by Claire Saxby | Oct 2024 | Author Insights, Blog
Writing Rollercoaster needs a Seatbelt for Rejection Writing is such a rollercoaster. I recall a big rejection of a project that looked very promising. I plunged. Gnashed. Wailed. All that sort of thing. Then by the next day, I was more philosophical. There were many...
by Claire Saxby | Oct 2024 | Author Insights, Blog
Making Presentations Better (and Easier) On a cool Saturday in May, 15 years ago, thirteen other punters and I attended a whole-day Presentation Skills Workshop. We listened, observed, practiced and presented. I really wanted to improve my presentation style and...
by Claire Saxby | May 2024 | Blog
7 random facts about Claire Saxby- because we can. Sally from her Scribblings blog once encouraged me to list 7 random facts about me. I can do that. 1. I don’t like being called Clarence but don’t mind Clarabelle or Claire-bear. 2. I hated my middle name...
by Claire Saxby | Mar 2024 | Blog, My Books
A Tree is Born Well, actually that’s not quite right, really. The book is ‘born’ ie released into the wild in early April 2024. The tree that is the subject of ‘Tree’ is about 350 years old. Our story is much younger than that. In September, 2022, Jess Racklyeft and I...
by Claire Saxby | Nov 2023 | Blog, My Books, Narrrative non-fiction, Nature, New Release
A new book! Secrets of the Saltmarsh. Making books is a long game. Very few parts of the process happen quickly. Often, it can seem like there’s nothing going on. Sometimes it feels like everything is invisible. But out of public sight, a book is being created. For...