Claire HoldenWhat can you achieve in a year on Substack? Month 1 report.Substack seems to be having a moment.·4 min read·Jan 31, 2023----
Claire HoldenSeeking Calm for ChristmasThe time for peace and goodwill to all is perhaps best served by searching out peace for yourself first.·6 min read·Dec 1, 2022--6--6
Claire HoldenThe seasonal shift“Anyway it will be autumn tomorrow or the next day: I can smell it in the air — summer smouldering. Just before I bedded down I stood at…·2 min read·Aug 31, 2022--2--2
Claire HoldenCreative confidence: the next generationMy daughter walked out of school on Friday, her face a tired canvas of tears.·3 min read·Jul 11, 2022--10--10
Claire HoldenBad hair and writing lessonsLast month was probably the most writerly of my life. It felt like finally allowing myself to step into the shoes I’d spent a lifetime (my…·5 min read·Jul 5, 2022--10--10
Claire HoldenThe Spirit of SummerA year on from shifting the edges of my comfort zone in a big way·4 min read·Jun 30, 2022--11--11
Claire HoldenEmbracing the CheerleaderGive me a C, give me a C … give me yet another C·3 min read·Jun 28, 2022--6--6
Claire HoldenIs Medium just another way to ‘chase the shiny’?It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer with every intention of writing a novel will find all possible reasons and…·3 min read·Jun 27, 2022--12--12
Claire Holden“We Interrupt This Writing Routine”Covid has finally caught up with me and the words have fallen away … or have they?·3 min read·Jun 24, 2022--10--10