Claire QuartermanJan 201 minPersonalMy 2024 Reading GoalsMy 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 QuartermanJan 82 minWriting JourneyMy Writing Journey: "The Ghost of Forsyth Academy", Part 4A 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 QuartermanDec 31, 20238 minPersonalMy Year in Books: 2023In 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 QuartermanDec 11, 20231 minWriting JourneyMy Writing Journey: "Calamity", Part 3I'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 QuartermanOct 23, 20233 minWriting JourneyMy Writing Journey: "Calamity", Part 2Things 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 QuartermanOct 6, 20231 minPersonalGoodbye.I never even got to say goodbye. Please know I wanted to. You who have loved me, Known me more than I know myself, You have to know I...
Claire QuartermanOct 5, 20232 minWriting JourneyMy Writing Journey: "Calamity", Part 1Years 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 QuartermanOct 4, 20232 minWriting JourneyMy Writing Journey: "The Ghost of Forsyth Academy", Part 2I'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 QuartermanSep 30, 20233 minWriting JourneyMy Writing Journey: "The Ghost of Forsyth Academy", Part 1A 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 QuartermanJul 15, 20232 minPoetryThe ScorpionThe 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?...