Claire G is known inside the Colony as Claire G.
Claire is a self-published author of contemporary romances, often with a fantasy twist. She also writes much darker, multiple-perspective novels about women facing complex scenarios. Claire is an ex-teacher who now works for a national charity.
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In Other Words…
I’m Fine Whenever I meet someone new, I try to learn their language. I don’t mean French or German; I mean things like what they...
It’s Not the End of the World
Well, it sort of is… I’ve been fascinated by dystopian fiction for many years – any story which explores a dramatic change in the way...
Writing Emotion
Out of the Mouths of Babes This post was inspired by a comment made by my eleven-year-old son. It was prompted by his question regarding...
Experimenting
Be Brave I’ve been writing seriously for years. The more I wrote (and read the work of other authors), the more I experimented with different...
Journeys and the Importance of Writing Communities
My Writing Journey During my formative years, I had spells when I thought I’d like to be an author when I grew up (if we...
Play to Your Strengths
Be Up-Front Agent Pete often says that writers should play to their strength and put it front and centre in the opening of their novel....
Titles – What’s in a Name?
A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet, Right? The Silence of the Lambs, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Elinor Oliphant is Completely...
Writing ‘Rules’
Don’t Start with a Character Waking Up, Looking in the Mirror, or with a Hangover On Pop-Up Submissions, we received a lot of openings like...
Self-Publishing
I decided to self-publish my contemporary romances after unsuccessful attempts at the traditional route. There are pros and cons to making this decision and lots...
Can Songs Teach Us Something About Writing Novels?
Rules and Commonalities I’m not a musician but even I know that songs have a structure, verses and a chorus, that they often have a...
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