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You Don’t Have to Point Your Butt at the Moon: Why Personalized Book Coaching Works When Formulas Don’t Everyone is a unique and special snowflake of a person. That’s why the world is such an interesting place. Just ask Gary Larson of The Farside fame. People...
September 2025, I participated in a program that changed me. Not in the, I now have a hand growing out of my back way or anything like that (not that there’s anything wrong with that; everyone’s welcome here!). It was a sneaky little shift. What has shifted isn’t...
This was a newsletter I sent out on January 15th. If you'd like to receive my newsletter you can either take my quiz or sign up directly. Just scroll down to the footer for your options. I can’t ignore it anymore. I know I usually come in here with sparkles and...
When I'm stuck, unmotivated, out of ideas (rare!), or just tired of my current draft (yes, even coaches struggle!), I sometimes take a break to fill my creative well. For me, this is drawing and painting. Digitally and with "analog" media like acrylics, markers,...
When the Plan Stops Working, Follow the Story I have always been a little envious of plotters. Seeing the control they have of their stories, the lists (I’m a Leo-Virgo cusper; I love a good list) of scenes and plot points. The cohesive draft they have at the end...
How to Finally Feel Like a Real Writer (Without Writing 2,000 Words a Day) What if becoming a Real Writer wasn’t about writing every day, cranking out a thousand words before breakfast, or mastering someone else’s outlining technique or process? What if the only thing...
I’m Claire L. Fishback! So nice to see you here. I’m an author coach for creative goblins who are ready to ditch the rules, fall in love with their stories again, and finally finish their damn (good) books!