Category Archives: Maggie’s Posts

Endeavouring

Posted on May 12, 2023 by maggierobinsonwriter

Confession: I am a commitment-phobe. While it is true that I’ve been married for 52 years (Yes! With no murder in sight. Yet.), I am unable to “tune in next week.” It’s almost impossible for me to pledge my time … Continue reading →

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Choose Your Own Adventure

Posted on April 14, 2023 by maggierobinsonwriter

I have news. Well, it’s not new news—sometime in the last several weeks I actually wrote The End on The Book That Would Not Write Itself. You know, the one I whined about for months. Intended to be the second … Continue reading →

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From Nancy Drew to Nancy Droop

Posted on March 16, 2023 by maggierobinsonwriter

Aging Baby Boomer here. And maybe because I am so old, I’m noticing a trend to take commercial/literary advantage of “women of a certain age” like me. And I’m all for it. I have been reading more books with older … Continue reading →

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Win a Book Wednesday!

Posted on February 22, 2023 by maggierobinsonwriter

Maggie Robinson here, feeling flush with money. Last of the big-time spenders, that’s me. I have a whole ten-dollar bill burning a hole in my handbag, ready to take advantage of the sale of Nobody’s Sweetheart Now. It’s the first … Continue reading →

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Island Hopping

Posted on February 14, 2023 by maggierobinsonwriter

Happy Valentine’s Day! At this stage of the winter, who hasn’t wanted to run away to a beautiful, private island with a sweetheart? I can’t supply the companion*, and this island may not be tropical, but at least it’s close … Continue reading →

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Winter Woes

Posted on January 13, 2023 by maggierobinsonwriter

Confession: While I have lived in Maine much longer than New York, the state of my birth, I have never really acclimated to Maine winters. Or winters of any location. Growing up on Long Island, I walked a mile to … Continue reading →

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Existential Essentials

Posted on December 15, 2022 by maggierobinsonwriter

The holidays used to throw me into a tizzy when our kids were little. There were four of them, and we let them ask for three things each, just like the number of the Wise Men’s gifts. I may have … Continue reading →

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C’est un petit monde

Posted on November 4, 2022 by maggierobinsonwriter

Ooh la la. I have some good writing news. Yay for more euros! Do you know I have been an international best-selling author? C’est vrai.  At least in France. (I am hearing the Coneheads now. At. Least. In. France.) I’m … Continue reading →

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Putting the Dead in Deadline

Posted on October 17, 2022 by maggierobinsonwriter

Limbo: an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition. We don’t need to discuss the religious or ethnochoreography* definitions. (*the study of dance. Now you’ve learned a new word. Good luck pronouncing it and … Continue reading →

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Earlate Bloomer

Posted on September 20, 2022 by maggierobinsonwriter

I have a major milestone birthday coming up, which has led me to reflect on my very circuitous path to publishing. I graduated from high school when I was fifteen, college at 19. Rather unbelievably, I was offered a job … Continue reading →

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