by Clea | Jan 9, 2020 | An Incantation of Cats, Writers on Writing, Writing
Ever! Of course, you know that. But I shared other tips for writing mysteries with animal characters earlier this week over at the wonderful Career Authors blog. Don’t Kill the Cat! And Other Secrets to Writing about Animals Posted by Our Special...
by Clea | Jan 6, 2020 | An Incantation of Cats, Cats, cozy mystery, Dru's Book Musings, Polis Books, Reviews, Uncategorized
Review of An Incantation of Cats posted today on the MWA Raven Award-winning book blog Dru’s Book Musings: “This was an enjoyable, fast-paced and well-written drama that quickly became a page-turner, as I could not put the book down. The heart of this...
by Clea | Jan 6, 2020 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
Triss Stein and I have been colleagues for years, via Poisoned Pen Press, and I’ve always enjoyed seeing her at conferences such as Bouchercon. Although I’m no longer a New Yorker, I’m still referring to her hometown when I say “the...
by Clea | Jan 1, 2020 | readers, reading, Uncategorized
New year, new books! I like to say that books don’t get stale. That means there’s no reason not to read an older book (an old favorite like Hilary Mantel’s A Place of Greater Safety or one I didn’t get to, such as Ocean Vuong’s On Earth...
by Clea | Dec 30, 2019 | readers, reading, Uncategorized
This past year was the first in ages when I didn’t have a new book out. I haven’t stopped writing. Far from it!* But it did give me a bit of a breather in which to read – and now to talk about other’s books. Therefore, in the spirit of the season,...