Claris Y. Lam

What To Expect In My Feb. 10th 2026 Newsletter: I finished writing two fantasy books in 48 HOURS!?✍️ Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace is available for preorder! 🧚 Cleaning out my bookshelves 📚 Two ongoing book sales 👀 Newsletters arrive in your inboxes every 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month! Subscribe at: https://buttondown.email/clarislamauthor

What to expect in my Feb. 10th 2026 newsletter:

I wrote two fantasy books in 48 HOURS, ongoing book sales, my upcoming kidlit fantasy book is available for preorder, and cleaning out my bookshelves is quite an experience... 📚
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#booksky #writesky

PREORDER NOW: Publication date: February 23rd, 2026.

"Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace," my fantasy kidlit chapter book, is now AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER! 🧚

Sadie Rowe And The Missing Necklace will be published on February 23rd, 2026. Paperbacks will be available on the release day!

Preorder: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GK27RB22

#booksky #kidlit

Christmas 2025 - YouTube A compilation of the pipe organ preludes and postludes I played for Christmas 2025!

#MerryChristmas, everyone! 🎄

I've uploaded some new pipe organ preludes & postludes to my Youtube channel that I'm playing for this Christmas Eve and Day's church services!🎵

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#churchorganist #Christmas2025 #pipeorgan #music

Been a bit inactive on Bluesky lately, so here's why:

* I worked for Concerned Lay Catholics as part of a Digital Communications contract job and wrote an annual report!🙌

* Attended several digital marketing summits and conferences these past two months! 🤝

#marketing #communications

I published a young adult (YA) magical girl-inspired short story collection today! 🎉✨🎉✨🎉✨

Fans of K-Pop Demon Hunters, Sailor Moon, Ojamajo Doremi and Pretty Cure would enjoy these stories - so pick up a copy of "Stay Magical" today! 😊

#booksky #published #indieauthor #writesky

My magical girl-themed short story collection will be published in September. Preorders are available NOW! 📖✨

Share the news with your fellow readers, especially fans of magical girl shows like Sailor Moon so they can add this to their TBR lists!

#booksky #indieauthor #author #upcomingbookrelease

I'm publishing a magical girl-themed short story collection in September AND preorders are available starting August 25th, 2025! 📖✨

Follow me at @clarislamauthor.bsky.social for more details.

#booksky #indieauthor #author #upcomingbookrelease #upcomingrelease

Claris Lam Hi, I'm Claris.

I'm happy to share that I've recently updated my portfolio! ✍️Check it out at: www.clarisylam.com

#portfolio #graphicdesigner #webdesigner #churchorganist #copywriter #contentwriter #indieauthor #indiepoet #gamewriter

Thank you!

A new #devlog is posted, and:

I joined The Game Co-Op as an Editor for their current project "Our Ruinous Gods" - a narrative-driven first-person sci-fi horror game! 🎉

Learn more: itch.io/blog/944472/...

Thanks to the Game Co-Op team for this opportunity!

#editor #gameeditor #gamewriter

What was it like to use drums in...Ancient Rome? 🎵

Find out by reading my sixth article in the Cultural Origins Of Drumming series that I've written for Rhythm of Life Society! ✍

Learn more: www.rhythmoflifesociety.org/blog/cultura...

#blog #freelancewriter #copywriter #published

YouTube video by Claris Lam How Beautiful Are The Feet (Handel's Messiah)

#HappyEaster! 🐇💐

I provided music for Hope Lutheran Church again this year for their Easter church services, and I played violin preludes!🎵🎻

Here is a me playing "How Beautiful Are The Feet" from Handel's Messiah for their Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday service.

youtu.be/kei3XRH0Jog

#musician

I recently wrote about Korean drumming tradition of Salmunori for Rhythm Of Life Society, and the article is now published! 🎵

www.rhythmoflifesociety.org/blog/cultural-origins-of-drumming:-part-5---korea

#writer #freelancewriter #blog #blogwriting #salmunori

Ready to learn about the Japanese cultural origins of drumming? 🎵

Read the article I wrote for Rhythm of Life Society that was just published! www.rhythmoflifesociety.org/blog/cultura...

#taiko #freelancewriting #writing #writer #blog #blogpost #drumming #freelancewriter #japanese #music

I was recently interviewed about my poetry chapbook "Refilling The Well!" 📖✍️

Check out this skeet for more details!

#author #indieauthor #authorinterview #interview

I'm happy to share that a new blog I wrote for the Rhythm Of Life Society is now published! ✍️🪘

Read it at this link: www.rhythmoflifesociety.org/blog/cultura...

#freelancewriter #blogwriter #blogging #writing #writer #drumming #culturalorigins

On the indie game writing side of my work, I redesigned my game dev/game writing website (again)! You can learn more about that in my new devlog: itch.io/blog/902930/...

#devlog #gamewriter #websiteredesign #indiegamedev #indiegamewriter

I'm happy to share that my latest blog for Rhythm of Life Society was just published yesterday! ✍

I discuss the Indigenous American origins of drumming in this blog: www.rhythmoflifesociety.org/blog/cultura...

#blogwriter #blog #writing #blogpost #drumming #culture

On the author/poet side of my life, I'm thrilled to share that my debut poetry chapbook is now PUBLISHED! 🎉

I hope that reading this will give you some hope like it did for me when writing it.📖

#bookrelease #poetrychapbook #poetry #buycanadian #author #poet

I'm very happy to share that another blog I wrote for the Rhythm Of Life Society is now published! 🎉

In this one, I discuss the cultural origins of drumming - and there will be a Part 2 coming later!

www.rhythmoflifesociety.org/blog/cultura...

#copywriter #blog #drumming #writing #blogpost

Want to #BuyCanadian by supporting a Canadian author & poet? Consider preordering my debut poetry chapbook, "Refilling The Well!"

RTW's poems explore themes of self care and burnout. Preorder at: books2read.com/u/bp20yW

#upcomingrelease #upcomingbookrelease

Also, I was selected to judge the 2024 Indie Ink Awards, which is also awesome!

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Things have been very busy on the author/poet side of my life already, with two books being released later this year (first book of 2025 coming in February)! 🎉

I posted a new devlog! Check it out: clarismakesgames.com/jan-2025-dev...

#gamewriter #devlog #devupdate

On the author/poet side of what I do, all of my ebooks are currently 30% off until January 1st, 2025!📚

Canadian readers also have no GST/HST on buying my books' paperback versions until Feb. 15th, 2025, due to the ongoing tax break.

#author #indieauthor #booksale #boxingday

Thank you!

On the author side of what I do, I recently released all my books in paperback format! If you'd like to purchase a copy for yourself or your murder mystery-reading loved ones for the holidays, you can now do so!

Thank you!

Music To Aid The World: The impact of drumming in non-musical environments [6 minute read] Drum circles have been used in many non-musical settings and situations. Some have been used to help others’ mental hea...

Happy to share that I've joined the Rhythm Of Life Society as a Copywriter during this past fall! ✍️

You can read my first blog post for them here: www.rhythmoflifesociety.org/blog/music-t...

#copywriter #blog #blogpost #copywriting #writing

Would love to have clarification on the pay as well! Thanks!