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Yearly Archives: 2021

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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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News November: Monkey Business

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:November 3, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/Review/writer-writing

Posts in November may not be weekly. I'm traveling, then there's Thanksgiving, and I'm hosting a NaNoWriMo group. I'll come back with more on those in another post. Monkey Business:…

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Author Talk: The Importance of Character Actors

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 22, 2021
  • Post category:writer-writing

Storytellers have many tools to convey information to the reader, and character actors are one tool I've not considered in depth until now. First, let's look at three levels of…

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Author Talk: Why You Should Not Rely Solely on Social Media for your Author Platforms

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:October 1, 2021
  • Post category:writer-writing/Writer's Digital Toolbox

I'm not against social media and use it myself. I try to limit the time I spend on it as well as how many platforms I engage with routinely. It's…

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Another Anthology Release

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:September 24, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/crime/mystery/new release/news/writer-writing

“After the Rush Fades” appears in Ramblings & Reflections:Winning Words from SouthWest Writers 2021 Contest, which was released yesterday on Amazon. A corporate leader rises to the top on the…

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Pssst . . . Want to Come to a Party? . . . and How is Anthology #9 Really #7?

  • Post author:Clamo88
  • Post published:September 6, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/crime/mystery/new release/news/writer-writing

The 7th SoWest anthology from the Desert Sleuths is out and my story, "The Backpack," is one of the 24 in it. Many Sisters in Crime chapters have an annual…

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