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Malice Domestic 2022 in Retrospect

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:May 3, 2022
  • Post category:Conferences/writer-writing
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Just one week ago as I draft this, I was landing at JFK to change planes and head home to Phoenix. The previous four days had been exhilarating and exhausting.…

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Reviews without Spoilers

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:April 1, 2022
  • Post category:Review/writer-writing

March was busier than usual, yet I managed to read a few books and review Edwin Hill's first standalone thriller, The Secrets We Share.* You'll find the review on Kings…

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Review: Her Perfect Life, by Hank Phillippi Ryan

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:February 18, 2022
  • Post category:Review/writer-writing

Meet Lily Atwood, award-winning television reporter, local celebrity, and mother of an adorable seven-year old. She has a secret underpinning Her Perfect Life. Lily's perfection is carefully crafted and managed…

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Writing in a Medieval Mindset, 1

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:January 29, 2022
  • Post category:fantasy/writer-writing

I have two fantasy projects set in feudal societies similar to medieval Europe. The fun part is, I get to play with the customs and behaviors. I can change what…

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Nanoni and shish-Ka-toomi

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:January 12, 2022
  • Post category:announcement/fantasy/new release/visual art/writer-writing

Published this month at Bethlehem Writer's Roundtable Earning an Honorable Mention in the Bethlehem Writer's Roundtable 2021 Short Story contest, this fable is part of the back story for the…

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In the Rearview

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:December 31, 2021
  • Post category:writer-writing

It's December 31st, New Year's Eve, and 2021 is in my rearview mirror as I head into 2022. The year held many surprises as I completed a dozen landscape paintings…

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Now Available: Paperback edition of Whimsical Winter Wonderland

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:December 17, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/Holiday, Holidays/writer-writing

Part of the 3-volume Holiday HiJinks release, Whimsical Winter Wonderland is now out in paperback. You'll find my short story, "The Pixie Path Home," in this one. And here is…

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MicroFiction Contests and Year-End Celebration

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:December 4, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/fantasy/Holiday, Holidays/sci-fi/science fiction/scifi/speculative fiction/writer-writing

Brought to you by Strong Women, Strange Worlds From the comfort of your own home, join us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Zoom for a Holiday Season AuthorFest filled with…

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Back from Crime Bake

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 23, 2021
  • Post category:crime/mystery/writer-writing

(I wrote this on the 19th but delayed publishing to get some photos in; alas, not have many good ones.) I returned late last night from the east coast where…

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November Anthology Release! Holiday HiJinks times 3!

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 5, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/fantasy/Holiday, Holidays/new release/writer-writing

Dec. 4, 2021 Update: Whimsical Winter Wonderland is now available as an eBook. Please forgive the slight delay in its publication and enjoy reading many of these tales for yourself…

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