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...
by admin | Sep 2024 | Author Insights, Blog, Writing and Words
Revisions, Rejections, Redrafting of Manuscripts: A Rave I’ve been doing quite a few revisions lately. Some are redrafting, the natural progression of a manuscript and others are following submissions and are in response to editor feedback. There must be another...
by admin | Aug 2024 | Blog, Inspiration
That’s Living: Milestones, Changes and Adventures Belonging to a family never ceases to surprise and inspire me. There is constant change and joy and sometimes we just need to rest, like Emmi (our Cavvie). Another Milestone For a long time, my first readers were...
by admin | Aug 2024 | Author Insights, Blog
The Ups and Downs of Booksigning in Bookshops Visiting bookshops and signing books can be perilous for emerging authors. Claire Saxby shares the ups and down I this time consuming, but always rewarding endeavour. Booksigning in the Early Years I had a memorable...
by admin | Jul 2024 | Author Insights, Blog, Inspiration
This is why I do Author School Visits Many weeks are been busy with school visits, editing bits and family events. There’s often little time for capturing new ideas. One school visit was to a school in Traralgon, Victoria. I was up before the sun and drove out...