Sophie Claire
@sophieclaire.bsky.social
Writes contemporary romance with a French connection.🇫🇷 Loves patchwork quilting. 🧵
She/her. RNA, HodderBooks, rep’d by Megan Carroll.
Sophieclaire.co.uk
She/her. RNA, HodderBooks, rep’d by Megan Carroll.
Sophieclaire.co.uk
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It’s publication day!🥳 Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now from bookshops, online, Tesco & Sainsbury’s.
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Which will you choose - paperback, ebook or audiobook?
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
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Which will you choose - paperback, ebook or audiobook?
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
Reposted by Sophie Claire
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 15:
Don’t be a control freak. Give your characters agency. If they can surprise you, ambush you, knock you off balance, it means you’ve made them come to life. Follow them. See what they do.
Don’t be a control freak. Give your characters agency. If they can surprise you, ambush you, knock you off balance, it means you’ve made them come to life. Follow them. See what they do.
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 15:
Don’t be a control freak. Give your characters agency. If they can surprise you, ambush you, knock you off balance, it means you’ve made them come to life. Follow them. See what they do.
Don’t be a control freak. Give your characters agency. If they can surprise you, ambush you, knock you off balance, it means you’ve made them come to life. Follow them. See what they do.
Great to meet my online writing group in person today and Manchester was looking festive. 🎄🎅
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Great to meet my online writing group in person today and Manchester was looking festive. 🎄🎅
Exciting news! I have more events coming up with Trafford libraries. Here’s the first in Altrincham but more to follow. Hope to see you there.
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Exciting news! I have more events coming up with Trafford libraries. Here’s the first in Altrincham but more to follow. Hope to see you there.
I had a lovely afternoon talking at Cheadle Hulme library today. Thanks to all who came. Such a wonderful audience!🥰
If you missed it I’ll be announcing some new dates with Trafford libraries soon.
If you missed it I’ll be announcing some new dates with Trafford libraries soon.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I had a lovely afternoon talking at Cheadle Hulme library today. Thanks to all who came. Such a wonderful audience!🥰
If you missed it I’ll be announcing some new dates with Trafford libraries soon.
If you missed it I’ll be announcing some new dates with Trafford libraries soon.
You can find my book in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and online. You can also ask your local independent bookshop to order it.
And it’s called Christmas at the French Repair Shop (not Christmas at the French Supermarket, as my friend called it!😂). 🪚🛠️🎄
And it’s called Christmas at the French Repair Shop (not Christmas at the French Supermarket, as my friend called it!😂). 🪚🛠️🎄
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
You can find my book in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and online. You can also ask your local independent bookshop to order it.
And it’s called Christmas at the French Repair Shop (not Christmas at the French Supermarket, as my friend called it!😂). 🪚🛠️🎄
And it’s called Christmas at the French Repair Shop (not Christmas at the French Supermarket, as my friend called it!😂). 🪚🛠️🎄
I’m busy baking cakes for tomorrow’s event at Cheadle Hulme library (3pm). This is the fruit cake Jack makes for Amélie when they’re snowed in and the recipe is in my book Christmas at the French Repair Shop.
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I’m busy baking cakes for tomorrow’s event at Cheadle Hulme library (3pm). This is the fruit cake Jack makes for Amélie when they’re snowed in and the recipe is in my book Christmas at the French Repair Shop.
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Beautiful day. 🌞❄️
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Beautiful day. 🌞❄️
I do love a frosty morning. ❄️
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I do love a frosty morning. ❄️
I’ve been trying to work out who my new jumper reminds me of. Think I’ve cracked it. 💕🩷
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I’ve been trying to work out who my new jumper reminds me of. Think I’ve cracked it. 💕🩷
I fancy trying a new recipe for Christmas cake this year. Any suggestions?
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I fancy trying a new recipe for Christmas cake this year. Any suggestions?
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Love a forced proximity romcom?
Or enemies to lovers?
Here’s one for you.
BAD HUSBAND MATERIAL
is out now!
💙📚 #romcom #romancelandia
Don’t miss out, buy from Amazon
👉 mybook.to/yKus
Also FREE in Kindle Unlimited
Or enemies to lovers?
Here’s one for you.
BAD HUSBAND MATERIAL
is out now!
💙📚 #romcom #romancelandia
Don’t miss out, buy from Amazon
👉 mybook.to/yKus
Also FREE in Kindle Unlimited
October 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Love a forced proximity romcom?
Or enemies to lovers?
Here’s one for you.
BAD HUSBAND MATERIAL
is out now!
