https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog daily 0.75 2025-04-25 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/right-now-isnt-forever-and-thats-a-good-thing monthly 0.5 2024-09-02 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/what-to-do-when-scheduling-no-longer-works monthly 0.5 2024-08-26 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/is-your-hourly-rate-holding-you-back monthly 0.5 2025-04-25 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/moving-in-silence-is-bull monthly 0.5 2024-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/0e06ac87-2864-4c2e-b843-a651cdee99a0/CleanShot+2024-07-18+at+13.48.24%402x.png Blog - Moving In Silence Is Bulls*it - Make it stand out It’s giving, I’m 15 and this is DEEP And while I think there definitely is validity to not just blasting every single one of your opinions, hopes, and dreams aimlessly into the void of social media, (We all know and have muted someone who does this), I think “moving in silence” does creative people a disservice in limiting their access to support and encouragement from people who genuinely care. (And trust me, after working on creative work in isolation for years, it’s SO MUCH EASIER to do hard things when you have people in your corner). It doesn’t have to be perfect to be worth sharing Being a creative person involves sharing a part of you every time you publish or share work, (Even if that work is for a client, though I personally find work I publish under my own name carries a heavier weight). And so, when you are starting something new or are working on something that is challenging you, It’s super easy to “work in silence” until you figure it out or “have something worthwhile” to share. But, I would like to challenge that line of thought with this instead: The people who care about your work don’t care about it being perfect — they are just happy to support you along the way. Over the past few years of running my own business, I have been super lucky to grow a small but incredibly lovely community of people who care about my work, And every time I go out of my way to share my work in progress, (Whether that’s thoughts, frustrations, or rough drafts of things I am tinkering with), I am met with nothing but kindness, encouragement, and supportive questions that never fail to make me feel better. So yes — I can acknowledge that it is hard to share things that you don’t feel are “ready” or “perfect,” But taking the plunge to talk about my unfinished work, (Especially the large, nebulous projects that seem almost impossible to finish), Has been my secret to actually giving myself permission to try new things. (And boy, do I ever have a perfect example of this principle to end this article!) The point of this whole dang post Basically, this is a long-winded post amping myself up to share that I have started another project that I would like to share with you all. (And I’m really, really excited about it!) So, without further ado… A few months ago, after many months of dragging my feet, I started casually writing some romantic fiction. (Just some silly little stand-alone scenes, but it was so fun!) And after doing that on and off for a while, I finally decided to commit to giving it a real college try — which is how I started my WRITE THE DAMN BOOK substack. Basically, I am using this platform as a journal as I push myself to write a medical-themed contemporary romance novel. (Yes, I am writing sexy romance content about an OR nurse and hot surgeon. HELL YAAA LET’S GOOOO) Am I terrified of this project? Yes. Does sending this email make me want to fling my laptop into the nearest active volcano I can find? Also yes. Can I say with confidence that I will finish this project and that it will ever see the light of day? No, but like, also kind of maybe? So yeah — in the spirit of sharing my work and discussing the authentic experience of the ups and downs of producing creative work, I am cordially inviting you to follow my free Substack if you are interested. If you like my writing and are OK receiving an extra email or two from me every once in a while, please subscribe. Hope this inspires you to talk more candidly about your work — even the work you haven’t completed yet — because you deserve to be supported and cheered on along the way! Until next week, https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/stop-settling-for-pickle-juice monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/30k-on-a-single-project-say-what monthly 0.5 2024-07-29 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/are-you-celebrating-you-enough monthly 0.5 2024-07-22 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/pulling-a-hank-green-and-doing-it-all monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/the-secret-to-being-a-great-freelancer monthly 0.5 2024-07-08 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/i-went-to-scotland-to-see-taylor-swift monthly 0.5 2024-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/526f8b79-77d1-4769-8842-837cfadb7102/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.18.29%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out Don’t ask me how much this cost https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/19e4ebd9-0247-405e-8a2b-94a9935172bc/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.30.16%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out Seeing Taylor sing Cruel Summer live changed my brain chemistry forever no joke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/c4080023-4a8f-4cad-924e-91990d6c2467/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.12.32%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out