by Claire Saxby | Apr 2025 | Blog, Children's Books, Narrrative non-fiction, picture books, Types of Stories
A Volcano is born, and the puns begin I should know by now just how long it takes to make a book, but there are always parts of the process that seem to take forever.Actually, most parts take longer than I’d like. Volcano is our new narrative non fiction book. Finding...
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 admin | Oct 2024 | Author Insights, Blog
Which book will I choose to read next? My idea of hell has two parts. One is to be somewhere without a pen and paper. It seldom happens, but I still have nightmares about how I’ll capture that phrase, that idea. The other is to be somewhere, even at home, with...
by admin | Oct 2024 | Author Insights, Blog
Conferences for writers and Illustrators I have spent many weekends and days at Conferences, Festivals and Workshops for writers and illustrators. What a blast! ! Amongst the features are appraisals, publishers, editors, case studies, fine food and wine,...
by admin | Sep 2024 | Author Insights, Blog
Networking in the Children’s Book Industry Networking is a nebulous thing. It’s intangible and impossible to measure. I’m sure there are many worthy definitions available but in the words from ‘The Sound of Music’ it’s a bit like...