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GUEST BLOGGER, ELIZABETH DEWOLFE – The Accidental Crime Writer
The Accidental Crime Writer By Elizabeth DeWolfe I hadn’t intended to write about crime. A graduate school class on Women and the Law was as close as I got to nineteenth-century disorder. And while the subject of my first book, … Continue reading
Writing and spring and Maine and things
Spring in Maine! One day it’s in the 80s, the next frost kills the forsythia. After the bugless joy of winter, it’s ants in the mailbox and ticks on your pants and the brown-tailed moth microscopic poison in the air. … Continue reading
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The Challenges of Reentry
Kate Flora: Since the years are slipping away ever faster and travel is wearing, my husband and I declared that 2026 would be the year of travel. While I hate the term “bucket list,” we do have places we want … Continue reading
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Good Enough
I often hear my father’s voice in my head: “Good Enough.” It was one of his well-known sayings. When I was younger, I thought of it as not caring about the end result or being too tired to try harder. … Continue reading
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Tagged cozy mystery, father knows best, good enough, midcoast maine, mystery writer, sage advice, wisdom
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Dressing it Maine
John Clark considering an aspect of fiction that I find quite intriguing-smells and sounds. Aside from their ability to set or frame a scene in a story, they can do other things like help the reader to sense a mood, … Continue reading
Story Ideas In Everyday Life
Where do you find story ideas? Sometimes I see them develop between the drops during a big rainstorm. I see a couple walking along the boulevard holding an umbrella and laughing, soaked to the bone and eager to get home … Continue reading
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THE SLIDE I LOVE
THE SLIDE I LOVE Jule Selbo When the mystery starts to unravel and the ‘getting to the reasons, the persons, the end’ of the story is within reach this image comes to mind. I am perched on top of … Continue reading
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Come Ride the Crime Wave! by Matt Cost
Dick Cass calls them shameless plugs, but I call them opportunities! Crime Wave is coming to Portland, Maine. Writers, readers, and criminals can all benefit from this fortuitous occurrence. Come meet the people who snake chills and thrills into our … Continue reading
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Tired of Scam Emails?
Of late I have been bombarded with scam emails! I even carried on a conversation with Nora Roberts! (Don’t laugh, that’s what it sounded like. I decided to try something. I replied at 1:00 a.m. and got a reply back … Continue reading
The Morning Hours
Shameless Commerce Department The Maine Crime Wave comes to you on May 30th. Register here. Guest of Honor is Ron Currie, Jr. Noir at the Bar the night before, as well as a curated trip through the research facilities of … Continue reading
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