Monthly Archives: January 2012

Night Vision

Posted on January 7, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Gerry here, writing this in the wee hours. Nothing unusual for me as I’m a bit of an insomniac and when I wake up in the middle of the night the first thing I get is an idea. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime in Maine, crime stories, crime writing, Down East Books, flying squirrels, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mystery writers, mystery writing, New England Crime Bake, Port City Black and White | 11 Comments

The Kindness of Others

Posted on January 6, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate here, with a top secret revelation: Despite the fact that we write about the awful things that people do to one another, mystery writers are a particularly nice group of people. They’re generous. They’re friendly. They’re collegial. Some say … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Anne Perry, Chosen for Death, Death in a Funhouse Mirror, J.S. Borthwick, Jane Langton, Laura Lippman, Michael Connelly, S.J. Rozan, William Monk | 3 Comments

An Original Millers Kill short story by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Posted on January 5, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

I’ve been posting a series of original flash fiction (stories under 2000 words) for my Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series. You can find the first three here. This little piece takes place a few hours after the end of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Julia's Posts | Tagged Christmas, Clare Fergusson, Millers Kill, original fiction, Russ van Alstyne | 11 Comments

How to Choose a Bestselling Book Title

Posted on January 4, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— The Web is a wacky and wonderful thing. Spend enough time browsing, and you’re bound to come across something weird. A while back, I stumbled across Lulu.com’s Title Scorer, an app that uses algorithms to determine whether the … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Ann Patchett, Bad Little Falls, Lulu.com, Paul Doiron, Stephen King, Titlescorer, Tom Clancy, Trespasser | 8 Comments

It’s Been a While Since I Killed Somebody

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. I thought about the title for this blog because with all the holiday hoopla, including shopping in my pajamas, making cookies and gathering with family, I realized I hadn’t blogged much about the Crime part in Maine … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged a sigh for sore eyes, Barbara Ross, Death Comes to Pemberly, PD James, ruth rendell, The Death of an Ambitious Woman, the vault | 3 Comments

The Psychopaths Among Us

Posted on January 2, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

“I’ve always believed society to be a fundamentally rational thing, but what if it isn’t? What if it is built on insanity?” Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test. Jim Hayman: While I suppose it wasn’t exactly holiday appropriate reading, this year … Continue reading →