Author Archives: Claire

About Claire

I am a writer and maker based in a small, but perfectly-formed, Buckinghamshire village. After 16 years in corporate communications I decided to escape from spreadsheets and try to live a more creative life.

My Most Beautiful Thing

Posted on 24/04/2012 by Claire

Today I’m taking part in the My Most Beautiful Thing Blogsplash to celebrate beautiful things – inspired by Fiona Robyn’s new novel, The Most Beautiful Thing. Bloggers from all over the world are taking part and writing or posting pictures … Continue reading →

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Find your inner freak

Posted on 20/04/2012 by Claire

Today I am delighted to introduce a new short story collection from two wonderfully talented (and somewhat quirky) writers – Nik Perring and Caroline Smailes. Having read both of their work in the past, I can tell you that this … Continue reading →

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First writing prize!

Posted on 18/04/2012 by Claire

Ahem, I appear to have won my first prize for writing since leaving school last century! My entry into Rachael Harrie’s second platform-building campaign challenge was judged eighth out of an amazing 110 entries and I won an e-book from … Continue reading →

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Polymer clay jewellery kits

Posted on 29/03/2012 by Claire

A short while ago the lovely people at www.craftmerrily.co.uk sent me a couple of Fimo polymer clay jewellery kits to play with.

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One book, eleven endings

Posted on 23/03/2012 by Claire

If you were watching BBC Breakfast last month then you might have caught a glimpse of a rather wonderful author, sporting a pair of ridiculously beautiful shoes, talking about an exciting new experiment in publishing. That author was the very … Continue reading →

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Second campaign challenge

Posted on 09/03/2012 by Claire

It’s time to tackle the second campaign challenge set by the delightful Rachael Harrie, and it’s a good one! I will be writing three pieces, based on the series of prompts on Rachael’s blog. Each piece is linked by one … Continue reading →

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First campaign challenge

Posted on 20/02/2012 by Claire

The first challenge from the spring platform-building campaign has arrived! Campaigners have been asked to write a short story of 200 words, beginning with “Shadows crept across the wall” and ending with “everything faded”. We should also include the word … Continue reading →

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Twenty two questions!

Posted on 18/02/2012 by Claire

As part of getting to know my fellow Platform-Building campaigners, I have been tagged in two separate games of eleven questions. I have to answer the questions posed by my taggers and then set eleven questions of my own for … Continue reading →

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Fourth Platform Building Campaign

Posted on 14/02/2012 by Claire

Attention writers and bloggers! The lovely Rachael Harrie is running another of her splendid ‘platform building’ campaigns between now and 17 March. The campaign is a great way to discover new blogs, network with fellow writers and stretch your creative … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the river

Posted on 31/01/2012 by Claire

So a month of paying attention has come to an end and, once again, the river of stones has brought many good things to my life, courtesy of Fiona and Kaspa. Of course there were days when writing my small … Continue reading →

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