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...
by Clea | Aug 20, 2018 | Five Questions, Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
Last January, I was thrilled to be invited to the Pulpwood Queens Girlfriends Weekend. Only a freak thunderstorm made getting to Nacogdoches, TX, a little difficult. First my flight to Houston was diverted to Corpus Christie, TX, and then I missed my ride. Somehow,...
by Clea | Aug 13, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writers on Writing, Writing
In truth, I think Bill was a little frustrated with me. He was a poet, after all. A lion of the avant garde and a champion of art for art’s sake. I was the new wife of his old friend and colleague, a fledgling writer upset with the negative feedback I’d...
by Clea | Aug 13, 2018 | Five Questions, Writers on Writing, Writing
I first met crime fiction author Gabriel Valjan at the great New England Mobile Book Fair, where he started to talk to me about books and cats. Needless to say, we got on like a house on fire, and I was not surprised to learn that his international thrillers are fun,...
