by Clea | Nov 25, 2019 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing
I’ve been getting emails from Ang Pompano since I started writing crime fiction, and I always answer them. Ang is a stalwart of the New England Sisters in Crime (ok, he’s a Mister in Crime), and he’s tireless – always working on Crimebake or another...
by Clea | Nov 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Do you listen to audiobooks while you drive or work out? Keep up with your stories while you cook or knit or disassemble heavy machine parts? (Hey, cozy readers come in all shapes and sizes!) Have I got a contest for you! Dreamworks has done a bang-up job on the...
by Clea | Nov 18, 2019 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
“Clea!” I turned and there was Scott Von Doviak. The scene was a hotel lobby, somewhere in Dallas, a city known for barbecue and assassination. The occasion, Bouchercon, the latest iteration of the annual gathering where the crime fiction community –...
by Clea | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writers on Writing
Susan Fleet is fearless – a woman trumpet player in the very male world of jazz – and we first got to know each other over some of these ongoing battles. I’m thrilled that she’s now given some of her courage to her fictional detective Frank Renzi,...
by Clea | Nov 6, 2019 | News, Reviews
Fellow authors have long talked about the “Kirkus kick” – this review publication’s reputation for zinging all but the most flawless books. That’s why I was a bit breathless when I got the email from my editor, alerting me to a Kirkus review...
