As a writer, I reserve the right to live in imaginary worlds, encourage a belief in magic, and never grow up.
There’s just over eight days left in November which means eight more days to go in National Novel Writing Month, or Nanowrimo. Those of you who follow me on Twitter and Instagram probably know that I forwent Nano in favor of editing my LGBT Romance Work in Tandem and searching for betas. (Want to… Continue reading NaNoWriMo is Over, Now What?
Hi everyone and welcome back to Claerie’s Tales. I have some really big news to share with you guys this week, which is... *drumroll please* I will be attending my first ever writing conference this weekend, September 21 and 22nd 2018! I can’t even begin to explain to you all how excited I am for… Continue reading Big News!
Happy September everyone and welcome back to Claerie’s Tales! Today is Monday, September 3, Labor Day for those in the United States. In honor of that, I’m going to talk about some things I learned while working away on a retelling of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves for a fractured fairytale anthology coming out… Continue reading Top Tips When Writing for an Anthology
Hi everyone! I just wanted to come on here and give you guys a quick update because I know my blogging schedule has not been up to it's usual standards. There are three main reasons for that. I was published! An extended (and cleaner version of my short story "Prom Panic" was published in the… Continue reading Update!
Please welcome author Bokerah Brumley! Intro: What’s your name, what do you write, where can readers find you on social media? And just for fun, if you could be any mythological being, what or who would you be? My name is Bokerah Brumley. I am a speculative fiction—all sorts of science fiction and fantasy. Though, I… Continue reading Author Interview: Bokerah Brumley
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Check out my friend Katie’s post about what’s going on in our writing group!
Today is what we call Workshop Wednesdays in my writing group on Facebook, Writers of Queer Fiction. I created this group along with fellow authors Claerie Kavanaugh and Amy Nowacoski.
We made this group after coming together in a Beta Reader’s group on Facebook, discussing how it was difficult to find an active group for LGBT+ writers or writers who write with LGBT+ characters and themes. Now, of course, there are lots of amazing writers groups on facebook! I am in quite a few of them, and utilize them all! But, sometimes you need to ask serious questions about representation, sensitivity, or, dare I say it, sex–and you don’t want to be mocked by Joe Schmoe in that group with 50k+ members in it.
That is where Writers of Queer Fiction comes in! We offer a safe place to ask these questions. We are a group for writers
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Hi everyone and welcome back to Claerie’s Tales. As of today, June 4, 2018, I am relaunching my blog with a new posting schedule, which includes writing and editing advice every Monday, as well as updates on my current projects. Since this is somewhat of a relaunch, I thought I would start off by doing… Continue reading Blogger Newbie Tag
Do you like to read? Are you an aspiring voice actress with a passion for telling stories? Do you like listening to podcasts? Maybe you’ve even thought of starting one of your own, but just haven’t known where to begin? Then this opportunity might be for you! WANTED: A narrator for my podcast, Claerie’s Tales,… Continue reading Wanted: Podcast Narrator
Today's post is a very special one! It's the last stop of the Love and Other Lies blog tour! The author, Jessica Pennington, has been nice enough to provide me with a "Behind the Scenes" peak into her publication journey! But first, a bit about the book and it's lovely author: About the Book Title: Love Songs… Continue reading Love Songs and Other Lies Book Tour!
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