Reviews
R.I.P., Socks
Socks, the black and white tuxedo cat who had been adopted by the Clintons in the White House, earning the sobriquet "First Cat," was euthanized yesterday. Socks, who had been living with former White House secretary Betty Currie since the Clintons left the White...
Strange inspirations
What inspires you?I've had some problems sitting down and writing this week. Maybe I'm tired. Maybe this is a natural down time, some 30,000 words into my new project. Maybe it was working sick all last week...Anyway, each morning I've told myself that it's ok if I...
Shyness.
While it is very nice to be quoted in The New York Times (as a mystery author, no less), I need to qualify. I'm not that shy. What I was trying to tell the writer was that, given my druthers, I'd prefer to be home with my husband and cat than out at a conference. And...
“Grey Matters” is a go!
Well, my editor liked my synopsis for the second Dulcie book. Loved it, actually. Which is very heartening, especially considering that I only have about 100 pages written and so I'm really just guessing how it will all turn out. (In all fairness, I do know my...
C.J. Sansom’s “Revelation”
this ran today in the Boston Globe. A bit trimmed, but you get the idea. Still sick...Oh, and this link isn't a pre-order link to Shades of Grey. Not yet. Right now, it is just a sign up for alerts – so they'll let you know when the new book is available.
Sick as a dog, happy as a cat
Jon and I are taking turns wandering from room to room and falling asleep on various pieces of furniture. Musetta seems to approve. Wish I felt like a human, but just found out that "Shades of Grey" is now available for pre-ordering on Amazon, which makes it seem much...
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 my editor at...
Where do you get your ideas?
People often ask where I get my ideas. Now I have a perfect story to tell them!Last week, I sent an advance reading copy (bound galley) of "Probable Claws" off to a woman who runs a website on cozy mysteries. This week, I followed up to make sure she had gotten it....
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 Whiskers)....
Sent!
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 must have been...