A.R. Clayton

If I need a dose of energy lately, I blast the Latin or Mexican music. Tonight, I listened to a lot of Shakira. I rediscovered a song of hers I used to listen to on repeat from her Live and Off the Record CD: Ojos Así (Eyes like Those).

I love the passion of songs like these; it’s authentic and refreshing. The feelings are powerful and vulnerable. Art needs to be wild, free and true. I strive to write this way. No books in a can, lazy formula plots or characters with puppet strings. Your story must have life!

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Blogmas Days 1-4: Cycling & A Funny Story🤛🚴‍♀️

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Peregrine Arc: An Author's Scratchwork

Better late than never to get on the Blogmas wagon, right? November bicycling ended up mostly being a wash, but I’m back to bicycling steadily in December. We’ll play this Blogmas thing by ear and see where it goes. Just three weeks until Christmas!

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Author: Happy Thanksgiving & Thank You 🦃✏️

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 Peregrine Arc: An Author's Scratchwork

A belated Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and a brief note of thanks. I’m very thankful to all the writers I’ve met on here and continue to get to know. We’re all on our journeys and it’s nice to see the encouragement and support we give each other in our little corners of the internet.

Thank you as well to my followers and to those who have read my scribbles, whether on here or in my book. I hope you’ll continue to share your scribbles, too. If you want to become part of the Arcian crew, just hit that follow button; we’ll be glad to have you.

So write on and enjoy your Thanksgiving leftovers. Pass the cranberries, wouldn’t you? Kia kaha!