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 BrettOct 19, 2021Go Team! Where My Love of Sports Comes FromAs a historical romance author people are sometimes surprised to learn that I am a sports fan. I would not call myself a fanatic, and I...
Clair BrettOct 5, 2021Fall...It's ComplicatedAh, fall. That season that so many in the world look forward to and wait all year to experience. I have lived my whole life in New...
Clair BrettAug 31, 2021Camping is My Happy Place...or NotAh camping, those days of getting out in nature, smelling the fresh air and recharging. Well, maybe that is a bit unicorns and rainbows,...
Clair BrettAug 17, 2021Recharging in the SummerThe dog days of summer. That term is bittersweet to me, because I know all too soon summer will be over and I will be getting ready to...
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 BrettJun 15, 2021Things A Dad Will DoFather’s Day in the United States is coming up on this Sunday. It is a day when we celebrate all that our dad’s do for us. I was...
Clair BrettMay 18, 2021What's That Smell?Scent is to me one of the most important senses we have, because it can connect some many things to one smell. I can walk into a room 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 23, 2021Spring! Hope is Alive!Happy spring! Depending on where you live, spring will have a range from little to no hint spring is in the air, to the world is opening...
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...