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News, Changes, and Consistency

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 23, 2020
  • Post category:new release/news/writer-writing

News. I learned late last week—after my blog posted—that "Lucy Seven" won 3rd place in a short story competition from City Limits Publishing. This flash fiction began as a workshop…

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What’s Your Favorite Halloween Memory?

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 16, 2020
  • Post category:Halloween/Holiday, Holidays

It's mid-October and who would have thought six months ago we'd be trying to figure out how to celebrate Halloween in two weeks without actually gathering, greeting, or enjoying each…

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CAM-Writes: Where Character, Crime, and Mystery Collide

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 10, 2020
  • Post category:writer-writing

[Author Note: 10/11/2020 - I received feedback from others on a writer's listserv who all said, as did Roxanne in the comments, that the singular tag line was the better.…

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Growing as a Writer

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 3, 2020
  • Post category:writer-writing

I've always believed in lifelong learning, so it shouldn't surprise anyone who knows me that my journey as an author includes learning as much as I can absorb. Since my…

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Fact Catches up to Fantasy

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:September 25, 2020
  • Post category:fantasy/writer-writing

Turning a short story into a novella may be a daunting task. It helps that I began with a long short story of almost 7400 words. Today I'm in the…

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Doodles and Line Drawings

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:September 18, 2020
  • Post category:doodles/line drawings/visual art

I doodle, especially during meetings, workshops, and conferences. My name badges are generally quite colorful by the end of an event. What I draw is mostly landscapes. I'm not good…

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Steady There, I’m Just Getting Started

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:September 18, 2020
  • Post category:writer-writing

My site is pretty skimpy today as this is my 2nd post. There isn't a lot to see yet, but I decided to put it "out there" for the everyone…

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Hey You, in the doorway. Come on in.

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:September 15, 2020
  • Post category:doodles/line drawings/writer-writing

Whether you got here by invitation, referral, or stumbled upon me, come in, pull up a chair, and let me pour you a 'cuppa.' I'm a tea drinker myself, although…

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