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The Voices that Keep Us Going
Kate Flora: I enjoyed reading Kathy’s post about reader feedback so much yesterday that I decided to share some of my own. Those reader cards and letters are much rarer these days, but when I was in my early writing … Continue reading
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The Ultimate Happiness Post from Maine Crime Writers!
April Fools! There will be no ultimate happiness here. This is an April Fools post, as this is the one holiday perfectly suited to a group of crime writers. Pranks, shenanigans, jokes, hoaxes, hijinks, and general all-around tomfoolery. Maine Crime … Continue reading
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At the End of Their Rope – The Death Penalty in Maine by Tim Queeney
Today’s post is by Maine writer Tim Queeney, author of the fascinating book ROPE- How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization. You can learn more about Tim on his website. TIM QUEENEY is the former editor … Continue reading
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Mysteries, Thrillers, Historical, and Humorous by Matt Cost
I need variety in my crime. An assortment of styles is required to keep the pages from growing brittle and the mind stagnant. As of late, that has been accomplished all within the crime fiction genre. According to AI, Crime … Continue reading
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Here I Go Again!
Vaughn Hardacker here. In my post last month, I gave in to SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder–aka the effects of another Northern Maine winter) and cabin fever. If you are not familiar with Cabin Fever, it’s that point where you and another … Continue reading
Dying is Easy . . .
Shameless Commerce Division As many of you know, Islandport Press will publish the second in the Ardmore Theberge series Hard as a Headstone in September. Here is the cover. The web page for the book is here, if you’d like … Continue reading
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The question isn’t ‘Is it original?’, but ‘Is it yours?’
An article in the newspaper the other day gave me that uncomfortable feeling a lot of authors get at least once in a while — there’s my story (kind of) and now no one is going to think my book … Continue reading
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Tagged Shakespeare, writing craft, writing ideas
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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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The Longtooth Follies
Longtooth Follies John Clark succumbing to more dark humor. This month’s offering was inspired by Vaughn’s last post. Face it readers, we who blog here are getting up in age. Vaughn’s 79, I’m 78, and a certain unnamed sibling will … Continue reading
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Tagged Assisted living, Dark humor, Demented games, Elwood Delp Home, John R. Clark
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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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