💙📚 #romcom #romancelandia
Don’t miss out, buy from Amazon
👉 mybook.to/yKus
Also FREE in Kindle Unlimited
Or enemies to lovers?
Here’s one for you.
BAD HUSBAND MATERIAL
is out now!
💙📚 #romcom #romancelandia
Don’t miss out, buy from Amazon
👉 mybook.to/yKus
Also FREE in Kindle Unlimited
Reposted by Sophie Claire
People who dismiss e-books or audiobooks as being somehow less worthy or less meaningful than physical books are missing the point of books. Books are not ink and paper, just as human beings are not defined by their physicality. Books are connections; emotions; ideas; just like their creators.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
People who dismiss e-books or audiobooks as being somehow less worthy or less meaningful than physical books are missing the point of books. Books are not ink and paper, just as human beings are not defined by their physicality. Books are connections; emotions; ideas; just like their creators.
Reposted by Sophie Claire
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 555:
Don't use descriptions of weather as backdrop or set dressing. Write how it affects the way your characters interact with their world: how it changes their clothes, their behaviour, their mood, their perception of sounds, colours, light. Make it count.
Don't use descriptions of weather as backdrop or set dressing. Write how it affects the way your characters interact with their world: how it changes their clothes, their behaviour, their mood, their perception of sounds, colours, light. Make it count.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 555:
Don't use descriptions of weather as backdrop or set dressing. Write how it affects the way your characters interact with their world: how it changes their clothes, their behaviour, their mood, their perception of sounds, colours, light. Make it count.
Don't use descriptions of weather as backdrop or set dressing. Write how it affects the way your characters interact with their world: how it changes their clothes, their behaviour, their mood, their perception of sounds, colours, light. Make it count.
“It’s more about repairing the person’s heart than the object.”
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop is 99p on @AmazonKindle this month.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
(Pics taken in Chatsworth😍)
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop is 99p on @AmazonKindle this month.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
(Pics taken in Chatsworth😍)
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“It’s more about repairing the person’s heart than the object.”
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop is 99p on @AmazonKindle this month.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
(Pics taken in Chatsworth😍)
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop is 99p on @AmazonKindle this month.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
(Pics taken in Chatsworth😍)
Thanks to everyone who came to Bramhall Library tonight. If you missed it I’ll be at Cheadle Hulme on Monday 24th November 3pm.
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to Bramhall Library tonight. If you missed it I’ll be at Cheadle Hulme on Monday 24th November 3pm.
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop
#ChristmasAtTheFrenchRepairShop
Thanks Anne Stenhouse for interviewing me on your blog today. We chat about French pastries, magical shopkeepers & how long it took me to get published (spoiler: it wasn’t quick).
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Round Robin – Author Interview – Sophie Claire
Skye’s idea this month was for the Robins to interview another author. I’ve asked my long-time friend, Sophie Claire. We met years ago when she was starting out and I was thinking about…
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November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thanks Anne Stenhouse for interviewing me on your blog today. We chat about French pastries, magical shopkeepers & how long it took me to get published (spoiler: it wasn’t quick).
annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/r...
annestenhousenovelist.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/r...
I heard Emma Steele talkat Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival and just finished this lovely book of hers. Highly recommend. ❤️♥️
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I heard Emma Steele talkat Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival and just finished this lovely book of hers. Highly recommend. ❤️♥️
Had a great day yesterday at Chatsworth Christmas markets. Beautiful weather and i took my little book along too. With 38 Christmas trees the photo opportunities were endless. 😂 🎄🎄🎄
November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Had a great day yesterday at Chatsworth Christmas markets. Beautiful weather and i took my little book along too. With 38 Christmas trees the photo opportunities were endless. 😂 🎄🎄🎄
Reminder that I’m talking at Bramhall library on Monday at 6:30pm. It’s FREE and I’d love to see you there.
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Reminder that I’m talking at Bramhall library on Monday at 6:30pm. It’s FREE and I’d love to see you there.
If this is your cosy Christmassy kind of vibe you might like my new book. Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If this is your cosy Christmassy kind of vibe you might like my new book. Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
Had a lovely meeting with the @NovelistasInk today. Lots of writerly catching up and today’s hot topic was blurbs.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Had a lovely meeting with the @NovelistasInk today. Lots of writerly catching up and today’s hot topic was blurbs.
A research question for my friends in France: how long does it take to get divorced? Longer than a year?
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A research question for my friends in France: how long does it take to get divorced? Longer than a year?
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Looks like the ebook is reduced in USA & Canada too now. Fill your boots! (Or Christmas stocking).
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mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
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mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Looks like the ebook is reduced in USA & Canada too now. Fill your boots! (Or Christmas stocking).
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepair...