From the Booking Desk:
The first time I heard the name Cheryl A. Head was in early 2018 from Greg Herren who mentioned that this author was going to attend her first Malice Domestic. Knowing that I was interested in LGBTQ+ crime fiction and that I lived in the DC area, he thought I might want to connect with her. I reached out to Cheryl to welcome her, tell her I was excited to meet her, and to offer any convention advice she might need. Turns out, she immediately fit right in and the rest is history.
Since then, I’ve seen Cheryl at a number of other events, including this LGBTQ+ panel I wrote about here on BOLO Books. I’ve become a fan of her books and we regularly communicate via social media. I wanted to introduce her to as many of you as possible, so the Composite Sketch series seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so. I think each of you will enjoy “meeting” Cheryl.
Name: Cheryl A. Head
Location: Washington , DC
This person from my personal life is such an inspiration:
My kid, AJ, who has taught me so much about patience, love, and being open to all expressions of gender and identity.
One of the people I admire most in the crime fiction community is:
This is a toss up between Walter Mosley and Barbara Neely. I guess, if I have to choose, I’d say I have such a fondness of Neely’s Blanche character. After I read her first book in the Blanche series: Blanche on the Lam. I could envision myself writing a strong, African-American female crime solver who also had compassion and mother’s wit.
STALKER ALERT! If this fictional character were real, they would likely need to get arestraining order against me:
Phryne Fisher. I’m attracted to women with edge. It’s been my downfall. LOL
People are always surprised that I am a fan of this individual (singer, actor, or artist):
John Wayne. I know. He’s a guilty pleasure. I’m a huge fan of the western genre, and his multi-decade pre-eminence in cinema westerns is unchallenged. I especially like the John Ford-directed westerns starring Wayne. The Searchers is my favorite.
My personal catch phrase is (or should be):
Pace yourself.
(Photo Credit: Leigh H. Mosley)
So nice to see Cheryl here this morning! I’m a huge fan of Charlie Mack, who indeed has compassion, a mother’s wit and a tendency to find herself in trouble, too.
She’s pretty good at getting herself out of trouble as well. 😉
The Searchers is a great movie and anyone who likes that one is A-OK in my book!
Even though I know Cheryl, I’ve learned some new things about her today. Thanks Kristopher. Charlie Mack in my kind of PI tough and smart but not a loner. I can’t wait to get into the new one, Catch Me When I’m Falling, which is sitting right next to me as I type.
You are in for a great read. I loved it.
It is great to see you here, Cheryl! I’m a huge fan of your books and you!
Nice to see you here, Cheryl.
Perfect sketch of a terrific author. Great writer and great friend I’ve been honored to share time and space with. And Cheryl knows how much I love Charlie Mack!
Lovely to see you here, Cheryl. See you for reals at Malice?
You made it through the captcha. Yay. And I think we’ve talked Cheryl into coming to Malice on a Day Pass for Saturday.
OMG – I got through the captcha I’m doing this to see if it will happen again.
I met Cheryl last month at Murder & Mayhem in Chicago and at an MWA-Midwest event. This was a great read that just furthered my perception of Cheryl’s all around awesomeness. Thanks for profiling her!
Thank you for the kind words, friends and fellow writers. See some of you at Malice, and beyond.