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Radio Interview at Noon

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Catherine Austen

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The interview I did in Prince Edward County last month (last post) airs at noon today on 99.3 County FM. Lynn Pickering, host of “The County Writes…The County Reads” asks me about my background, my books, and my advice for young writers. Check it…

Category: authors, children's books, writingTags: 26 tips for surviving grade 6, 28 tricks for a fearless grade 6, all good children, book promotion, children's novels, walking backward, writing tips

He Said/ She Sighed Part 3 – Enough Already!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Catherine Austen

Here’s one last rant sparked by a “how to write fiction” book that advised using “said/say” as the only dialogue verb (as in, “‘I spent thirty dollars on jelly beans at Mont Tremblant this weekend,’ she said.”) (That is a true statement, sadly. They fool you with the…

Category: authors, friday form, writingTags: adverbs, creative process, dialogue, grammar, revising, writing, writing tips

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