Cabin Tales for Young Writers
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -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.
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Author Interview with Frieda Wishinsky
July 23, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 22.5 MBIt's the final Cabin Tales interview! With Frieda Wishinsky, award-winning author of more than 70 books for young readers, both fiction and non-fiction. Hear about her aversion to horror, her fondness for chronological order, and the similarities she finds in writing and gardening. 20 minutes, all ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Frieda Wishinsky CA:… Are you a planner or a pantser? FW: Used to be much more of a pantse...
Author Interview with Karen Bass
July 16, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBAn interview with Karen Bass, award-winning author of 8 young adult novels including Graffiti Knight, The Hill, and Blood Donor. Hear about her favourite fictional monster, her preference for third-person point of view, and her memory of growing up on a farm telling herself stories. 25 minutes, all ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:15] Interview with Karen Bass CA: Are you a planner? Do you know the ending of your story when you begin? KB...
Author-Illustrator Interview with Chris Jones
July 09, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBAn interview with Chris Jones, illustrator of 25+ picture books and leveled readers plus multiple magazine features, and author-illustrator of graphic novels and comics for all ages. Hear about his love of wild settings, his resistance to the bound pages of a sketchbook, and his method of creating narrative tension by putting his characters through emotional workouts. 25 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:15] Interview with Chri...
Author-Illustrator Interview with Katherine Battersby, Peggy Collins, and Christine Tripp
July 02, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 20.6 MBAn interview with Katherine Battersby, Peggy Collins, and Christine Tripp. Chris has illustrated more than 50 children’s books for educational publishers; Peggy has illustrated over a dozen books and she’s the author-illustrator of several. Katherine Battersby has illustrated 12 books, 7 of which she authored herself. Hear about their delight in touching young readers’ hearts, their early days of drawing and writing stories, and their disciplined ways of carving out time for their heavy work...
Author Interview with Marty Chan
June 25, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 23.2 MBAn interview with Marty Chan, playwright and award-winning author of 18 books for young readers. Hear about his intricate revision process, his deep appreciation of young readers and writers, and his delight in making things hard for his characters. 25 minutes, all ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with Marty Chan CA: Are you a planner? Do you know the endings of your stories, or some of the major plot points, before you...
Author Interview with Jeff Szpirglas
June 18, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBAn interview with Jeff Szpirglas, author of over 20 books for all ages, including scary novels, short story collections, and “choose your own ending” adventures. Hear about his love of the horror genre, his interest in dramatic ironing and shifting points of view, and the inspiration for his scary stories. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with Jeff Szpirglas CA: You do write spooky stories. JS: I do. I mean,...
Author Interview with Lisa Dalrymple
June 11, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 17.7 MBAn interview with Lisa Dalrymple, author of 11 books for young readers, picture books, novels, and non-fiction, most recently Fierce: Women who Shaped Canada. Hear her advice on creating tension, her attraction to wilderness settings, and her lifelong fear of dark water. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with Lisa Dalrymple CA: …How do you feel about tormenting characters? LD: It’s fun. … I can best torment ...
Author Interview with David McArthur
June 04, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 23.3 MBAn interview with David McArthur, author of the bestselling picture book, What Does a Caterpillar Do? Hear about David’s preference for first person point of view, his love of fantastic takes on real-world settings, and his favourite scary story. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with David McArthur [1:30] CA: Do you tend to know the end of your story when you begin? DM: So I will try and plan. But actually,...
Author Interview with Sarah Raughley
May 28, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBAn interview with Dr. Sarah Raughley, author of young adult fantasy novels including The Effigies series – Fate of Flames; Siege of Shadows; and Legacy of Light – which she describes as “Sailor Moon meets Pacific Rim.” Hear about her love of third-person point of view, her advice on getting unstuck in your story, and her experience of getting the best ideas when you stop trying to find them. 25 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1...
Author Interview with Don Cummer
May 21, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 22.6 MBAn interview with Don Cummer, author of the “Jake and Eli” series set during the War of 1812: Brothers at War; A Hanging Offence; and Blood Oath. Hear about Don’s love of historical characters, his thoughts on the business of writing and publishing, and his collection of beautifully polished first chapters for books he hasn’t finished. (I have such a collection myself.) 25 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Do...
