Author Archives: Brenda Buchanan

Putting Food on the Page

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

When writing my own stories and reading those written by others, I’m always keen to know what the characters are eating. This has nothing to do with the fact that like many of us in the culinary paradise that is … Continue reading →

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So, What Cha’ Doing This Weekend?

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

A bevy of top-notch crime writers will be in Maine this weekend and we writers and readers of crime fiction get to hang out with them. Virtually, that is. Maine Crime Wave is tomorrow. It’s happening on Zoom, and as … Continue reading →

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How a Post-Pandemic Road Trip is like Writing a Book

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

This past weekend my spouse and I set doubt and fear aside and took a road trip. Like many others who live distant from kin, it had been a too long since we’d seen our families in person. We kept … Continue reading →

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Writing After The Pandemic

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

I’ve been thinking lately about a literature class I took in high school that focused on the work of some of the most well-known writers of the early twentieth century. While the old-school denizens of the English Department marched us … Continue reading →

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The Remarkable Margaret Maron

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

When I met Margaret Maron at Bouchercon in Raleigh in October, 2015, I not only had a fan girl moment, I announced to her that I was having a fan girl moment. She laughed and took my hand and told … Continue reading →

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Grounding our Stories: Place Matters

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

Last week I hung photographs and prints on the walls of my workday office, the final task of a renovation that began in December 2019 and was completed—but for the picture hanging—two months later. For the twelve months it took … Continue reading →

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Better Late Than Never . . .

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

Last week my blogmates posted gorgeous photographs of their winter worlds. I tried to add a few of my own, but thanks to the vagaries of WordPress (a blog post all its own) they disappeared into the ether. I was … Continue reading →

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Lynne Raimondo – A Tribute

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Brenda Buchanan

Our crime writing family is mourning the death of Lynne Raimondo, who died on November 12. The author of three acclaimed novels, Lynne had colleagues, friends and admirers across the country and around the world. We in Maine were fortunate … Continue reading →

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I’m Talking Cars Again

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Brenda Buchanan

It has been a week, hasn’t it?  On Monday, focus was a struggle.  By Tuesday it was close to impossible. Now it’s Wednesday, and I think the wisest course is for me to revive a favorite post from the past. … Continue reading →

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Until We Meet Again . . .

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Brenda Buchanan

Seven months into the pandemic, we’ve become pretty darned good at adapting, haven’t we? We see our friends and family at carefully choreographed, socially-distanced deck visits. We think ahead about the weekend’s menu and place online orders on Thursday night … Continue reading →

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