518 ratings | 9 reviews | avg rating:4.37

Claire Monserrat Jackson’s Followers (15)

Claire’s Bookshelves

to-read (10)
currently-reading (36)
read (532)
read-em-and-loved-em (27)
tools-for-writers (1)

Claire’s Friends (216)

Annika Klein

1,117 books | 253 friends

Samantha

789 books | 113 friends

Bunny

3,142 books | 136 friends

Erin

587 books | 64 friends

Greg Zimmerman

1,389 books | 563 friends

Lisa

1,315 books | 662 friends

Jess

231 books | 80 friends

Sarah Neal

1,644 books | 88 friends

More friends…

Claire Monserrat Jackson

Goodreads Author

Born

in Troy, Ohio, The United States

Website

http://clairedelunacy.com

Twitter

ClaireDeLunacy

Genre

Gay and Lesbian, Fantasy, Poetry

Influences

King; Spenser; Maillard; T. Williams; Collins; Dexter; Bombeck; D. Par ...more

Member Since

January 2008

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/clairedelunacy

edit data

I'm an author, poet, and editor who helps writers create outstanding, Web-friendly content.

Writing is my life. I've been a writer since I was a kid, and while the handwriting's gotten better and the work's grown more complex, most of my ideas start out with questions like, "What if I walked into the kitchen and a tiny dinosaur was using the sink as a bath?"

Poetry and short fiction are my jams.

When I'm not writing, I'm usually reading, or poking around in nature (which often pokes back).

Find me on Facebook.

Follow me on Twitter.

Check out my website.

...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Claire Monserrat Jackson questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Claire Monserrat Jackson I move. I know it's a bit cliche, and it's certainly not a panacea, but there's quite a lot of truth to "solvitur ambulando." Writing's a sedentary pr…moreI move. I know it's a bit cliche, and it's certainly not a panacea, but there's quite a lot of truth to "solvitur ambulando." Writing's a sedentary profession, as a rule, and sometimes just getting out and breathing the fresh air can blow out the cobwebs and help you grab the tiger by the tail once more.(less)

flag

like
Comment

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Claire Monserrat Jackson As the inimitable Mrs. Parker once said, "Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat." A writer is a person who writes. If you want to be a su…moreAs the inimitable Mrs. Parker once said, "Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat." A writer is a person who writes. If you want to be a successful one, spend a large chunk of your time, every single day, writing.

It needn't be some grave masterwork, either. Maybe it's a blog post. Maybe it's a short story. Maybe it's a few poems, or a letter, or what I call an artifact—i.e., a chunk of, or scene from, a story that doesn't quite exist yet.

Whatever you do, keep writing. It's a bit like exercise, in that the more you do it, the more LIKELY you are to do it, and the more rewards you reap.(less)

flag

like
Comment

See all 4 answers from Claire Monserrat Jackson…

Combine Editions
Claire Monserrat Jackson’s books

Average rating: 4.17 · 53 ratings · 20 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Absolute Power: Tales of Queer Villainy by Erica Friedman (Editor and Contributor), Tristen Tarwater, Missouri Vaun (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gay Apparel: A Queer Holiday Flash Fiction Anthology by Kestrel Casey (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rose Sinclair (Goodreads Author), Caitlin Greer 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Ties: Part One: Daddy's Little Girl 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exchange Rate: Selected Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Consider the Avocado: New and Selected Poems 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Claire Monserrat Jackson…

29 posts
Claire Monserrat Jackson's Blog

COVID AND THE DEATH OF EMPATHY

We live in stressful times made more stressful by the naked lack of empathy on display. So many people only seem to realize we're in the middle of a health crisis when they or someone they love is dying in a hospital bed (assuming there's a bed free).

The post COVID AND THE DEATH OF EMPATHY appeared first on Claire De Lunacy™.

Claire is Currently Reading

Claire is currently reading

One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)

by Ellis Peters

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 14, 2021 09:43PM

Claire is currently reading

Dragon Age: Blue Wraith

by Nunzio DeFilippis (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Aug 08, 2021 09:50AM

Claire is currently reading

The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)

by Samantha Shannon (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jun 14, 2021 09:50PM

Claire’s Quotes

“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.”
― Catherine Aird

223 likes

“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

tags: writing

3853 likes

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: on-reading, on-writing

564 likes

Claire’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.