I have the opportunity to be on a radio blog this coming Thursday (Novembe4 13th) at 6:30 PM Pacific/9:30 PM Eastern.  Join me! http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bernadettewalsh/2014/11/14/nice-girls-reading-naughty-books–claire-davon

Who is Adriana and why does she want to meet me? Do you ever wonder about the spam you get? I get certain persistent pieces of spam and I wonder what they are trying to accomplish – besides phishing for my information, of course.  What happens if someone is foolish enough to reply? Example #1.…

Hello friends! Exciting news!  The winners of the OCC Orange Rose Contest for Unpublished Writers were announced on Saturday and my entry “Fire Danger” placed second!  Here are pictures of the certificate and pin.  I am thrilled! Claire  

Hi, all: Exciting news!  “Fire Danger,” the first in my paranormal romance Elementals series, has finaled in another contest!  This one is the FCRW Beacon Contest and I am one of four finalists in the paranormal category.  I am so pleased!  Winners will be announced in December.  The logo is below. Claire

My next door neighbor, a woman in her 80s, recently was forced to move out of her long-time home and into assisted living. In doing so, she had to leave behind a semi-feral kitty who had adopted her as her person.  Before the house was sold, her sister-in-law asked me if I would look after…

This blog was originally published in the LARA (Los Angeles Romance Authors) September, 2014 newsletter.  I am re-publishing it here. Conquering Fear I self-published my first novel on Amazon in early 2012.  My brother had just published his first ebook, and he more or less dared me to do the same.  I did it quietly,…

I saw a shooting star this morning. A film editor friend of mine once told me that he couldn’t enjoy watching movies anymore because he “knew all the tricks.”  It spoiled the experience for him, made him not be able to suspend disbelief.  I know, intellectually, that a shooting star is nothing more than debris, whether space…

What is the value of a lemon? Yesterday I was out at a business lunch and my co-worker asked for a wedge of lemon to flavor her tea.  They brought six.  She could only use one, at most two, of those slices and the restaurant would probably throw the rest away. It got my mind…

In 1977 I was obsessed with Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 countdown, keeping religious track of the songs as they moved up and down the chart.  I made lists of the songs.  I kept track of their movement week to week. Imagine my surprise when a song was skipped.  The first week I thought it…

Persistence.  As I continue on this journey of creativity and inspiration, I discover increasingly that success in life is more about persistence, and less about so-called luck. In 2007, I won my first contest with the first chapter of what eventually became my novel, “Sense of Adventure.” For me, the most exciting part of the…