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.
Hi Reader, My new website is LIVE! GIF: Jim Carey. It's ALIVE! And I am beyond nervous about it. It's very different from what it was before. Change is hard! But it also feels more like home. Old site: Moody but whimsical (maybe?) New site: Bright and clear (which, oddly, my name means clear and bright). Spacious... It feels like a breath of fresh air. The best part is, with this new website came even more clarity about how I help writers (and creative goblins). I'd love love love if you...
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....
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...