 450 children aged 9-12 came from around the region — some of them getting up at… Continue Reading “MASC Festival 2019”
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Category: art, author talks, authors, What's New, writing, writing conference, writing workshops, young writersTags: art workshops, author visits, Bill Juillette, book signings, books, britt wilson, canadian aviation museum, Canadian writers, cary fagan, characters, children's books, children's novels, creative process, david a robertson, fiction, fictional characters, illustrations, inspiration, karen krossing, MASC, MASC Young Authors and Young Illustrators Festival, novels, picture books, plots, plotting, soyeon kim, writers, writing, writing workshops, young writers
Posted on October 1, 2018
by Catherine Austen
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It’s the first day of Inktober. Illustrators know this. The rest of us might not — but we should, all of us. Because Inktober is awesome. And it’s for everyone. Inktober began in 2009, by artist Jake Parker, as a challenge to improve drawing skills… Continue Reading “Inktober for those afraid to Draw”
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Category: art, illustration, writingTags: creative process, daily practice, discipline, drawing, fear, illustrators, ink, inktober, learn to draw, october, picture books, procrastination, writing
