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Claire interviews Dale Harcombe

by admin | May 2009 | Other Authors

Claire Saxby interviews Dale Harcombe Dale Harcombe lives on the beautiful NSW coast. She is a writer of fiction and poetry for adults and children. She’s here today to talk about her book ‘The Goanna Island Mystery’ and particularly to focus on the importance of...

New Zealand through an Author’s Camera

by admin | Apr 2009 | Author Insights, Inspiration

Can an Author Capture New Zealand with a Camera? We’ve just returned from a whistle-stop two week tour to New Zealand. There is so much to see, and although we tried to pack each day full, there was still so much we missed. It is a beautiful country with enough...

Eastern Barred Bandicoot- Recovery team

by admin | Feb 2009 | Inspiration

Welcome to the world of bandicoots There are less than 200 bandicoots left on mainland Australia and some of them are here. All are in predator-proof fenced areas. My friend Jackie and I went out to Mt Rothwell, south-west of Melbourne to help Amy find some Eastern...

Tiffany Mandrake on Pitching a Series of Books

by admin | Feb 2009 | Other Authors, Writing and Words

Tiffany Blake talks about writing and her book series “The Little Horrors” Tiffany Mandrake has released the first two titles in her new ‘The Little Horrors’ series.Claire Saxby asked her to explain the difference between pitching a single...

One Week Later- a poem by Claire Saxby

by admin | Feb 2009 | Poetry

One Week Later – a poem by Claire Saxby The smoke has spread now and covers the whole city -all the way from the still-smouldering hillsto my seaclose home.I welcome the smoke, inhale ittaste what the televisionsradiopapers feed,seek to share some tiny...