Why I Love Writers

Claire, i love you and your writing. As a writer, how do you support yourself financially? Emotionally? But mostly some practical tips on keeping yourself afloat and doing what you love. cheers xo

Hi friend! I’ve blogged before a couple different times on my life as a writer and my advice to other people who want to write professionally, so here without further ado is Claire’s Master List of Blog Posts About Writing Advice!

Anonymous asked: how did you get into writing and getting published?

Anonymous asked: Hi my dear! I recently read that you’re a playwright, I thought a lot about it and afraid to ask you but here I am, sorry if it’s a little inappropriate question but this topic is very interesting for me because now I choose where I want to go. Please, can you tell me where you studied for the playwright? Thank you, love you and your blog Xх

Anonymous asked: any tips on how to keep inspiration and motivation when writing? im trying to finish this t100 fic, took a break after several days of continuous writing but now i can’t seem to get it back!

Anonymous asked: This may be a really random question, but did you always know you wanted to be a novel writer, or did you kind of think about other forms of writing like TV etc. ? Or if not, how would you advise someone who isn’t sure which one to put their energy into? Don’t worry if you can’t answer this 😅

 I hope this is helpful! Happy writing!

Love,

Claire

Watch "John & Elizabeth - Sparks Fly - SGA" on YouTube

Taylor Swift's song "Sparks Fly," is so fitting for Sparky. :-) This is not my video, btw.

A Letter to Creatives Not Creating

Darling, you're an artist. Yup. You are. Even if you're not writing/painting/photographing right this minute. It's in you. Like it or not, you we...

 A Letter to Creatives Not Creating…

Is micro fiction the same as one- shots?

It’s really just different story lengths.

Super Novel: 120,000+ words Novel: 80,00-120,000 words Young Adult Novel: 30,00-70,000 words Novella: 15,000-30,000 words Short Story: up to 15,000 words Flash Fiction: up to 1,000 words Micro Fiction: up to 300 words

And that’s just one list I found. There are several others with small variations, one change being they listed flash fiction as being up to 100 words but no more. There’s room to be flexible, and they’re really just guidelines. 

Happy Sparktober!

the Married energy is strong out there in the Pegasus Galaxy

YES 100%. I love Peggy. I love the people working on this project. A privilege and an honor to bring her back to the fans. I’d shoot on the weekends. Blue serum. Whatever it takes.

Hayley Atwell on Agent Carter being saved by Netflix. (via fuckyeahatwell)

50 things you should ask your character before you start writing.

I started the preparation for a novel and wondered what kind of things I should ask my most important characters. So I looked around on the net and put this list together. 

1. What is your full name?

2. Date and place of birth?

3. Tell me about your parents?

4. Brothers? Sisters? 

5. Where/how do you live? (alone or with someone; in what kind of home?)

6. Do you have a job? If yes what is it?

7. How do you look? Hair, eye and skin color, height, weight, any marks, style of dress.

8. Do you have any allergies, mental illnesses, psychical weaknesses?

9. Are you left or right handed?

10. Do you have any tics, certain habbits or other things like that?

11. What do you usually carry in your pockets?

12. Describe your childhood

13. Did you like going to school?

14. Where did you learn most of the things you know?

15. Who did you look up to when you were younger?

16. Did you like your family? Why/why not?

17. What was your dream job?

18. What kind of child were you?

19. What’s the most important thing you did in your life?

20. Have you ever had any romantic relationships? And if they ended, why did you break up?

21. Do you have a relationship now?

22. What is your greatest regret?

23. What is the worst thing you ever did?

24. What are you scared of?

25. Best memory? And worst?

26. What are your religious views?

27. Would you kill anyone? If yes, why?

28. Would you die for anyone?

29. Do you make friends quickly?

30. How would you describe your manners?

31. Turn ons? 

32. Turn offs?

33. Are you close to your family? Why/why not?

34. If you desperately need help, who do you turn to?

35. Your hobbies?

36. Your most treasured possession?

37. Favourite color and food?

38. Favourite book/genre?

39. Do you smoke/drink/do drugs? And if so, why?

40. What is your favourite way of spending a Saturday?

41. How do you deal with stress?

42. Favourite joke?

43. How do you react if someone disturbs your routine?

44. Do you like yourself?

45. Introvert or extrovert?

46. What are you good at?

47. And what are you not good at?

48. What words describe you?

49. what is your weakness?

50. What would you want to add that you feel is important?

I would ask these things like I am having a conversation with my character. 

Everything You Wanted To Know About Book Sales

Great article currently doing the rounds, worth reading:

Everything You Wanted To Know About Book Sales But Were Too Afraid To Ask

Yes, I’ve been internet-dead for the last two months. Sorry about that. I’ve pretty much been life-dead too, so you know. Rah? O:)

Everything You Wanted To Know About Book Sales was originally published on Amy Laurens

“Colonel Sheppard. I’m going to assume that you’re still at the midway station waiting for Doctor McKay to rewrite his macro. I understand what you’re doing, Colonel. Hell, I’ll even call it brave.”

Traveler’s blessing

Kom chilnes yu na ban sishou-de au, Kom hodnes yu na hon neson op. Gouthru klir hashta yu soujon, Kom taim oso fali kom daun gon graun-de. Mebi oso na hit choda op nodotaim.

In peace, may you leave the shore. In love, may you find the next. Safe passage on your travels, Until our final journey to the ground. May we meet again.