Welcome to Glitter and Biscuits…
Thank you for considering joining me here…
This photo was taken backstage, in 2018. I hadn’t danced on the stage in almost three decades. No wonder I’m smiling.
About Me
I’m Claire Mackinnon...a woman figuring out how to dance through this world with a little more joy, ease and self-compassion.
Almost ten years ago, recently separated from my husband, and in a soul-sucking job, I peeled myself off the sofa and tried a local Salsa class. That was the night I began to rediscover my sparkle. It was also just the beginning of me saying yes to more of my creative longings.
When I started to write about my journey a few years ago, a whole other layer of magic appeared…
…And now my creative adventuring has led me here to Substack. I’m excited to share my writing more consistently, on a platform and in a format that feels authentic and nourishing to me.
About Glitter and Biscuits
One thing (of many) that kept me creatively blocked for too long, was believing everything I make, say or write has to be remarkable. Hence the name: Glitter and Biscuits.
It’s a permission slip for me (for us) on the journey. Life can be sparkly and magnificent one day, and ordinary and crumbly the next. What matters is the adventure, and allowing creativity (whatever that means to us) to infuse our lives with hope, connection and inspiration.
My writing explores my experiences as woman, mother, wife, ex-wife, friend, colleague, writer, solopreneur, creative adventurer and recovering overworking, people-pleaser. There are other definitions I could throw in here. But that will do for the moment. I also write about the inspiration I take from other women, and whatever else touches my soul.
My hope is that sharing more of who I am and the journey I am on, brings inspiration, nourishment and a greater sense of ease to you on yours.
Subscribers receive a letter from me every Friday at 10 am (UK). The content varies from week to week, and includes personal stories, musings, prompts, the occasional poem and other assorted inspiration.
And all that said…right now - after fifteen months of weekly posting - I’ve temporarily paused writing here.
You can read more about why, in my most recent post in the archive.
I’m excited about re-connecting with what (creative) living is - offline.
I’m even more excited about channelling my energy into completing my book manuscript. This post shares what that is about (it’s sparkly!)
I expect I’ll be back in the spring and once I re-emerge, will have fresh perspectives and insights - so stay tuned - and I’ll see you then :)
In the meantime, do have a rummage around the posts I’ve shared to date. There are sixty of them - all here.
Joining me as a free or paid subscriber
Glitter and Biscuits is a free weekly newsletter with the option to become a paid subscriber, if you wish to create reciprocity for my work. Currently, all subscribers receive the same version, whether you choose the free or paid option.
My emerging dream is to spend more and more time writing and sharing what I create. If you choose to become a paid subscriber, you will be supporting me make this vision real, for which I’ll be massively grateful.
I also believe that money is one of many forms of energy. I trust that if you are choosing to be here, you will support me and pay forward the nourishment Glitter and Biscuits offers in whatever way feels good to you.
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