Claire HoldenWhat can you achieve in a year on Substack? Month 1 report.Substack seems to be having a moment.Jan 31, 2023Jan 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.Dec 1, 20226Dec 1, 20226
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…Aug 31, 20222Aug 31, 20222
Claire HoldenCreative confidence: the next generationMy daughter walked out of school on Friday, her face a tired canvas of tears.Jul 11, 202210Jul 11, 202210
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…Jul 5, 202210Jul 5, 202210
Claire HoldenThe Spirit of SummerA year on from shifting the edges of my comfort zone in a big wayJun 30, 202211Jun 30, 202211
Claire HoldenEmbracing the CheerleaderGive me a C, give me a C … give me yet another CJun 28, 20226Jun 28, 20226
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…Jun 27, 202212Jun 27, 202212
Claire Holden“We Interrupt This Writing Routine”Covid has finally caught up with me and the words have fallen away … or have they?Jun 24, 202210Jun 24, 202210