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Clare Rhoden

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Clare Rhoden started making up stories early and never stopped. She writes sci-fi, fantasy and historical fiction with loveable characters, adventurous plots and awesome world building.
Clare loves books, books, books, dogs, cats, craft and gardening.
Oh, and her husband - forever.
Clare is a writer, editor and reviewer from Melbourne Australia.



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Clare Rhoden I sometimes put an idea or a whole story away for a while, and let it gather its thoughts in the back of my mind. If something's not working, or doesn…moreI sometimes put an idea or a whole story away for a while, and let it gather its thoughts in the back of my mind. If something's not working, or doesn't want to progress, I always think that there's a writerly-creativity reason. The best cure is to go on to another project, or read a book or write a review. You can come back to the blocked project later, or just let it simmer. (less)
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Despite Our Differences

My latest feature article is now live at the Historical Novel Society site:

Despite Our Differences: When We Were Divided by Liz Flanagan

It was absolutely fascinating to interview Liz Flanagan and hear all about how she wrote the book, especially the connections she made to the times we all spent under COVID lockdowns. Divided we were, but we were together in dealing with an issue large

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