Author Interview with Kate Inglis
May 14, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 23.7 MBAnd interview with Kate Inglis, author of 5 books for all ages, including the middle-grade novels The Dread Crew and Flight of the Griffons; the non-fiction memoir for adults, Notes for the Everlost, and the picture books, If I were a Zombie and A Great Big Night. Hear about her addiction to endless revision, the companionship she finds in fictional characters, and how her first novel began with a story she told her child just to pass the time. 25 minutes. All ages. A full interview transcr...
Interview with Author-Illustrator Farida Zaman
May 07, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBAn interview with Farida Zaman, author-illustrator of I Want to Be: A Gutsy Girl’s ABC, and illustrator of more than a dozen picture books and early readers. Hear about her love of fractured fairy tales, her dedication to creating a signature style, and her own experience of being a gutsy girl when she chose a life in the arts. 20 minutes. All ages. A full interview transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with Farida Zaman FZ: I illustrate and ...
Author Interview with Lena Coakley
April 30, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 20.9 MBAn interview with Lena Coakley, author of critically acclaimed young adult and middle-grade fantasy novels, including Witchlanders, Worlds of Ink and Shadow, and Wicked Nix. Hear about Lena’s love of worldbuilding, her ambition to write a sweeping Dickensian story, and her thoughts on the importance of daydreaming. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with Lena Coakley CA: Are any of your stories based on your ow...
Author Interview with Cary Fagan
April 23, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MBAn interview with Cary Fagan, multi-award-winning author of over 40 books, including short story collections, picture books, middle-grade novels, and adult novels. Hear about his typically lengthy revision process, his love of texts within texts, and his experiments with narrative voice and how he has come to look differently at the idea of rules for writing fiction. 25 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Cary ...
Author Interview with Kari-Lynn Winters
April 16, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21 MBAn interview with Dr. Kari-Lynn Winters, associate professor of language arts and author of more than 27 books for the very young, fiction and non-fiction, standalones and series. Hear about her love of unreliable narrators, her balance of many writing projects at once, and her fear of dogs, horses and ghosts. 25 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with Kari-Lynn Winters CA: Do you have any suggestions for young ...
Author Interview with Robin Stevenson
April 09, 2021 15:39 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBAn interview with Robin Stevenson, author of 29 books for young readers, including board books, picture books, middle-grade novels, young adult novels, and non-fiction for all ages. Hear about her experiments with narrative voice, her experience of losing and finding her way through most of the books she’s written, and the early days of her writing journey, when a short story unexpectedly morphed into a teen novel. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show...
Author Interview with Raquel Rivera
April 02, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBAn interview with Raquel Rivera, award-winning author of five books for young readers, including Tuk and the Whale and Orphan Ahwak. Hear about her interest in fairy tales, her advice for creating tension-filled scenes, and her childhood fear of the toilet witch. 25 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with Raquel Rivera CA: Have you ever written a story based on the news or a historical incident? RR: All of my hi...
Author Interview with Ishta Mercurio
March 26, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 22.5 MBAn interview with Ishta Mercurio, author of the picture book, Small World, and co-author of the non-fiction picture book, Bite into Bloodsuckers. Hear about her favourite first lines, her love of characters that push the boundaries of expectations, and her penchant for telling truths through metaphors. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:05] Interview with Ishta Mercurio CA: Have you found a difference before and after Small...
Author Interview with Philippa Dowding
March 19, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBAn interview with Philippa Dowding, award-winning author of 13 books for middle-grade readers, including Oculum, Firefly, and Quinn and the Quiet, Quiet. She is also a poet, a musician, and a copywriter. Hear about her attraction to weird plot possibilities, her occasional tendency to spook herself while writing, and her encounter with a gargoyle in a curiosity shop that helped launched one of her book series. 20 minutes. All ages. Read the full transcript at CabinTales.ca Show Notes [0:0...
Author Interview with Wendy McLeod MacKnight
March 12, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MBAn interview with Wendy McLeod MacKnight, author of three books for middle-grade readers, who shares her habit of drafting quickly and revising painstakingly, her advice on getting to know your characters before you write them, and her delighted surprise at discovering Voldemort under Quirrell’s turban. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:15] Interview with Wendy McLeod MacKnight CA: Do you ever do object studies, either as ...
