Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Pleasure Of Your Company

Posted on October 17, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, reporting in from the road. October is shaping up to be a totally crazy month. In an effort to get out there and promote my new books, I’ve scheduled a lot of events. Like me, half of them … Continue reading →

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Wits’ End

Posted on October 16, 2014 by mcwarchives

The title of this post illustrates one of the things I like most about writing. Predictably for a kid who was taught to write by the nuns, using that soft paper with three lines on it (two solid ones and a … Continue reading →

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A bit of Nostalgia

Posted on October 14, 2014 by bereksennebec

I wrote this many years ago. Last week, wandering around the edge of the family berry patch got me remembering it.   Blueberry Summers Beth waited while I looked around the new room, hunting for the Shedd’s peanut butter pail. … Continue reading →

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A MAINE BEE ADVENTURE

Posted on October 13, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Susan Vaughan here. Yes, it’s Columbus Day! Thank you, Chris, for “discovering” this New World. But I’ll leave the celebration to others. Today I want to share an extraordinary experience. I’ve promised not to name the location and identities to … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: October 11-12, 2014

Posted on October 11, 2014 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Susan Vaughan (Monday), John Clark (Tuesday), Jayne Hitchcock (Wednesday), Sarah Graves (Thursday), and Kate Flora (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog … Continue reading →

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The Game’s Afoot!

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here, feeling nostalgic about mystery games. When I was a kid, my family wouldn’t play Clue with me. I always won. The story became family lore and got spun a couple of different ways. I always contended they … Continue reading →

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I ought to ….

Posted on October 9, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait, here. It’s October. I know, because I can see orange leaves on trees outside my study window. I’d really love to go for a long walk and breathe in the crisp air before the temperatures drop below freezing. … Continue reading →

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Where Do We Get Our Ideas? We Look Around and There They Are . . .

Posted on October 8, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

We crime writers are often asked where we get our ideas. Do we conjure them up like magicians? Keep inspirational dream journals? Scribble down snippets of snatched conversations? Sometimes, it seems, we merely have to live in the right little … Continue reading →

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THE SADDEST MONTH OF MY YEAR

Posted on October 7, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

VAUGHN HARDACKER here. October is a month that is usually associated with many wonderful things. Of late we here in far northern Maine have had a marvelous Indian Summer with temps in the 80s. During the past two weeks, I … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: October 4-5

Posted on October 4, 2014 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett (Monday), Vaughn Hardacker (Tuesday), Vicki Doudera (Wednesday), Lea Wait (Thursday), and Barbara Ross (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog … Continue reading →

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