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Cabin Tales for Young Writers

Cabin Tales for Young Writers

Di: Catherine Austen
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 A podcast about creative writing, with original stories and prompts, excerpts from classic and contemporary fiction, creative writing commentary and exercises, and interviews with some of Canada's finest authors for children and young adults.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Arte
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  • Cabin Tales Podcast Trailer

    Cabin Tales Podcast Trailer
    Jul 31 2020

    A 1-minute trailer for the upcoming podcast, Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers. Launching next week, Friday, August 7th, 2020. 

     

    Trailer Transcript:

    "Listen to Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers, a podcast where every episode focuses on one aspect of creative writing. Featuring original stories told around a fictional campfire, plus creative writing commentary, excerpts from classics, and interviews with some of Canada's finest authors for children and young adults. Hosted by Catherine Austen. Launching August 7th, with new episodes every Friday at 30 minutes each. Visit CabinTales.ca for more information. Build a fire in your mind, seat some young storytellers around it, pull up a chair and listen in. Then take your turn and write your own tale."

     

    (Music credit: "Stories of the Old Mansion" by Akashic Records, provided by Jamendo, Standard license for online use)
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    1 min
  • Things Hide in the Dark (Episode 1: Setting)

    Things Hide in the Dark (Episode 1: Setting)
    Aug 7 2020
    A 40-minute episode for young writers interested in developing a strong setting. With an original spooky story, "The Sacrifice"; setting examples from Beowulf, The Scorpio Races, and The Incredible Journey; interviews with Tim Wynne-Jones, Lori Weber, and Caroline Pignat; and a story prompt set in a creepy basement. PG-13. A "fright-free" version for younger listeners is available at CabinTales.ca.  See the full episode transcript at CabinTales.ca. Shownotes: [0:00] Intro: Welcome to Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers. This is Episode One: Things Hide in the Darkness. I’m Catherine Austen. And my guests today are Tim Wynne-Jones, Lori Weber, and Caroline Pignat. [1:10] Introduction to today’s story, “The Sacrifice” [2:00] Trigger warning: Today’s tale is about a young teen left alone on a lake. If you have a special sensitivity to drownings, monsters, or creepy men, skip ahead 7 minutes when you hear the musical bar at the beginning of the story. If you want to share the podcast with very young listeners, please download the “fright-free” versions of episodes on CabinTales.ca. [3:20] Spooky Story: “The Sacrifice” [12:50] Commentary on today’s story and how to show a setting that is hidden. [15:20] Excerpt from E. Talbot Donaldson’s translation of Beowulf, the monster’s lair (and how to copy the technique) [17:05] Excerpt from Maggie Stiefvater’s The Scorpio Races (and how to copy the technique) [18:45] Excerpt from Sheila Burnford’s The Incredible Journey (and how to open with a setting)   Interviews [22:10] Tim Wynne-Jones on the setting of The Emperor of Any Place. [23:50] Lori Weber on Newfoundland and Montreal. [25:20] Caroline Pignat on writing Ireland.   Advice for young writers [26:20] Caroline Pignat on setting exercises for young writers. [28:15] Lori Weber on the importance of setting for young writers. [30:25] Tim Wynne-Jones on immersing yourself in a setting .   Scary settings [31:40] Tim Wynne-Jones fears the woods at night. [32:50] Lori Weber fears insects and animals. [33:55] Caroline Pignat fears camping and heights.   [35:00] Catherine tells a creepy story, "The Drummer in the Basement." (Read this story prompt and the fright-free prompt, “The House with Two Doors, on the Cabin Tales Write page.)   [38:15] Thanks, etc. You’ll hear more from today’s guest authors this fall. Submit a story for October. See the Cabin Tales Submit page for details.   Next week’s episode will feature interviews with Karen Krossing; Jan Coates; Rachel Eugster; Amanda West Lewis; and Monique Polak. Week 3, August 21st, I’ll be back with stories and excerpts and prompts in Episode Three, “Nasty People meet Nasty Ends,” an episode all about character. In the meantime, stay safe and sane and keep your social distance because, as a Hollywood monster-killer once said, “If we break quarantine, we could all die.” (Do you know what monster movie that line is from?) Thanks for listening.   Guest Authors: Caroline Pignat is the two-time Governor Generalʼs Literary Award-winning author of novels, non-fiction, and poetry. At age 16, she wrote a short story that years later became Greener Grass, winner the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Award. The Gospel Truth, a novel in free verse poetry, won her a second Governor General’s Award in 2015. With over 20 years’ experience teaching in schools, workshops, and at conferences, Caroline loves helping young writers find and share their unique voices. Website: www.carolinepignat.com; Twitter: @CarolinePignat Lori Weber is the author of eight young adult novels, including Yellow Mini, a novel in verse, and Deep Girls, a short-story collection; one historical middle grade novel, Lightning Lou; and one picture book, My Granny Loves Hockey. She has also published short fiction, poetry and non-fiction in several Canadian literary journals. A native Montrealer, she lived for several years in Atlantic Canada where she taught English in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Upon returning to Montreal, she began teaching English at Vanier College in 1994 before moving to John Abbott College in 1996, a position she recently retired from. She has represented Quebec twice for TD Canadian Book Week and has been offering classroom workshops around Quebec as a member of the Culture in the Schools program since 2005. She currently lives in Dorval, Quebec, where she hopes to do more writing, taking inspiration from her cat, Bogey, and the beautiful Lac Saint Louis which is at her doorstep, and which she loves to photograph daily. Website: www.lori-weber.com; #lacsaintlouis (Instagram) Tim Wynne-Jones has written 35 books for adults and children of all sorts of ages. He has won the Governor General’s Award twice and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award twice, most recently for the thriller, Blink & Caution. He has twice won the Arthur Ellis Award of the Crime Writers of Canada, as well as the Edgar Award of the Mystery ...
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    41 min
  • Author Interviews on Fictional Settings (Episode 1.5)

