CHERIE CLAIRE

When I first moved into my home my backyard was one giant lawn. To me, it was a blank canvas. I wanted to attract birds, butterflies, bugs, and other wildlif...

Visiting the Golden Isles of Georgia, I found my latest story.

Memory is subjective. What we see through the eyes of our youth can be so different from mature understanding. I think back on times when I was certain I was...

Jan. 6 is the beginning of Carnival — and a free download.

I’m not the biggest fan of book signings. I can speak in front of a crowd, give workshops, teach classes, but sitting in a library or bookstore hawking my bo...

It’s easy to get frustrated with modern life. The endless election phone calls and the ones with the annoying silence before a robot speaks up. The hottest S...

I love this time of year for many reasons. One, it's not sweltering outside. We really don't have autumn in Louisiana, the weather kinda slides from steaming...

First, I have to brag, the fifth book in my Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series, “Give Up the Ghost,” hit online bookshelves Oct. 13. I will be discuss...

There's a full moon on Sunday, Oct. 13, this year. What better time for the latest installment in my Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series to come out! I...

It's hot in Louisiana so when I hear "Dog Days of Summer" I think of my poor puppy with his tongue hanging out. The expression actually refers to the dog sta...

Didn't get invited to a wedding this summer? No worries. Here are a few Southern places to get your wedding cake fix. Snowballs in New Orleans No, it doesn’t...

This oversized pickup truck drew up dangerously close behind. I knew he was there right away for the rear-view mirror in my tiny Saturn disappeared and all I...

There’s a scene in book two of my Viola Valentine mystery series where my main character, Vi, sits on the seawall overlooking Lake Pontchartrain in New Orlea...

Characters sometimes throw open a door while I’m writing, demanding to be part of the story. In the case of my Viola Valentine mysteries, a cat walked in. St...

My youngest son came into the world at 4:44 p.m. and every nurse that happened by kept telling me I needed to buy a lottery ticket. I couldn’t help but wonde...

Viola travels to McAllen, Texas, in my latest novel, "Ghost Trippin,'" the fourth book in the Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series. John Valentine disa...

Valentine's Day beckons and you know what that means? The fourth book in my Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series comes out! "Ghost Trippin'" hits all on...

I teach a life writing group in South Louisiana and love hearing the unique Cajun words and phrases of my students who grew up speaking French. And then ther...

I have always struggled with how I look. My style veers between comfy mom jeans to flower child hippie to vintage apparel to couch potato. I’m horribly aller...

We need the smallest viable audience, not the biggest possible audience. Seth Godin It’s so easy getting caught up in book sales when you’re an author. When ...