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A Novel Idea
"Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead." —Gene Fowler
"If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster."
—Isaac Asimov
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Help me help cure Parkinson's
Parkinson’s is a disease that affects many — three people in my family alone! That’s why I'm donating a percentage of profits from Ghost...
Cherie Claire
Oct 5, 20171 min read
Free books, chocolate and ghosts, oh my!
Who doesn’t love to curl up with a page-turning book on a chilly October day? And what would make escaping into an awesome story even...
Cherie Claire
Oct 1, 20171 min read
Do writers only live in three places?
In addition to writing novels, I pen a weekly book column for two Louisiana newspapers plus a corresponding blog. It’s called Louisiana...
Cherie Claire
Sep 20, 20172 min read
Hot August Giveaway!
Hey all - This month I’m giving away FIVE FREE downloads of "Ghost Town," the second book in my Viola Valentine paranormal mystery...
Cherie Claire
Aug 1, 20171 min read
10 places to visit in New Orleans this summer for free or if you're on a budget
Want to visit America's Most Interesting City but worry about expenses? Here's some tips to seeing my hometown of New Orleans without...
Cherie Claire
Jul 21, 20173 min read
My New Orleans cocktail ancestor
I love a good mystery so when one landed in my lap — a genealogy mystery at that — I was up for the task. Add a cocktail to the mix and...
Cherie Claire
Jul 14, 20173 min read
America's most French city
It's Bastille Day — or French National Day — and in New Orleans it's one more reason to celebrate. Today and tomorrow there will be lots...
Cherie Claire
Jul 14, 20172 min read
Introducing Viola Valentine
It's official. The Viola Valentine Mystery Series is off and running. The first book in the series, A Ghost of a Chance, debuted on...
Cherie Claire
Jun 28, 20172 min read
Happy Pralines Day!
Happy National Pralines Day. Not sure who came up with this national holiday but it's a sweet one. Here's a recipe for Dark Sugar...
Cherie Claire
Jun 24, 20171 min read
Viola has her day in DeSoto magazine
DeSoto magazine spotlighted my new book, "A Ghost of a Chance," book one in the Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series. I write travel...
Cherie Claire
Jun 17, 20171 min read
Check out my other blogs!
In addition to writing novels, I work as a food and travel writer. Tough life, I know. And like most writers, I have specific interests....
Cherie Claire
May 17, 20172 min read
Haunted Deep South
I love a good ghost story, can't resist. Which is why my alter ego has written a book on the haunts plaguing my town. "Haunted Lafayette,...
Cherie Claire
Apr 18, 20172 min read
Mega Gift Card Giveaway!
Here's some really great news — 77 authors, including me, are treating readers to a Spring Fling with a Mega Gift Card Giveaway now...
Cherie Claire
Apr 2, 20172 min read
Writing 101: Creating great characters
My favorite part of writing is creating great characters, giving them unusual, quirky and fun traits. Using regional dialects. Making...
Cherie Claire
Apr 1, 20172 min read
Writing 101: Reining in Your Writing
“Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.” — Henry David Thoreau “So the writer who breeds more...
Cherie Claire
Mar 25, 20171 min read
Free novels by top authors!
Multi-published authors from Novelists Inc. (aka Ninc) have gathered together to offer readers, via InstaFreebie.com, novels for free....
Cherie Claire
Mar 17, 20171 min read
Romance Reviews celebrates 6 years!
March promotion at The Romance Reviews that includes more than 300 book giveaways and an Amazon.com gift certificate!
Cherie Claire
Feb 24, 20171 min read
Louisiana Road Trips Radio
Last Saturday I was honored to be the guest on Louisiana Road Trips Radio with host Rick Godley on The Peach 99.3 in Ruston, Louisiana....
Cherie Claire
Feb 7, 20171 min read
Waiting for the Mardi Gras parade
A short story about the love of Mardi Gras parade watching in New Orleans.
Cherie Claire
Jan 25, 20172 min read
Happy New Year — Here comes Carnival
Here's a Mardi Gras novella by yours truly just in time for Twelfth Night (Jan. 6), to get you in the mood for the Carnival Season....
Cherie Claire
Dec 31, 20162 min read
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