Clair BrettJan 25What Inspires MeToday we are discussing who or what inspires us. I am inspired by the one thing all romance writers should be inspired by hope and love....
Clair BrettJan 18One Author's Bucket ListIt’s bucket list time. This week we are all creating a bucket list of things we want to see, do, or accomplish, I’m going with in the...
Clair BrettJan 11It Started with a Bad EndingIt all started with a bad ending. I have always loved writing. I have stories saved that I wrote on summer vacation when I was in third...
Clair BrettJan 4Big Plans for 2022And just like that it is 2022! Happy New Year! I know most of us are a bit cautious considering the past two, but there is no way to...
Clair BrettDec 14, 2021Best Picture of 2021Our objective today was to post a picture of the best thing that happened in 2021 and write a story about it. I have chosen this picture....
Clair BrettNov 30, 2021Memories of Characters PastToday Romance writers weekly is all a buzz talking about our characters and where they go once writers are finished with their stories. I...
Clair BrettNov 16, 2021Characters do Surprise AuthorsToday’s topic is so exciting. All authors have their own processes some need to have a detailed outline down to each scene that they...
Clair BrettNov 2, 2021My Ideas come from big "What ifs?"Welcome! Today we are talking about where we get our stories ideas. I would be willing to bet that the answers will be a diverse as the...
Clair BrettJul 6, 2021What Movie is an Always Watch?If you grew up in the seventies and eighties like I, did you probably have a love affair with movies. Then when beta machines, and...
Clair BrettMay 11, 2021Summer Picnic RecipesIt is picnic season in most places in the United States right now. We in NH don’t usually think about picnics until June, but I envy...
Clair BrettApr 6, 2021Plotting, Pantsing, or Something In between, Oh MyPlotting, pantsing, or something in between, oh my! Every author is as unique in their process as the books they write. I have author...
Clair BrettMar 30, 2021My Thoughts on the Mystery GenreMysteries. To be honest, when I was younger, I never liked mysteries per se. I compared them to the game of clue, I guess. I think that...
Clair BrettMar 16, 2021Marketing Tips for AuthorsToday’s topic, it was pointed out to me, isn’t really a reader geared topic, but in my experience many readers are either also writers or...
Clair BrettMar 9, 2021Story Inspiration-Where Does it Come From?Inspiration. As writers this word is as loaded as they come. The dreaded question: What was your inspiration for that...
Clair BrettJan 5, 20212021 GoalsWelcome! Glad you could join the Romance Writers Blog hop this week! And Happy 2021! Whew, we made it, finally! I hope the New Year finds...
Clair BrettDec 15, 2020Decking the Halls at Chateau BrettWelcome to December 2020! We made it! I’m not sure I have ever looked so forward to a New Year in my life, as many of us. No, I’m not...
Clair BrettDec 1, 2020My 2021 Plans--Bye, Bye, 2020!Can you believe it is already Dec. 1, 2020? On the one hand this year has felt like 100 years with a pandemic, social unrest, political...
Clair BrettNov 3, 2020My Best Voting MemoryMy favorite voting memory would have to be the first time I was eligible to vote at our town meeting in March of 1990. I live in NH and...
Clair BrettOct 13, 2020The Art of Seducing a HusbandOur hero, bless him thinks he can remain aloof and not engage his emotions when it comes to our heroine, but finds his attraction is not som
Clair BrettSep 15, 2020Mature Couples as Heroes and HeroinesI have always believed that human nature is human nature no matter the time period. And, just like today, there are people who choose to tak