Claire Hiria
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Claire Hiria
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Claire Hiria (she/her/they/them/ia)
Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa, Pākehā
Author, poet, game writer, playwright
Find my work here: www.clairehiria.com
Occasional host of #pretendpanel, a weekend writing prompt
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Pleased to see #pretendpanel grow. It's a fun event/writing community presence.

Ok, so my question is a bit of a softball one: font of choice. What font do you absolutely have to write in to get the mood right to make the story flow from your head to word document? (Mine's Aptos.)
June 27, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Mine changes for each manuscript. Something MG with a 12yo protag? Sans serif font, for sure. Something fantasy, romantic, a bit sweeping and grandiose? Gotta be something that reminds me of old book fonts
June 30, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Up until recently it's been navigating the beta reader part, like: where do I find them? How do I trust them? How do I mitigate this feeling of asking for free labour?

But I'm a bit past that now. Now the challenge is going Good enough, let's publish.
June 30, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Thanks!
June 30, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Thank YOU 💖
June 30, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Thanks!!
June 30, 2026 at 4:02 AM
This is my experience with character sheets too!
June 30, 2026 at 4:01 AM
So pretty 🤩
June 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM