Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 5 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, writing instructor, and small press publisher Caroline Frechette.
Originally from Montreal, Caroline has been living in the Ottawa/Gatineau region for the past 9 years. She is a sequential artist and author, who has published several short stories, two graphic novels, and three young adult fiction novels. She was the editor and director for the French Canadian literary magazine Histoires à boire debout and is a founding member of Renaissance Press. She has been teaching creative writing and coaching authors since 2005.
During the interview, Caroline describes:
- how she got started teaching writing by accepting donations in an empty yogurt container
- how volunteer work led to jobs doing structural edits and teaching courses for the city
- why doing work for passion, not profit, can actually lead to revenue
- where she found the confidence to start teaching at such a young age
- the huge impact a high school English teacher had on her writing career
- how one of her students became a co-founder of her small press
- and much more!
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Show Notes
Common challenges faced by writers Caroline works with:
- People tend to favour their strengths, instead of focusing on improving their weaknesses.
Carolone’s novels from her Family by Choice series:
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