    Author Interviews on Fictional Settings (Episode 1.5)
    Aug 14 2020
    Interviews with 5 Canadian authors for children and teens about their favourite fictional settings, feared real-life settings, and exercises they recommend to young writers who want to develop effective fictional settings. Hosted by Catherine Austen, with a story prompt at the end. 40 minutes. All ages.  Visit CabinTales.ca for a full transcript of this episode. [1:10] Welcome to Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers. This is Episode One Point Five: “Author Interviews about Fictional Settings.” Today’s episode is a “talking tales” format, which mean it’s all interviews, extending last week’s episode, “Things Hide in the Darkness,” and keeping the focus on the subject of fictional settings. I’m Catherine Austen. And my guests today are Karen Krossing; Jan Coates; Rachel Eugster; Amanda West Lewis; and Monique Polak. [1:15] Interviews Introduction to Karen Krossing. Karen talks about her favourite fictional setting and exercises she does when building a setting. [4:10] Introduction to Jan Coates. Jan talks about researching the real settings in her own books. [6:10] Introduction to Rachel Eugster. Rachel talks about her favourite fictional setting and researching the historical setting of her play. [9:20] Introduction to Amanda West Lewis. Amanda talks about her favourite setting and researching the settings of historical fiction. [13:25] Introduction to Monique Polak. Monique talks about her favourite settings and real places and how little setting planning she does before drafting. [16:35] Catherine’s approach to setting   [18:20] Scary settings: [18:55] Karen Krossing’s fear of closets. [19:50] Jan Coates’ fear of water. [21:30] Rachel Eugster’s fear of heights. [23:25] Amanda West Lewis’s fear of elevators. [24:35] Monique Polak’s claustrophobia.   [26:15] Setting exercises for young writers [27:00] Monique Polak’s setting advice [28:20] Amanda West Lewis’s setting collages [30:50] Rachel Eugster’s setting immersion [31:20] Karen Krossing’s sensory details   [32:10] Basement prompt (All guests from episode 1 and 1.5 respond to the prompt word: Basement) Story prompt: Take a setting that most people think of as scary, and make it the most wonderful place.   [36:45] Coming up on the podcast: Next week we'll have original stories, excerpts, prompts and interviews about fictional characters in Episode 2: "Nasty People meet Nasty Ends." Thanks to today’s guests. Thanks for listening.   Music: Music on the podcast is from “Stories of the Old Mansion” by Akashic Records, provided by Jamendo (Standard license for online use).  Art: The B&W illustration on this page is a cropped version of a wood engraving by Paul Gavarni from Oeuvres choisies de Gavarni, volume 4, 1848. Host: Catherine Austen writes books for children, short stories for adults, and reports for corporate clients. Visit her at www.catherineausten.com. Guest Authors: Jan Coates grew up in Truro, Nova Scotia where her parents owned a bookshop and a music store. She has lived in Wolfville for most of her adult life. A teacher by trade, she’s been writing for young readers for close to 20 years, and she has published six picture books, six middle grade novels, and 18 levelled chapter books for emergent readers. Her first novel, A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk, was a finalist for the 2011 Governor General’s Literary Awards. She has two adult kids, both married and, sadly, both living in Ontario. One of Jan’s goals in life is to life within an hour’s drive of her kids. For now, she lives with her husband Don, and her Golden Irish, Charlie, in Wolfville. Other than reading and writing, she loves riding her bike, learning to illustrate, second-hand shopping, being outside and travelling. She does not like housework, cold weather and people who are dishonest.  Blog: www.jancoates.ca; Twitter:  @JanCoates13; Email: janlcoates60@gmail.com   Rachel Eugster keeps her fingers in a whole rack of pies. She is the author of the picture book The Pocket Mommy (Tunda/Penguin Random House)*, and the Ingredients of a Balanced Diet series (Franklin Watts). She has written magazine articles for adults and children, and was formerly an editor at Walking magazine (published out of Boston), where she was a one-woman copyediting department.             In a parallel orbit of her professional life, Rachel is a theatre artist, singer, and choral conductor. She is a co-founder and core artist of Bear & Co., a tiny indie theatre company that has produced 23 shows since its founding in 2012, and she conducts the SJCC Adult Choir and the Tamir Neshama choir for developmentally delayed adults. In 2015, Rachel premiered in her original play Whose Æmilia? at the Ottawa Fringe Festival. Rachel is also an active member of Democrats Abroad, for whom she co-hosts The Blue Vote Café podcast with David Schellenberg. Website:  https://racheleugster.com/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...
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    38 min
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