by Clea | Oct 21, 2008 | Cats, Probable Claws, Writing
It’s now 2 p.m., and I’ve only read 14 pages. But hey, at least I’ve read 14 pages!No, despite my post of a few days ago, I have not yet geared myself up to read my ARCs of Probable Claws. (I know! I know!) Instead, I’m back into a project that...
by Clea | Oct 15, 2008 | Boston Globe
Well, I’m not the first and I’m afraid I won’t be the last, but I’m now a victim of the economy. Although I focus this blog on my crime fiction (and occasional book reviews), for the last 12 years I’ve also written a weekly column for the...
by Clea | Oct 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
I sat down with the funny man for the Boston Phoenix.Long before John Hodgman became universally recognized as the systems-challenged PC in Apple’s ads, he was writing fake trivia for such publications as McSweeney’s and the New York TImes Magazine. Discussing his new...
by Clea | Oct 14, 2008 | Probable Claws, Publishers Weekly, Theda Krakow
Oh, lordy. My ARC (advance reading copies) of Probable Claws have arrived. The new mystery doesn’t publish until April, but these are the advances that go out to Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, Kirkus, and other long-lead reviewers. Because...
by Clea | Oct 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’m a member of Sisters in Crime (a great organization that’s open to male mystery writers and mystery fans of all genders, too) and today the group’s chat invited suspense master James Frey to answer some questions. One of the first was “What...
