by Clea | Aug 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Vicki Lane, author of the marvelous Elizabeth Goodweather mysteries, never fails to entertain. I had the pleasure of meeting her at Bouchercon a few years back and ever since have read and thoroughly enjoyed her carefully crafted, smart whodunits.Though I believe she...
by Clea | Jul 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
It’s my birthday and my editor emailed to thank me for my revisions and the copy editor has already touched base with some proposed cover copy (all this for “Grey Matters”) and Jon is making dinner tonight and all is good!
by Clea | Jul 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
What do you remember about Apollo 11? Has it retained any magic for you?I was seven years old, one week away from my eighth birthday. And although I was allowed to stay up, I fell asleep – but I remember being shaken awake to see that historic broadcast. We had...
by Clea | Jul 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
Happy Bastille day!A really fun read for the holiday: Dancing on the Precipice:The Life of Lucie de la Tour du Pin, Eyewitness to an Era.From my review: “Lucie de la Tour du Pin may have been only minor nobility, but her status guaranteed her a front-row seat at...
by Clea | Jul 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am in revision hell. Basically, I am re-reading “Grey Matters” for the umpteenth time and it is driving me nuts. I want to second guess every sentence, replace every image. This is my last change to make serious changes (though I’ll see it again...
by Clea | Jun 27, 2009 | Uncategorized
I originally posted this on the Kepler’s writers’ blog last week. But I find myself talking about this topic with friends and thought I’d repost here:“Bash it out now. Tart it up later.”This has become my mantra since my buddy and fellow writer Brett...
