by Claire Saxby | Jan 2008 | history
Echoes I found this building when I was walking around some inner suburban sidestreets. I walked past it several times and was stopped each time by the notion of confidence and permanence that the sign evoked. It wouldn’t happen today where businesses come and...
by Claire Saxby | Dec 2007 | Other Authors
Robyn Opie interview Today I’m host to South Australian children’s writer, Robyn Opie, on Day 2 of her blog tour. We’re talking about her chapter book, ‘The Pony Game’, illustrated by Elise Hurst, published by Hachette, under the Lothian...
by Claire Saxby | Nov 2007 | illustrators
Squeezy Cuddle Dangly Legs – interview Touring a new book can be difficult, particularly beyond the area where you live. Try to cover four states in a week, while still maintaining a home presence, that’s almost impossible. But a virtual tour…now that’s not so...
by Claire Saxby | Nov 2007 | Blog, Inspiration, Writing and Words
Inspiration: Where does an author get their ideas? One of the questions most frequently asked on a school visit is ‘Where do you get your ideas?’ It is both the easiest and most difficult question to answer. ‘Everywhere’ and ‘All around...
by Claire Saxby | Oct 2007 | Blog, Writing and Words
groovy words –Â (and words that Claire likes) Introduce groovy words to your workplace In a past salaried job, I’d take in a word a week and write it on the whiteboard in the lunch room. I’d add three possible definitions, including the correct one....