Author Archives: Gabriela Stiteler

Last week Allison had a great post about research. I’ve been drinking deep from those waters myself for a project I’m currently working on. Picture it. Pittsburgh in the early 1980s. The steel mills have collapsed, gutting the local industry. … Continue reading →

Paul Doiron, author of the Mike Bowditch series, has been nominated for all of the big crime writing awards. The Edgar. A Macavity. A Thriller Award. The Maine Literary Award. The list goes on. And on. And on. I met … Continue reading →

My mind is pinging in about a thousand directions right now. I have a teenager in the house officially. Kid grew four and a half inches this year and is taller than me and now I’m looking at my younger … Continue reading →

Ryan Lowell’s* fiction has appeared in Portland Monthly Magazine, Worker’s Write Journal and other publications. His story “Things Fall Apart” was a Glimmer Train short story award contest finalist. FREIGHT  is his first novel. He lives in South Portland, Maine, with his wife … Continue reading →

It’s officially that time of year where we are sprinting. Job stuff. Writing stuff. Kid stuff. Trying to coordinate who is taking whom where. Dinner on the fly. Those blue Takis? Sure. Maybe those have protein. Did you feed the … Continue reading →

Moe Claire is the author of the Pyke Island Mysteries in Downeast Maine published by 12 Willows Press with three titles (A Fickle Tide, Granite and Bones, Black Veil, White Rose) and a fourth (A Blind Spider) due later this … Continue reading →

James W. Ziskin (Jim) is an American author known for his award-winning crime fiction, particularly the Ellie Stone mystery series. Jim pursued his passion for languages by studying Romance languages and literature at the University of Pennsylvania. His academic background in linguistics, including … Continue reading →