Author Interview with Amelinda Bérubé
March 05, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes - 19.9 MBAmelinda Bérubé, author or spooky YA novels The Dark beneath the Ice and Here There are Monsters, shares her favourite plot twists, books and characters, her interest in unreliable narrators, and her love of the Canadian landscapes that inspire her stories. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:10] Interview with Amelinda Bérubé CA: Do you have advice to young writers on how to begin? AB: I think my best advice would be just g...
Author Interview with Monique Polak
February 26, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBAn interview with Monique Polak, author of 29 books for young people and teacher of English and Humanities at Marianopolis College in Montreal. Hear about her attraction to delinquent characters, her commitment to work through good writing days and bad ones, and her ability to recognize a promising story idea by the tingling in her arms. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Monique Polak MP: I keep a journal...
Author Interview with Tim Wynne-Jones
February 19, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBAn interview with Tim Wynne-Jones, author of 35 books for all ages, including novels, picture books, and short story collections, including most recently War at the Snow White Motel and The Starlight Claim, which is a finalist for the 2021 White Pine Award. Hear about his love of islands and adventures, his aversion to unnecessary back-stories, and his childhood experience of telling stories around the dinner table. 25 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. ...
Author Interview with Karen Krossing
February 12, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 37.5 MBAn interview with children’s and YA author Karen Krossing, novelist and short story writer whose first picture book is coming out this fall. Karen has been an editor, a writing coach, and a creative writing instructor. Listen to her thoughts on sad endings, unforeseen plot twists, and writer’s block. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Karen Krossing CA: Do you typically know the ending of your story at...
Author Interview with Amanda West Lewis
February 05, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBAn interview with Amanda West Lewis, author of three novels and four non-fiction books for young people, andexecutive director of a theatre school. A 20-minute continuous segment not yet heard on Cabin Tales in which Amanda shares her preference for third-person point of view, her phobia of scary stories, and her love of Alice in Wonderland. All ages. A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Amanda West Lewis CA: D...
Author Interview with Lori Weber
January 29, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 30.6 MBAn interview with Lori Weber, Montreal author of ten YA books including Lightning Lou, Yellow Mini, and Deep Girls. Interview snippets not heard on the Cabin Tales podcast, edited into a 15-minute continuous segment in which Lori shares her love of fictional settings, her aversion to moral messages in fiction, and her unease around squirrels in her own yard. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:15] Interview with Lori Weber CA: When you'...
Author Interview with Rachel Eugster
January 22, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 37.3 MBPlaywright and picture book author Rachel Eugster shares her admiration of Shirley Jackson, her use of Scrivener as a writing tool, and her love of games, stories, and spindles. Featuring interview leftovers not included in the Cabin Tales podcast, edited into a 20-minute continuous segment. All ages. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Rachel Eugster CA: Do you read your own work out loud? RE: Sometimes. Not habitually. ...
Author Interview with Jan Coates
January 15, 2021 11:00 - 16 minutes - 30.7 MBA 15-minute episode of interview snippets with children’s author Jan Coates from Nova Scotia. A transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:20] Interview with Jan Coates [1:30] CA: Do you have a favourite setting from fiction, either your own books or other peoples’? JC: I don’t think so. My novels… are in real places. But I also like stories that could be anywhere… [2:10] CA: Favourite characters from children’s books? JC: I’m a huge Kate DiCamillo...
Author Interview #1: Caroline Pignat
January 08, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutes - 38.2 MBThe first of a season of author interviews featuring creative writing advice and anecdotes not included in the core Cabin Tales Podcast. Heard today: Caroline Pignat. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro Welcome back for a season of interview leftovers, one author at a time. Today’s guest is Caroline Pignat, two-time Governor General's Award-winning author of Greener Grass, The Gospel Truth, Shooter, Egghead, and many more great Canadian books…. [...
The Never-ending Story (Episode 8: Revision)
December 11, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 85.4 MBThe final fall episode of Cabin Tales is about the final stage of creative writing: revision. You’ll hear 26 Canadian authors talk about their revision process, and their recommendations to young writers who want to improve their first draft. 45 minutes all ages. A transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:30] Commentary on Revision If you don’t want other people to read your work, you don’t have to revise it. But if you do want others to read ...
