As part of my plan for be An Organised Writer this year, I'm working through all of the content I have across various platforms and making sure that I bring it back here, to my home on the internet. As I've written before, one of the major benefits of having an author...
I get very excited every time I receive a new post for the Writing For Kids series because I learn something new from every post. They might be writing tips aimed at kids, but they're actually brilliant for writers of any age. After all, these are writing tips from...
When you're starting out as a writer, the best thing you can do is to learn from other writers. The same is true when you're starting out as a published author – you look to the best in the business and try to learn as much as you can. Fortunately, Australian...
As this blog approaches its 11th birthday, I can see a certain pattern in my posts. Each year at around this time, in response to reader enquiries, I write a 'how to achieve your writing goals this year'. I particularly liked this one, which is now five years old but...
With publications closing and book review sections of newspapers and magazines getting smaller and smaller, authors need to work very hard to find publicity opportunities for their books these days. Whether traditionally- or indie-published, authors must seek out new...
As the NSW school term begins, and we look down the barrel of potentially weeks and weeks of trying to keep kids engaged with and on top of their school work, I know that many parents are tearing their hair out. With two high school-aged boys, I'm lucky that the...
In the latest addition to the Writing For Kids series, Claire Saxby looks at setting stories in the past. Claire's latest novel Haywire is set in 1939 in the NSW town of Hay. It's about 14-year-old Tom, whose family runs the local bakery, and Max Gruber, nearly 14,...
Is it your dream to write for kids? Are you imagining a picture book, novel or chapter book with your name on it? Are you finding it difficult to 'break in'? Then let me ask you one more question: have you considered writing nonfiction for kids? One of the things that...
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of reading Kate Simpson's new picture book, Anzac Girl: The War Diaries Of Alice Ross-King. And if you follow any of my social media platforms, you'll know it was a real pleasure – I shared it everywhere! It's a very beautiful book,...
