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Don’t Take Your Grammar For Granted
I’ve always prided myself on my good grammar, even calling myself a Grammar Nerd as a kid. I excelled in English classes throughout my school years, and I’ve always enjoyed editing as much as creative writing. So, when my first … Continue reading
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For the Love of Layers
I’m forbidden from bringing any more rocks into the house. It’s a difficult promise to keep. Living on the Maine coast, surrounded by 400-500 million-year-old metamorphic rock, I am constantly coming across a beautiful loose stone on the beach, at … Continue reading
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In Defense of Being Nosy
Being nosy has a bad wrap, even from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, which says: NOSY. 1. As in curious, interested in what is not one’s own business2. As in busy, thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited I’d like … Continue reading
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Using the Feelings of a Memory
Last month, when I saw photographer April Morrison’s beautiful photograph of milkweed pods in snow, I was instantly brought back to my childhood. One fall, my mother, along with my sisters and me, collected dozens of dried out pods. She … Continue reading
Writing Tip Wednesday: Comp Titles? What’s that?
Ok, so Comp Titles, also known as Comparison Titles, are officially used in query letters once you’ve written your book and are seeking a literary agent or a small press. They are needed for the sales pitch, but I hope … Continue reading
The Return of Cabot Cove
Hollywood has been teasing that a new Murder, She Wrote is on its way this Christmas. The fandom write-ups have Jamie Lee Curtis playing Jessica Fletcher’s niece. AI-generated material also show Tom Selleck as the sheriff and George Clooney as … Continue reading
Small Town, Fact or Fiction
Living in a small town while writing about a small town has its challenges. The questions and concerns about my novel swing from “Am I in it?” to “Where did this take place?” — and the inquiries have been pouring … Continue reading
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The Life of a Bookmark
First, thank you to the Maine Crime Writers blog for inviting me into the fold. I have been reading this blog from the moment I learned of it at the New England Crime Bake conference, many years ago. It is … Continue reading
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