Monthly Archives: August 2015

WHY I WRITE

Posted on August 18, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Vaughn Hardacker here: Kate Flora’s blog of August 10th hit a note with me. I too had visions of becoming rich at this writing game; then I had my first novel published and my eyes were opened to the reality … Continue reading →

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WRITER DIES FOR STRAWBERRY PIE

Posted on August 17, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Susan Vaughan here, not dying yet. Maybe I wouldn’t literally die for strawberry pie, but eating the delicious fruit whether au naturel or in a pie is “to die for.” I wrote this post in 2013, but even the weather … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: August 15-16, 2015

Posted on August 15, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

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

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Wet Feet and Leaky Rowboats, or How Not to Research Your Next Novel

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Jen Blood here, very excited to be writing my first official post with Maine Crime Writers. To learn more about who I am and the writing I’ve done, you can check out this interview I did with the inimitable Susan Vaughan … Continue reading →

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Making Writing Space

Posted on August 12, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

What happens to me when I cross the Piscataqua and plunge rapidly into Maine at a cost of seventy-five cents in tolls? I cannot describe it. I do not ordinarily spy a partridge in a pear tree, or three French … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: August 8-9, 2015

Posted on August 8, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kate Flora (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), Brenda Buchanan (Wednesday), Jen Blood (Thursday) and Jayne Hitchcock (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us … Continue reading →

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Keep one eye open for the dark world outside your window

Posted on August 7, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Hi all. Maureen Milliken here. Of the many things I love about my house, the large windows in my bedroom that overlook my narrow street and the tangle of woods across the street top the list. They face west, and … Continue reading →

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Questionable Behavior

Posted on August 6, 2015 by bereksennebec

John Clark pondering whether to get a ouija board or go to a psychic. I’m thinking about all the unanswered questions that have accumulated over the years, the ones I was too young, too in a hurry, too self-centered, or … Continue reading →

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The Boothbay Home and Garden Tour

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here, working away on the porch in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. So far today we’ve had rain, fog, cool wind, sun, humidity, heat and repeat. Waiting for the hail. On July 24, my husband Bill and I went on … Continue reading →

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Porch Sitting

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Lea Wait

Lea Wait, here, enjoying summer in Maine. Temperatures and humidity have been a bit higher than usual this summer, but compared to other parts of the country we have nothing to complain about. (Although occasionally we complain anyway. I suspect complaining about … Continue reading →

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