Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kate Flora (Monday), Brenda Buchanan (Tuesday), Jule Selbo (Thursday) and Joe Souza (Friday) with a writing tip on Wednesday from Kait Carson.

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

The winner of our December “bundle of books” is Monica, who will be receiving Lea Wait’s Shadows on a Maine Christmas, Lethal Legend by Kathy Lynn Emerson, Well, Hell by Sanford Emerson, Murder in the Queen’s Wardrobe by Kathy Lynn Emerson, and Crime & Punctuation by Kaitlyn Dunnett. To enter the drawing for January’s bundle of books (titles and authors unknown at this point) just leave a comment on any of our January blogs. If you come through as “anonymous” please add your name in the body of the comment so we will be able to contact you if you win.

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