by Clea | Oct 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
I blogged over on the Jungle Red Writers page today about the one little detail that broke Hold Me Down wide open. Here’s the opening, but you’ve got to go to their page to read the rest (and you should because we’re hosting a giveaway!) Thanks, Hank...
by Clea | Oct 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Thrilled to be a guest today on the Criminal Minds blog, where I went on for a bit about writing about music – and why the rock scene is the perfect setting for a mystery: As some wag famously said, “Writing about music is like bicycling about...
by Clea | Oct 4, 2021 | Hold Me Down, Reviews
“…Simon’s pacing in this crime thriller offers more than plot and character: She reincarnates the demanding sexuality of the rock underground with the costs of fame and addiction. Page by page, scene by traumatic scene, there’s no guarantee...
by Clea | Oct 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
“If you have complete control of your work at all times, you’re not allowing that other element in—the magic or the subconscious.” Reviewing Hold Me Down, Abby Frucht wrote: “Clea Simon treats her important, weighty subjects with a light enough touch...
by Clea | Oct 1, 2021 | Hold Me Down, publishing, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
Last week, I had an exchange with an old acquaintance. She’s a talented and disciplined writer, a real pro. But she hasn’t been able to get her book published and was feeling discouraged. My husband had been telling her about my new book, and from her...
