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Claire Quarterman
Jan 201 min read
My 2024 Reading Goals
My official Goodreads reading goal this year is, like last year, 100 books. It's a big number, but twenty days into the new year I've...
Claire Quarterman
Jan 82 min read
My Writing Journey: "The Ghost of Forsyth Academy", Part 4
A few months ago, I set a goal for myself of getting to 50,000 words in the manuscript before the end of the year. Because of (yet...
Claire Quarterman
Dec 31, 20238 min read
My Year in Books: 2023
In April of this year, I decided I would get back into reading. I used to read a lot back when I was a kid - before high school and...
Claire Quarterman
Dec 11, 20231 min read
My Writing Journey: "Calamity", Part 3
I'm back with another writing update! It's been a rough several weeks for both my writing and reading efforts. I'm super behind on my...
Claire Quarterman
Oct 23, 20233 min read
My Writing Journey: "Calamity", Part 2
Things have been a little...crazy in my personal life recently. Some drama I was involved in that I thought had abated suddenly got way...
Claire Quarterman
Oct 14, 20232 min read
My Writing Journey: "The Ghost of Forsyth Academy", Part 3
So I feel like I've hit a bit of a writing slump, which coincides very well with the reading slump I've been in. I fixed the reading...
Claire Quarterman
Oct 5, 20232 min read
My Writing Journey: "Calamity", Part 1
Years and years ago, William and I had an idea for the start of a superhero movie in which the supervillain's car won't start, so she's...
Claire Quarterman
Oct 4, 20232 min read
My Writing Journey: "The Ghost of Forsyth Academy", Part 2
I'm not much further into the story than the last time I wrote, but I have made some progress. And like always, I am plagued with doubts...
Claire Quarterman
Sep 30, 20233 min read
My Writing Journey: "The Ghost of Forsyth Academy", Part 1
A Little Context There's nothing I love in this world more than writing, but I have trouble finishing projects, and I don't believe I've...
Claire Quarterman
Jul 15, 20232 min read
The Scorpion
The scorpion needed help, of that there was no doubt. He struggled so, so deeply, I felt I had no choice. Oh, should I have feared him?...
Claire Quarterman
Apr 21, 202312 min read
The Issue With AI Detectors
Introduction In mid February of 2023, my brother submitted his midterm exam for a Middle Eastern history class. About a week later, he...
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