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There’s no such thing as the right write space

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Maureen Milliken

Happy August 27! Where did the summer go? Rhetorical question. You and I both know it’s been lost in a haze of brown-tail moth rashes, unbearable humidity, people with out of state plates stopping in the middle of one of … Continue reading →

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There’s no such thing as the right write space

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Maureen Milliken

In the last Boston Sunday Globe, there was a feature on the writer Elin Hilderbrand. Seems she likes to write at the beach. There she is yucking it up in a bikini, pad and pen in hand, sun beating down.  … Continue reading →

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Beware the ughs of March

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Maureen Milliken

Ah, March. March in Maine. What can we say? It’s Maine’s worst month. No “arguably” about it. It just is. Winter is not over. Sure, sure spring starts in March. But it really doesn’t, if you know what I mean. … Continue reading →

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Ya know what folks? We’re not making this up…

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Maureen Milliken

I’d had a whole pile of nice, Mainey, mystery writing topics I was trying to choose from for this blog post. But something else has come up and those are going to have to wait. Normally, I try to stay away from politics … Continue reading →

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Talking about living and writing in the great state of Maine

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Maureen Milliken

When we Maine Crime Writers aren’t writing about the great state of Maine we’re often talking about writing in the great state of Maine. One of the fun things about being a mystery writer in Maine is that so many … Continue reading →

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Okay, okay. I do like lighthouses, but never lobster.

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Maureen Milliken

We Maine Crime Writers are frequently asked about setting. Maine, famously, is a mystery and crime writing hot spot, though actual murders in the state average between 20-25 a year. So the topic of Maine as setting for our books … Continue reading →

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