Tag: procrastination

NaNoWriMo on the Slow Track

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Catherine Austen

I posted a motivational blurb on the SCBWI Canada East website today, about slogging it through the last days of November’s novel-writing challenge. I have never actually made the NaNoWriMo journey, meaning I’ve never done a start-to-finish draft in the month of November. I’ve… Continue Reading “NaNoWriMo on the Slow Track”

Category: writing, writing procesTags: books, Canadian writers, children's books, children's novels, creative process, discipline, fear, inspiration, motivation, nanowrimo, novels, orca book publishers, procrastination, revising, walking backward, word count, writers, writing, writing practice

Inktober for those afraid to Draw

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”

Category: art, illustration, writingTags: creative process, daily practice, discipline, drawing, fear, illustrators, ink, inktober, learn to draw, october, picture books, procrastination, writing

Oh my Goodreads!

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Catherine Austen

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The Goodreads folk are awfully good at keeping in touch. They send me monthly updates, alert me when a favourite author publishes a new book, advise me on how to generate reader interest in my own books, and notify me whenever someone likes one of my reviews.… Continue Reading “Oh my Goodreads!”

Category: authors, book reviews, booksTags: book reviews, books, children's books, Goodreads, procrastination, writers

Friday Fable: The Writer and the Busy Life

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Catherine Austen

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You may know the old story, The Child and the Brook: One day an old man was out walking when he noticed a child standing by the side of a stream. The boy stood there for over an hour, shifting from leg to leg,… Continue Reading “Friday Fable: The Writer and the Busy Life”