Reviews
On writing with a cat (it’s not all fur and games)
She may be my muse, but she can be a complicated collaborator. (I guest blog about writing "Code Grey" on Melina's Book Blog). And Melina calls my book "entertaining," saying it "kept her guessing." Thank you! Read more here.
Catch up with my blog tour (and enter to win a free copy of “Code Grey”) here!
It may still be summer, but I'm busy with my Great Escapes blog tour – chatting about Code Grey, posting essays and guest blogs, and garnering some lovely reviews. My summer blog tour continues up till Labor Day. If you've missed any, you can catch up here.Don't...
The Boyfriend Factor: romance and cozies
In keeping with the romance theme of Bab's Book Bistro, I guestblogged about "The Boyfriend Factor," and how I try to keep the romance – and the characters – fresh in my Dulcie Schwartz mysteries. Read more here.
An interview by Truffles!
This interview almost didn't happen because the book blogger was going through some heartbreak. But the idea of a comforting feline ghost hit home, and so I agreed to be interviewed by the late, great Truffles.Read more here.
Announcing THE NINTH LIFE
This isn't even up on my website yet, but I just got the OK to share the cover of the first book in my upcoming new series, "The Ninth Life":Introducing Blackie, an unusual feline hero, and his companion Care in the first of this dark new mystery series.Three figures,...
Permission to write badly… (my interview with Mayhem and Magic)
"When you hit a snag in your writing, how do you conquer it?"That was only one of the insightful questions I fielded from Terri at Mayhem & Magic. This is what I told her:"I give myself permission to write badly. I say – sometimes out loud – that I can write something...
“I think of ‘Code Grey’ as a love story to books…”
Here's just part of a long chat mystery maven Frankie Bow and I had:Q. What kind of research did you do for Dulcie’s life and daily routine? Were there any surprises when you were doing your research?A. By now, I know Dulcie’s routine fairly well! I never went as far...
Kings River Life calls Dulcie “charming”! Thank you!
"Author Simon delightfully exposes the eccentricities prevalent in the Ivy League institution and deftly plots out an academic mystery." Wow, how lovely! Thank you! (To read the full review, click here.)
Great Escapes blog tour for “Code Grey” starts today!
I've got a full slate of interviews, reviews, guest blogs, and more for Code Grey.Click through to my tour's home page for live links!August 24 – Frankie Bow – InterviewAugust 25 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SpotlightAugust 26 – Babs Book Bistro – Guest...
A dark, brooding new cat mystery…
Like cats? Like dystopian fiction? Want something a little darker? Can you wait until next year? That's when my new "The Ninth Life" will kick off a new series with Severn House. Here's the teaser we're sending around...Three figures, shadowy against the light. That’s...