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October 30, 2019Prepping for NaNoWriMo: Slow and Steady Writes the Novel
"The secret to winning NaNoWriMo is to have a proper plan in place." -
June 6, 2019Swoon Author Claire Kann's Publishing Confessional: Dear Winnie
"The truth is I’d been very anxious about June 4th ... for a bunch of reasons. Everything about the book was difficult." -
December 10, 2018Announcing IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY by Claire Kann!
The author of Let's Talk About Love has a new book coming out! Get the full scoop right here. -
January 25, 2018Swoon Author Claire Kann: Publishing Confessional — Behind the Swoon (Please Don’t Sue Me VH1!)
You decide to try to be a writer and get published. You give this dream your all. You forsake sleep… -
January 18, 2018
Swoon Author Claire Kann: Dramatis Personae aka How to Be Your Most Awesome Self on the Internets
I'm going to be controversial for a minute: If your book's description or excerpt doesn't grab a reader's attention, there… -
January 11, 2018
Swoon Author Claire Kann: You've Heard of Killing Your Darlings... Now It's Time to Build a Body
In my last post, I hinted that writing is a choice for me. Storytelling is my passion and writing is… -
January 4, 2018
Swoon Author Claire Kann: Thanks, Obama (No, But Really, Thank You.)
I never wanted to be a writer. Veterinarian? Yes. Pediatrician? Sure. Astronaut? Of course, but math. So much math. Although… -
December 13, 2017Swoon Author Claire Kann's Editing Update: Let's Talk About... Revisions*
*Yes, I am totally going to get as much mileage out of my title as humanly possible. But more than… -
November 22, 2017Swoon Author Claire Kann: Let’s Talk About NaNoWriMo
Judging by the daily updates I see on Twitter and Instagram this year, at this point, you’re probably like, “WOW.… -
March 15, 2017And the winning cover for LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE is...
Hi, hello, good morning, good evening! I think it’s safe to say everyone in the Swoon community waits in (rabid)…