Monthly Archives: December 2012

Thank You for Sharing

Posted on December 6, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate here, wondering why it is that this season of love and joy always seems to bring out the crank in me? Especially today, when I am just back from a lovely three-day escape to the beach in Puerto Rico? Well, … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Puerto Rico, Ritz Carlton, San Juan | 6 Comments

Occasional dispatches from the Maine wilderness-Confessions of a people thief

Posted on December 5, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Occasional dispatches from the Maine wilderness-Confessions of a people thief I freely confess to being a thief. I cheerfully steal bits of conversation, pieces of people’s life stories and striking facial features in the course of my day. Think clergy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Hartland ME, John Clark, mental health system | 1 Comment

The Strange Unreality of Writing a Novel

Posted on December 4, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— I have spent the better part of the past year writing a novel titled MASSACRE POND, and I am nearing the end. As always happens to me when I am finishing a book, I find myself growing … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Massacre Pond, Paul Doiron, Tess Gerritsen, The writing process | 7 Comments

Mystery in Maine

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. Regular readers of this blog may remember that I wrote about a special writing retreat in Old Orchard Beach with three fellow authors who signed contracts for cozy mysteries due out in 2013. One of those author … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged A Tine to Live a Tine to Die, Barbara Ross, Bass Harbor ME, Edith Maxwell, speaking of murder, tace baker | 12 Comments

My Favorite First Line(s)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait: The first line of a book or short story is usually the hardest to write. The best lines encapsulate the tone of the book, capture the reader, and hook him or her into the plot and main character. All in one … Continue reading →

Tagged A Christmas Carol, A Farewell to Arms, A Tale of Two Cities, Ann Tyler, Back When We Were Grownups, Charles Dickens, Charlotte's Web, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams, EB White, Ethan Frome, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Frankenstein, Gone with the Wind, Grace Metallious, Group Post, Ken Follett, Louisa Alcott, Margaret Mitchell, Mary Shelley, Michael Connolly, Patricia MacLachlan, Peyton Place, Sarah Plain and Tall, Scarlett O'Hara, The Key to Rebecca, The Poet, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Tootle, Tough Guys Don't Dance | 6 Comments

A Perfect Roast Chicken

Posted on December 1, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: The other night my wife, Jeanne, and I and a few friends had dinner at a small, crowded French bistro we all like on Portland’s Longfellow Square called Petite Jacqueline. What I ordered was nothing fancy. Just a … Continue reading →