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So Long 2020, Hello 2021

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:December 31, 2020
  • Post category:Holiday, Holidays/writer-writing

Here's how my 2020 went—actually, a bit better than for many with promise of more to come. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TprJj4XPOtM

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Holiday Greetings

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:December 25, 2020
  • Post category:Holiday, Holidays

On Christmas Day, I give you a brief video greeting instead of my usual post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QToAli2-CYI Happy Holidays Seasons Greetings and I'll post again next week.

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Virtual Write-ins and Critique Groups

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:December 13, 2020
  • Post category:writer-writing

In October, I joined a series of virtual write-ins hosted by my Sisters in Crime (SinC) Desert Sleuths chapter president, Denise Ganley. We meet and chat for 5-10 minutes (yeah,…

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“Lucky Seven” Dec 15th Release

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:December 4, 2020
  • Post category:announcement/Holiday, Holidays/new release/news/writer-writing

Available for pre-order now for its December 15th release, Portraits of the Pen: A Collection of Short Stories, includes my 8th short story publication, "Lucky Seven," which won 3rd place…

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9th Short Story Accepted for Publication

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 24, 2020
  • Post category:announcement/Holiday, Holidays/news/Thanksgiving/writer-writing

More Publishing News "The Backpack" was accepted this week for the Desert Sleuths' 2021 Anthology, So West: Love Kills. "Lucky Seven," which recently won 3rd place in the City Limits…

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Getting Psyched for Thanksgiving

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 20, 2020
  • Post category:Holiday, Holidays/Thanksgiving/writer-writing

This has been a busy week as I roll into the back half of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). With more than 31,000 words written, I'm right on target to…

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Happy Veterans Day 2020

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 11, 2020
  • Post category:Holiday, Holidays/Veterans Day

I’m blogging mid-week to honor the men and women who have served our nation's military. From our earliest formation to today, they have served in the best way they could—whether…

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A Story Call, A Mural, and a Song

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 6, 2020
  • Post category:crime/mystery/new release/writer-writing

The call was for a crime story revolving around a song from the '60s. There were so many from which to choose. What inspired me to select "Spirit in the…

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Challenges Behind and Ahead

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 31, 2020
  • Post category:writer-writing

This week has been challenging, in a good way, but it's also worn me out a little. I'll gladly ease off today's writing schedule. I was writing a new short…

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Spirit in the Sky – Cover Reveal, Preorders, & Early Reading

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 27, 2020
  • Post category:announcement/crime/mystery/new release/news

"Spirit in the Sky," my story in the anthology Peace, Love, and Crime: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the '60s, can be in your eReader as early as…

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