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Talking about writing… with YOU!
I am thrilled to be speaking to the Tewksbury Library's ongoing interactive Zoom writing group. I'm going to be talk a little about using the arts and music scenes as a setting, but then we'll be open for questions about everything from plotting to pencils. Please...
A SPELL OF MURDER on sale today!
Did you see? There's a special sale of A SPELL OF MURDER, the first Witch Cat of Cambridge cozy, today only for $1.99! If you haven't tried this cozy mystery series, now's your chance! If you have, gift a copy to a cat or cozy-loving friend! Click here for the special...
Gumshoe loves “A Cat on the Case”
"The plotting is tight ... The action is nearly constant and the danger is real and you can only hope Becca stays aware and alert to stay safe. It all makes for an exciting adventure with enough danger to keep you reading to find out what will happen next." – Gumshoe...
Ebooks on sale!
What's your poison, cozy or dark? Cats or rock and roll? For reasons beyond my ken, three of my older books seem to be on sale at Amazon today: A SPELL OF MURDER (the first "Witch Cats of Cambridge" cozy), WORLD ENOUGH (my first Boston rock noir), and CROSS MY PATH...
Crime Bake is back!
After a COVID hiatus, New England Crime Bake is BACK! Presented this year as a hybrid event, this (usually) annual conference gathers writers, readers, and fans to discuss the art and craft of crime fiction – with a special presentation by this year's guest of honor...
Rick Berlin’s Big Balloon (a love story)
I write about the Boston music scene, but Rick Berlin has lived it. Emerging from the COVID shutdown with two new recordings and a bunch of upcoming gigs (see below), Rick has also captured his particular wit and self-reflection in a new book. The Big Balloon (A Love...
The Devil’s Music
A new Gabriel Valjan novel is always reason to celebrate, and this one hits close to home! Gabriel tackles many of the same themes that I do – the unreliability of memory and our tendency to reframe history to suit our needs – though in his case, that history is the...
Sets & crimes & rock & roll
In real life, the wonderful New York Times best-selling author Caroline Leavitt and I talk about writing all the time. So she revived her blog to put down some of our Q&A. You can read an excerpt below or click over to her space here:...
Kings River Life feels the HOLD ME DOWN beat
"This novel really takes you into the grimy world of a traveling band and the melodies behind the music...." THANK YOU, Kings River Life! The magazine is also offering a giveaway. See below: "Hold Me Down" By Clea Simon: Review/Giveaway November 05, 2021 Review by...
Happy pub day, Cathy Ace!
One of the. most miserable parts of the pandemic is that I miss my friends! Ace author Cathy Ace – see what I did there? – perhaps tops among them! Smart, funny, and wise about the writing and publishing, Cathy is someone I always look for first thing when I surface...