Category Archives: Guest Blog

Pandemic Perspectives

Posted on May 25, 2023 by mainecrimewriters

Today, we are delighted to welcome Katherine Hall Page back to blog to talk about her new book, and writing during the pandemic. Katherine Hall Page: My new book, The Body in the Web is not about being in Maine. It’s … Continue reading →

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Short on story ideas? Become a bartender.

Posted on March 30, 2023 by mainecrimewriters

From time to time, we like to introduce our readers to new Maine mystery writers. Today we’re pleased to share a post from newly published author Albert Waitt. Albert Waitt: As I was becoming a writer, I paid my bills by … Continue reading →

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But Where’s the Dead Body?

Posted on March 7, 2023 by kaitlynkathy

Today we have a very special guest at Maine Crime Writers. I’m especially pleased to have Shelley Burbank visit us because, way back in the dark ages before there was an Internet, she was a student in a section of … Continue reading →

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The Guest Who Came in from the Cold

Posted on February 28, 2023 by mainecrimewriters

Irene M. Drago: Last summer, I spied two crime writers at the Railway Village in Boothbay. Kate Flora and Jule Selbo were sitting behind a table covered with stacks of their top selling mysteries, and I was sitting a few authors … Continue reading →

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The Road to Maine was Paved with . . . Words

Posted on January 30, 2023 by kaitlynkathy

Please welcome our special guest, Kait Carson, to Maine Crime Writers. Thank you, Maine Crime Writers, for inviting me to blog with you today. I’m an avid reader of this blog. The topics are diverse, and always interesting. I’d also … Continue reading →

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The mysterious case of Elizabeth Freel

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mainecrimewriters

From time to time, we introduce you to guests whose work we believe you will find as fascinating as we do. Today’s guest is one of them, as you will soon discover. Kristen Seavey Intro I spend a lot of … Continue reading →

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Candy Cane for the Soul

Posted on December 6, 2022 by kaitlynkathy

Please welcome Sylvie Kurtz as our guest blogger today at Maine Crime Writers. Sylvie lives in neighboring New Hampshire and writes wonderful novels loaded with adventure and romance. This week, just in time for Christmas giving, she has a new … Continue reading →

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Momma, don’t let your babies grow up to be writers! (and a giveaway)

Posted on October 18, 2022 by kaitlynkathy

Hello, there. Sandy Emerson here. I’m Kathy/Kaitlyn’s husband and this is my first-ever attempt at writing a blog; so years from now, when you talk of this—and you will—be kind. “Are you sure?” Kathy asked, looking at me with a … Continue reading →

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Mainely Writing

Posted on June 8, 2022 by mainecrimewriters

Today we introduce you to writer Sharon Dean, whose new mystery is set in Maine. Sharon Dean: Writer Matt Cost lives in Maine and sets his Mainely Mystery series in The Pine Tree State.  We both publish through Encircle Publications located … Continue reading →

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BALANCE, STORY GENRE AND HOW MUCH ROOM DOES BACKSTORY GET?

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

Today I’m pleased to introduce MWC blog readers to Jule Selbo, a multi-talented writer who recently has made Portland her permanent home. Jule is a former screenwriter (with film and television credits), a playwright (her most-recent play BOXES premiered at … Continue reading →

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