We traded all of these with other Swifties at the concert, BTW https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/1ccc3675-d54a-4db2-b2f2-61cdbfdf95ae/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.30.48%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out Taylor sang Cardigan as part of her Folklore/Evermore combined set and it was so beautiful and calming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/23faac58-0596-4129-8f09-0ac46d39786b/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.19.39%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out VIP sets were so worth it OMG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/0f606cdb-9489-46eb-9ee0-1e6afd9ab17e/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.30.27%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out This is a shot I took during All Too Well (10 Minute version), the best song in the entire concert imo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/8ee01cee-3074-4ff2-802b-66cc0946c200/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.30.59%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out The final picture, from Karma from her midnights set, taken by my sister https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/58661563-0a20-43ae-9fc4-1fa3e93c2005/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.14.41%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out Me, in my 1989 coded outfit, standing in the middle of a street in Edinburgh lol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/abad4385-c763-4490-8ddb-0085b7f5a8e1/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.23.04%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out A real screaming, crying, throwing up moment tbh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/121b08f1-4263-4cfa-ac3d-5fac25e59b3f/IMG_1070.jpg Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out 12,229 minutes is 203 hours or 8.5 days, in case you were wondering!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/26f2e687-27ea-4f0f-a160-0cb8b110ab8b/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.21.43%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out Some of these bracelets came from literal 10-year-olds lol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/fb9e681a-bae2-4c1a-8910-5941cd5c0083/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.16.22%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out We met the funniest guy in line, he was going to the concert alone wearing CROCS lol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/62c6d09e-abb3-4c73-b8a6-4c5888bf7402/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.30.38%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out Be grateful you were not there to hear me scream sing Enchanted — I honestly was losing my mind https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/cd435039-6717-42fb-b1e4-d19c765b6e6e/CleanShot+2024-06-11+at+19.20.05%402x.png Blog - I Went To Scotland To See Taylor Swift - Make it stand out Like come on, LOOK AT THE VIEW https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/a-closed-mouth-is-never-fed monthly 0.5 2024-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/f05b50b6-2d34-4b78-aa49-ac04d4423f12/CleanShot+2024-06-01+at+13.19.29%402x.png Blog - A Closed Mouth Is Never Fed - Make it stand out Here Queen, you dropped this https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/freelancing-is-flexible-are-you monthly 0.5 2024-06-17 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/my-list-of-anti-burnout-favs monthly 0.5 2024-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/d93da936-e264-4911-8453-c8b006631c78/IMG_2223.jpg Blog - My List Of Anti-Burnout Favs - Make it stand out I can’t even be surprised by this one lol this is so accurate and real it is concerning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/c51b8fc7-6039-4a7d-af67-8570472b570c/IMG_1910.jpg Blog - My List Of Anti-Burnout Favs - Make it stand out I literally don’t know what this could possible mean but I cannot lie I giggled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/501fae1b-a4b7-4e1a-b6d2-a764433c3e21/IMG_2190.jpg Blog - My List Of Anti-Burnout Favs - Make it stand out Bed rotting?? 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Yeah OK Spotify stop creeping my evening routine jeez https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/this-blog-is-one-year-old- monthly 0.5 2024-05-27 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/turns-out-planning-isnt-everything monthly 0.5 2024-05-20 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/this-article-is-a-pep-talk monthly 0.5 2024-05-13 https://www.clairebonneau.com/blog/the-anatomy-of-a-great-warmnbsppitch monthly 0.5 2024-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/8d7d038e-947c-4ec9-aedc-04af92aac494/CleanShot+2024-04-22+at+11.46.11%402x.png Blog - The Anatomy Of A Great Warm Pitch - Make it stand out (Flattery will get you far, folks — but only if it’s coming from a place of genuine appreciation) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/ee73ec6b-60c4-4bc0-8812-2772bc317e0d/CleanShot+2024-04-22+at+12.10.19%402x.png Blog - The Anatomy Of A Great Warm Pitch - Make it stand out (Legit opened my email to this and audibly gasped) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/615004ebdbba3159aca9f588/6089d785-f5f4-4de4-8d91-a7f548d94b6b/CleanShot+2024-04-22+at+11.46.20%402x.png Blog - 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