Powering through proofs

Hooboy, I’m reading Shades of Grey one more time – page proofs. This is my last chance to catch anything. Could the pressure be higher? On a more fun note, I just heard that 70 copies of Probable Claws will be shipped to me next week. I sign most of those and...

They’re here!

My new bookmarks, that is. (Pictured front and back.) Email me with your snail mail address if you’d like some!(You can also pre-order your Shades of Grey and your Probable Claws now, too!)

Decisions, decisions…

So, I’m getting bookmarks made up to give away at my various events, conferences, etc. (Malice Domestic! Murder Underbones party on April 21!). I think these look pretty great, but I’m not sure about the “The feline ghost did try to warn...

She likes it!

I can’t really complain about being busy. I much prefer it to being bored! Still, sometimes it’s overwhelming and sometimes just deeply confusing to have multiple projects in various stages. But sometimes it all becomes clear. Yesterday, I heard back from...

THANK YOU, PW!!

Publishers Weekly, Feb. 2, 2009Probable Claws Clea Simon. Poisoned Pen, $24.95 (264p) ISBN 978-1-59058-564-1Music journalist Theda Krakow once again proves a feisty and determined sleuth in Simon’s lively fourth cat-themed mystery (after 2007’s Cries and...

The deep breath…

I know in some ways this is the crazy season, but really, isn’t it also the deep breath before the plunge?I’ve pretty much finished a rough draft of my “pet noir,” I expect to have some good news to announce in the new year, and I’ve got...