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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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Short Stories: The Thrill of the Moment (video panel)

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:August 18, 2021
  • Post category:announcement/crime/mystery/new release/news/writer-writing

Update 8/21/21/: Google removed access to the video on my original. Something triggered its algorithm to pounce. I've set it up on my new YouTube author site. What do you…

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How Long Does it Take?

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:July 18, 2021
  • Post category:writer-writing

Friday's blog post is brought to you by Sunday. I say that in half-jest, half-truth. While I try to blog each Friday, I have given myself permission to let it…

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Guest Interview: Karen Keeley

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:June 18, 2021
  • Post category:crime/mystery/writer-writing

Here's another in our author guest interview series from the Peace, Love, and Crime anthology. We have a wonderful mix of first-time and long-time published authors and hope you'll pick…

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Guest Interview: Jeanne DuBois

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:June 8, 2021
  • Post category:crime/mystery/writer-writing

Before the interview, I'll let you in on a special deal. If you like music and short mystery stories, you'll want to get the Music Mystery Bundle. Peace, Love, and…

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Submission, Rejection, Revision . . .

  • Post author:Claire
  • Post published:May 30, 2021
  • Post category:writer-writing

Sending out one's manuscript or short story is one part relief--you think it's ready for publication--and one part suspense--will it be accepted? Does the editor like it? Does it suit…

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