Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Charlene D’Avanzo (Monday), Kait Carson (Tuesday), a group post (Thursday), and Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Friday).

In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine Crime Writers:

What? Nothing? That’s February for you. A good time to ask our faithful readers what they’d like to see blog posts about?

Last Saturday Kate Flora moderated a panel of police officers to help crime writers get cops right in their books. Fascinating, as always. Gunfights? Crime scenes? Weapons? Warrants? So many interesting topics were covered. If you’re curious about the police officer’s reality, you might check out retired Mass. State Police Detective Lieutenant Bill Power’s podcasts powersonpolicing.com

We say this all the time, but if you’re looking for a speaker for your school, your organization, or your book group, get in touch. We love to talk about writing. Or invited us to your library for Casting Call: How Writers Staff Their Books.

At the end of this month, our group post will be what we’ll do with that extra Leap Day. And next month? Our favorite writing books.

Do you have favorites? We love it when you give us feedback.

An invitation to readers of this blog: Do you have news relating to Maine, Crime, or Writing? We’d love to hear from you. Just comment below to share.

And a reminder: If your library, school, or organization is looking for a speaker, we are often available to talk about the writing process, research, where we get our ideas, and other mysteries of the business, along with the very popular “Making a Mystery” with audience participation, and “Casting Call: How We Staff Our Mysteries.” We also do programs on Zoom. Contact Kate Flora