by Clea | Aug 10, 2018 | Blackie & Care, Pru Marlowe, Writers on Writing, Writing
Do you know about Deadly Ink? This “biggest little” mystery/crime fiction con takes place every year in Iselin, NJ, not far outside NYC. This year, after several years of trying, I am finally making it – and tomorrow I’ll be on two (!!) panels, one...
by Clea | Jul 28, 2018 | Blackie & Care, Pru Marlowe, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
Even if you adore chocolate, sometimes you want chips, right? And after a salt binge, I usually find myself craving something sweet and spicy. So why should authors content themselves with writing only one kind of book – or even one kind of mystery? That’s the...
by Clea | Jun 18, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
I missed it the first time. The second and third time. My agent missed it, so did my beta readers. So did my editor. But there I was, reading through the revised, edited manuscript of A Spell of Murder one final time before sending it back, and I saw it: Wait a...
by Clea | May 29, 2018 | Writers on Writing, Writing
Like so many viewers, I was transfixed by the characters and the writing of the series “The Americans.” However, I thought I might have a different perspective on how its writers developed the character of Elizabeth Jennings, and penned this op-ed for the...
by Clea | Jan 30, 2009 | Severn House, Writing
Yesterday at around 3 p.m. I finished the revisions on “Shades of Grey” and sent the manuscript back to my editor at Severn House in London. Within minutes, I’d gotten a very nice response (which makes me wonder about the hours she keeps). I guess I...
by Clea | Oct 21, 2008 | Cats, Probable Claws, Writing
It’s now 2 p.m., and I’ve only read 14 pages. But hey, at least I’ve read 14 pages!No, despite my post of a few days ago, I have not yet geared myself up to read my ARCs of Probable Claws. (I know! I know!) Instead, I’m back into a project that...
