by Clea | Sep 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
What is Bouchercon? Only the biggest crime fiction convention on the planet! Think 1,500 fans – including about 600 authors (who are also fans) – all milling about, eating, drinking, talking, signing books, talking some more, and sitting on panels! The annual autumn...
by Clea | Sep 10, 2018 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing, Writing
Lisa Leiberman hits the sweet spot between “Casablanca” and Alan Furst, mining the post-World War II world for social and personal tensions. In person, however, she’s a jolly companion, one I always seek out at conferences and book events, which...
by Clea | Sep 6, 2018 | Cats, News, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
I’ll be on the FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS in CRIME FICTION panel Sunday at 9 a.m. but grab me for a chat anywhere! See you there! https://www.bouchercon2018.com
by Clea | Sep 3, 2018 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing, Writing
How does a book start for you? It varies by book, of course, but generally speaking, I get going when I can hear the protagonist’s voice. Now The Skeleton Makes a Friend, my most recent book, is the fifth in the Family Skeleton series. The series features Georgia...
by Clea | Aug 27, 2018 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing, Writing
I first met Dana after the publication of Site Unseen, her first Emma Fielding mystery (and now a Hallmark/Mystery channel film!). At the time, Dana was using her own background in archaeology to tell the story of Emma, who finds a skeleton that is a little more...