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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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.
Your writing goal is not a blood oath. You're allowed to change it. Hi Reader, I used to be the kind of writer who treated missed word counts like unpaid debt. Miss 1,000 words on Monday? Better write 2,000 on Tuesday. Miss Tuesday, too? Congratulations! Wednesday's goal is now 3,000 words and a small nervous breakdown. Eventually, the number got so ridiculous that I stopped opening my manuscript altogether. Which is a pretty spectacular result for a goal that was supposed to help me finish...
Hi Reader, If your writing goal is convincing you NOT to write, we have a problem. Stay with me here! 😅 At some point in history, the writing world decided that Real Writers write every day, hit their word counts, and maintain a level of consistency usually reserved for people who don’t have jobs, families, pets, or laundry. Especially laundry. You’ve heard the rules. Write 1,000 words a day. Never miss a morning. Set a page count and stick to it, no matter what. My least favorite: Treat...
"If you're tired of starting over, keep going." Hi Reader, The other day I pushed play on a leg workout with Autumn Calabrese’s 21 Day Fix. In this program, she always has an inspirational quote on a chalk board at the back of the room. On this particularly brutal leg day, the quote was: “If you're tired of starting over, stop quitting.” As the workout progressed, as my muscles fatigued, I thought, it’s not about “stop quitting.” As I struggled through the last few split squats, I thought,...