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May Sarton … Inspiration
I hardly ever sit still without being haunted by the “undone.” I often feel exhausted, but it isn’t my work that tires (work is rest); it is the effort of pushing away the lives and needs of others before I can … Continue reading
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Tagged inspiration, Lea Wait, Maine author, May Sarton, memoir
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Living the Dream: The Writers’ Life
Authors write. No doubt about it. But in today’s world we also blog, speak at conferences, bookstores, libraries and schools, post on social media, send newsletters or notes to fans, and appear in venues as varied as 2500 person auditoriums … Continue reading
Gardens Aglow in Boothbay, Maine
One of the newest – and most popular – sites to visit in Maine is the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden (http://www.MaineGardens.org) in Boothbay. Opened in 2007, the garden’s 270 acres of tidal shoreland include a children’s garden (complete with references to … Continue reading
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Tagged Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Gardens Aglow
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Merry Christmas!
And happiest of holidays from Lea Wait! I’ll admit — I wrote this post a year ago. But several people told me they remembered it and suggested I re-post … and I’m in writer’s jail … so here it is, … Continue reading
Write What You Want To Know
One of the basic rules for authors is to “write what you know.” That rule makes sense. I often write about the State of Maine, which I know and love. In my Shadows Antique Print Mystery series my protagonist, Maggie Summer, … Continue reading
Counting the Ballots
One day before Election Day! Details and developments in this year’s election, presidential and local, have filled news networks, newspapers, conversations, and lawn signs for over a year Tomorrow (we hope) it will be over. Decided. Finished. At least for 2016. One … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, ballot box, counting ballots, Edgecomb, Lea Wait
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Maine Hermits … and How I Used Them
Okay. No, I didn’t use hermits in real life. But I used them fictionally in my DANGLING BY A THREAD (shipping October 24). The only hermit I’ve ever seen on a regular basis (I know – that’s a contradiction in terms) was … Continue reading
Maggie and Me: Same or Different?
There’s a game children play with either pictures or words: which things are the same? Which are different? (Table. Dog. Mouse. Cheese. Which is different?) More advanced versions appear on SAT tests. My kids and I sometimes played that game at the dinner table. (Yes: I was … Continue reading
Making the Pieces Fit: Building a Mystery
Lea Wait, here, taking a deep breath between publication of my SHADOWS ON A MORNING IN MAINE a little less than two weeks ago … and publication of DANGLING BY A THREAD, October 24. Of course, I’m not sitting around or … Continue reading
