a few things I want to share this week


Hi Reader,

How are you? I’m good…

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 Head® 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 also coming along, nicely! I wrote a prose summary for the first act and started writing the actual script.

Now, onto some sharing!

What's going on in your world? Hit reply and let me know!

Claire 💛

Kira's Korner!

Tomorrow is our 7th anniversary with this little angel. Here’s a pic of her when we first adopted her from Outpaws Rescue. She was around 9 months old.

New here? Forget who I am?

I'm Claire! Author Accelerator certified book coach, award-winning horror author, project manager, sourdough maven, amazing wife and dog mom, and your future creative mentor!

I help fiction writers ditch the rules, fall in love with writing again, and finally finish their damn (good!) stories!

Ready to write?

Heck yeah! Let's do this thang!

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Write and finish your damn (good) book!

Hi! I'm Claire! An enthusiastic and imaginative book coach who uses way too many exclamation points, talks too much about my beloved pittie mix, Kira, and is fueled by inspiring and motivating fellow writers! I'm an Author Accelerator certified book coach and Writing From the Top of Your Head certified facilitator. From first spark to final page, I help fiction writers ditch the rules, fall back in love with writing, and finally finish their damn (good) stories! Sign up for mini-book coaching in your inbox, subscriber only specials, and general shenanigans.

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