Author Interviews about Endings (Episode 7.5)
December 04, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 85.7 MBKeeping the focus on the subject of how to end your story, this episode features guest authors Lena Coakley, Karen Bass, Lisa Dalrymple, Ishta Mercurio, and Tim Wynne-Jones. 45 minutes. All ages. A full transcript is available on CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Introduction [1:15] Commentary about endings The ending is the part of the story with the greatest effect on how I feel about a book. [3:45] Author Interviews about Endings [4:30] Tim Wynne-Jones on discovering the endin...
Just Get it Over With (Episode 7: Endings)
November 27, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutes - 97.1 MBA “telling tales” format with guest authors Marty Chan, Jeff Szpirglas, and Frieda Wishinsky. Featuring an original story with an ambiguous ending; a famous twist from Ambrose Bierce; gorgeous last lines and satisfying summations; and a story prompt about a deus ex machina. PG. 50 minutes. A full episode transcript and a Fright-free version (with the creepy story removed) is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [1:15] Story Intro Have you ever met someone who seemed the total opposite ...
Author Interviews about Beginnings (Episode 6.5)
November 20, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 80.3 MBA “talking tales” episode -- all interviews – about how to begin a story. With guest authors Frieda Wishinsky; Sarah Raughley; Don Cummer; David McArthur; and Wendy McLeod MacKnight, speaking about their favourite first lines, their advice to young writers on how to begin, and how they began to write professionally. 45 minutes. All ages. A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:15] Commentary on Finding the Beginning of your story Begin...
Begin in the Darkness (Episode 6)
November 13, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes - 76.4 MBAn episode about how to begin a story, with guest authors Karen Bass, Kate Inglis, and Chris Jones. Featuring an original story, great first lines from classic fiction, and suggested writing exercises. PG. A full transcript is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Intro [1:15] Story Intro If a Labrador Retriever showed up on your porch barking, you’d think, “This dog is trying to tell me something.” You would never think, “This dog is trying to lure me to my death.” (If you want...
More Spooky Student Stories (Post-Halloween Special Episode)
November 06, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutes - 88.3 MBThe Post-Halloween Special Episode, featuring four student stories about: a monster that demands sacrifice; a historic Halloween; teens in the deep woods; and a supernatural Air B&B. From young writers Aleina Wang, Olivia Beauchamp, Lexi-Jade McCowan, and Olivia Li. PG. A transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. Shownotes [0:00] Intro [1:15] Story One Intro Have you ever needed to get away for a while, maybe head to the coast and spend the night in an old Victorian ...
Spooky Student Stories (Halloween Special Episode)
October 30, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 86.1 MBA special Halloween episode featuring 5 spooky stories written by students aged 11-17, including a terrifying musical awakening, a horrifying futuristic drug, a demonic yoga class, a pizza you don’t want to order, and a phone call you don’t want to answer. PG. Let the kids listen in. A transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Episode intro [1:15] Story One Intro Have you ever been babysitting when there’s a crazed killer on the loose? Whenever that ha...
Picture a Story: Interviews with Illustrators
October 23, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 83.9 MBInterviews 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. All ages. A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes: [0:00] Intro [2:15] Commentary on how picture books are made Interviews about creating alone vs with another writer [5:15] Chris Jones on rewarding collaborations [7:40] Peggy Collins ...
Author Interviews about Tension (Episode 5.5)
October 16, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 70.8 MBInterviews with Canadian children’s and YA authors on the subject of tension and how to make a reader turn the page. With guest authors Kate Inglis, Lisa Dalrymple, David McArthur, Jeff Szpirglas, and Marty Chan. Hosted by Catherine Austen. 40 minutes. All ages. A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. Shownotes: [0:00] Intro [1:15] Interviews on adding tension to fiction [2:10] Kate Inglis on showing characters [4:30] Jeff Szpirglas on creating a tense atmosph...
Squirm (Episode 5: Tension)
October 09, 2020 10:00 - 43 minutes - 83.1 MBA "telling tales" episode about how to build tension in fiction, with stories, excerpts, and prompts. Featuring guest authors Lena Coakley, Sarah Raughley, and Don Cummer. 45 minutes. PG. A full transcript of this episode and "fright-free" version with the opening story removed are available at CabinTales.ca. Show Notes [0:00] Introduction: [1:15] Story Intro: Today you’ll hear a story where a pair of sisters are alone on a swimming platform with their old blind dog and a container o...
