August 2025 – Clara Ward
1 post published by authorward during August 2025| Clara Ward
Welcome readers new, old, and otherwise! I had a wonderful time at Worldcon Seattle. I was excited to meet up with some of you and to spend so much time talking about books at three different table…| Clara Ward
I will be attending Seattle Worldcon 2025 from August 13-17! For those attending, I’d love to see you at any of my panels: Diagnosing Your Characters, Wed 1:30pm-2:30pm When Everything Has Ri…| Clara Ward
An invitation to share more about each book in this year’s Pride StoryBundle, inspired me to create this Bonus Pride Post. Enjoy! What’s the inspiration behind your story? Have you ever dream…| Clara Ward
“To be nobody-but-yourself—in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else—means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.”…| Clara Ward
While I enjoy reading all year long, there’s a time of year when my calendar fills with book festivals, street fairs with books, Pride celebrations with books, and science fiction conventions with …| Clara Ward
Sometimes, we band together to protest injustice or defend against a threat. I can’t speak for everyone, but I feel that form or social bonding has played a larger than usual role in my recent life…| Clara Ward
Be the Sea was published a year ago today! I want to thank all of you who read a copy, wrote a review, or stopped to chat with me at various science fiction conventions or Pride events since then.&…| Clara Ward
Wondering what to do for Valentine’s this year? Show your love for books, the right to read, and a local library by checking out a book (or movie or online class—libraries have all sorts of stuff t…| Clara Ward
A recent discussion with a writer friend left my brain bouncing between the benefits of gift economies verses creatives being paid for their labor. The further we dug into the issue, the more I rea…| Clara Ward
I’ve never posted an awards eligibility list before! Now I’m excited to do so, not just for myself, but to share appreciation for my cover artist and publishers: Be the Sea, 3/5/24, a novel from At…| Clara Ward
