by Claire Saxby | Jan 2021 | Writing and Words
Did you Know? I’ve been back working on my wip today and I desperately wanted to include ‘swash’, but no matter how many times I rework the lines, it just won’t fit. The shallow wave wash that pushes up the beach after a wave breaks has a name!...
by Claire Saxby | Nov 2020 | Awards, history, My Books
Haywire – a Taster A little taster from my novel “Haywire” which was published mid-pandemic. Notice the lovely silver sticker? “Haywire” was shortlisted in this year’s NSW Premier’s History Awards. Tom (Hay NSW) October 1939...
by admin | Oct 2020 | My Books
What makes a Scientist? This is wizardry, magic, wonderful. If you click on this link, you can read the first three chapters of Aussie Stem Stars: Georgia Ward-Fear. This is how scientists are made. You may also be interested in the Radio chat with Georgia Ward-Fear,...
by admin | Oct 2020 | Events, My Books
On the RRRadio … Georgia Ward-Fear and I have been chatting on the radio with Shane Huntington. Neither Georgia nor I could be there live, so we Zoomed in. It was a good half-way method. We could see each other but it was an audio interview (which went out...
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 | Apr 2020 | Blog, My Books
Anzac Resources Anzac Day is fast approaching and it’s going to look different this year, particularly for teachers and students. ‘Meet the Anzacs’ is a nonfiction narrative picture book about how Australia put together a first national army to fight...