Hi Reader! Iāve been deep into website redesign the past couple weeks (Wordpress... #iykyk) and I'm almost ready to deploy it! So, my website will be down this weekend for a few days. I'll let you know when it's back up and you can check it out! Why the change? I outgrew my old āsingle pageā site and wanted more room to stretch out! With the discovery of The Creative Goblin Way came a lot of new certainty and clarity around how I help fiction writers ditch the rules, fall back in love with...
1 day agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi Reader, Every evening, I water my new xeriscaped garden. One of the big planters I got as decorative elements full of petunias is called Big Red. She is the largest of the five pots full of annuals I bought. Big Red also happens to be home to approximately seventeen thousand earwigs. (This number has not been scientifically verified, but emotionally? It's accurate). The second the water hits the soil, those nightmare creatures come crawling out of the darkness. Tiny legs. Tiny antennae....
25 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read
Hi Reader, How are you? Iām goodā¦ Remember starting letters like that as a kid? Oh the days of the pen pal... I'm getting close to completing my next short story collection! It's an eclectic mix of all the writings I did during my Writing From the Top of Your HeadĀ® facilitator certification training and my own 5-minute writing practice. The collection shall be called: Odds & Beginnings. I'm currently drawing the cover in Procreate. When it's ready, I'll give you a sneak peek! My musical is...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi Reader, Sometimes taking a break is the thing that gets you motivated again. If you replied to my last email with book recommendations ā Thank you! I have your email and will reply soon. Iām also going to compile the list and share it here with my own additions. Stay tuned! During my break, I did a lot of soul searchingā¦ Because Iāve been wondering if I still want to do this anymore. Author coaching that is. Sometimes clarity brings fear and anxiety. I created The Creative Goblin Way and...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read
Hi Reader, A long time ago, I missed my calling as a theatre kid. I was 7 years old. A cringingly shy child. I decided I wanted to try out for the local theatre company's production of Cinderella. I auditioned. I got passed up. BUT, days later, they called back. Apparently my audition form had gotten stuck to another one. I actually did get the part. But at that point, I'd moved on already. The calling had vanished. The shyness had overtaken me again. Anyone who has worked with me or attended...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Hi Reader, There are currently four baby bunnies living in the bush in my front yard and every time I see them, I squee with delight and sit and watch them, slowly dying from cuteness overload. š„¹ Baby bunnies eating. That's all they do is eat. And scatter. The bunnies scatter the second they think thereās a threat. Yesterday, a truck rumbled down the road behind the house and the bunnies fled to safety inside the bush. Their instincts are strong. Fast forward to probably a week or two from...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Hi Reader, From hotdog flavored whiskey to IKEAās meatball lollipops, we cannot trust the internet on April 1st. I have been working hard for the past 3+ months getting a new quiz up and running. This one uses 100% my own IP (instead of borrowing from Jim Henson). I spent hours drawing graphics for each result, days designing the dossier style results pages that actually look like files from an archive. I obsessed over the questions, logo for the fictional agency, all of it. I was so excited,...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hi Reader, Since Iāve asked so much of you lately, Iām keeping this one short and sweet. I have a few things to share that I think you just might love. If itās cold right now where you live, this amazing soup will warm you right up! (Warning: it is 100% not fat free, which is probably why it is sooooo yummy). A fun little break from the daily grind (xenials will adore this) This inspiring article for writers (very on fleek with what Iāve been talking about of lateā¦ do people still say, on...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi Reader! Just a quick note to let you know my talk, ACE Your Story: 3 Things You Need to Craft a Compelling Story goes live today at 4pm MST (3pm Pacific, 6pm Eastern) at the Perfect Your Process summit! This is a free event for writers who want to create joyful writing practices. Iāll be in the comments answering questions! Come join me! Itās gonna be FUN!!! If you havenāt already, Register here Plus, youāll get access to the ACE Diagnostic Tool! Claire š P.S. This is the last email you'll...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi Reader! Just a quick reminder, in case you havenāt gotten your free ticket yet, the summit starts tomorrow! Join me and a bunch of other amazing speakers here. Among MANY others, here are a few of the talks Iām especially interested in: Structuring Your Memoir with Marion Roach Smith (I have a memoir about all the dogs Iāve loved in my life in my idea bank that is demanding to be written!) Your Writing Personality: The Hidden Key to Your Creative Process with Rachel Clair How to Find the...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read