Author Interviews about Plotting (Episode 4.5)
October 02, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 74.4 MBFeaturing 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 plotting. A full transcript of this episode is available at https://CabinTales.ca. [1:15] When to plot your story Plotting happens while coming up with ideas, drafting, and revising – activities that overlap throug...
Bad Things Happen (Episode 4: Plotting)
September 25, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 90 MBAn episode about plotting stories, with guest authors Robin Stevenson, Wendy McLeod MacKnight, and Amelinda Bérubé. Featuring an original story, “The Critter Cam.” With excerpts from Harold and the Purple Crayon; “The Band-Aid;” and Holes. 45 minutes. PG-13. (A “fright-free” version is available at CabinTales.ca.) A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. [0:00] Intro and Story Intro [1:35] Trigger warning: Violence, terror, pets dying, people dying, mental il...
Author Interviews about Inspiration (Episode 3.5)
September 18, 2020 11:59 - 42 minutes - 77 MBA “talking tales” episode in which guest authors Cary Fagan, Wendy McLeod MacKnight, Raquel Rivera, Ishta Mercurio, and Robin Stevenson answer the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” 40 minutes. All ages. A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. [0:00] Introduction Welcome to Cabin Tales: Spooky Stories for Young Writers. This is Episode 3.5: “Author Interviews about Inspiration.” I’m Catherine Austen. And my guests today are Cary Fagan, Wendy McLeod Mac...
Spooky Stories are all Around Us (Episode 3)
September 11, 2020 14:42 - 49 minutes - 99.5 MBA 50-minute episode that answers the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” With guest authors Philippa Dowding, Amelinda Berube, and Kari-Lynn Winters. Featuring an original spooky story about an insatiable animal; excerpts from All Quiet on the Western Front, The One and Only Ivan, and The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom; and creative writing exercises and prompts. A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. [0:00] Intro [1:15] Story Introduction: Today ...
Welcome to the Cabin (Episode 0)
September 04, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 39.8 MBAn introductory tour of the podcast, about the origin of the Cabin Tales stories, creative writing themes on fall episodes, upcoming guest authors; and a submission call for the Halloween Special Episode. 20 minutes. All ages. A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. [1:15] What is Cabin Tales? Cabin Tales is a podcast with an unusual format—a mix of fiction, education, and interviews. It’s really like having an author visit every week – only it’s absolutely fre...
Author Interviews about Fictional Characters (Episode 2.5)
August 28, 2020 11:49 - 46 minutes - 85.1 MBA “talking tales” episode about developing fictional characters, featuring interviews with five guest authors for children and young adults: Caroline Pignat; Jan Coates; Lori Weber; Rachel Eugster; and Amanda West Lewis. Hosted by Catherine Austen. 46 minutes. All ages. The full transcript of this episode and more information on the podcast is available at CabinTales.ca. [0:00] Introduction [1:15] Interviews on favourite villains and protagonists [2:00] Caroline Pignat on Darth ...
Nasty People Meet Nasty Ends (Episode 2: Characters)
August 21, 2020 14:11 - 49 minutes - 97.1 MBA 50-minute episode about creating fictional characters. With an original spooky story, "The Spot;" commentary on excerpts from Dracula, The Bad Beginning, and The Universe versus Alex Woods; interviews with Canadian authors Karen Krossing, Monique Polak, and Tim Wynne-Jones; and a final story prompt to help you write your own tale. A full transcript of this episode is available at CabinTales.ca. [1:50] Trigger warning: Today’s story includes cruelty, crime, references to suicide, a...
Author Interviews on Fictional Settings (Episode 1.5)
August 14, 2020 11:49 - 37 minutes - 67.9 MBInterviews 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 Fiction...
Things Hide in the Dark (Episode 1: Setting)
August 07, 2020 12:19 - 40 minutes - 82.1 MBA 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 Cab...
Cabin Tales Podcast Trailer
July 31, 2020 19:39 - 56 seconds - 1.91 MBA 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 adult...