by Claire Saxby | May 2020 | Blog, Writing and Words
Filling the well Writing can drain your brain. Well, it certainly can drain mine. I try to keep topping up during a project, but when I’ve handed in a project, or finished editing I find that it’s helpful to consciously refill the well. That means walking...
by Claire Saxby | May 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
That sounds like the title of a book, don’t you think? Perhaps I need to write it, but in the meantime, it’s actually about two books. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dingo will be released in paperback with a gorgeous new cover on June 1 and Kookaburra, also...
by Claire Saxby | Apr 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
It may not be ideal to launch a new novel in the middle of a pandemic, but there are worse things. Like being a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Paris in WWII. Dee White’s new middle-grade novel, ‘Beyond Belief’ introduces us to Ruben, who is living...
by Claire Saxby | Apr 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
‘From the harshness of a pit village in Scotland to the upheaval of wartime, No Small Shame tells a moving story of love and duty, loyalty and betrayal, and confronting the past before you can seek a future.’ In ‘No Small Shame’ Mary travels...
by Claire Saxby | Apr 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
Last year, ‘There Was an Old Sailor’ was released with a fresh new cover. The original was published Feb 1 2010. I had planned a birthday celebration, but yano, things happened. Â Â Â As a belated Happy 10th Birthday to my rosy-cheeked sailor, I’ve...