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Ten of Maggie Summer’s Secrets

Posted on June 27, 2019 by

Maggie Summer is the protagonist in my eight book Shadows Antique Print Mystery series. (Shadows at the Fair, Shadows on the Coast of Maine, Shadows on the Ivy, Shadows at the Spring Show, Shadows of a Down East Summer, Shadows … Continue reading →

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As I Remember It

Posted on June 26, 2019 by

Dorothy Cannell: My husband, Julian, and I are going to England in August.  The first part of our trip will be spent at the mystery college at St. Hilda’s College in Oxford.  This will be our second time at this event … Continue reading →

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Kingsolver on the Power of Fiction

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

In my last post I drew on the wisdom and experience of E. B. White who wrote from his Brooklin, Maine home about his love of farm implements and animals, seasons, weather, and wordsmithing. Another celebrated writer, this time living, … Continue reading →

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Weird Gardening: Ticks, Slugs, Cats, and Beetles

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Sandy Neily here, trying to keep slugs off my petunias. A few years ago, writing for a regional paper, I went looking for unusual garden tips, first interviewing Joanne Suley, a spunky Skillins Greenhouses instructor. “People are just going to … Continue reading →

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Screaming for Ice Cream

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. And scream they did, all those grass-stained Little Leaguers who crowded into the ice cream shop where I worked summers during high school, clamoring for chocolate, strawberry and peppermint stick. … Continue reading →

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Writers and Public Speaking Jitters

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

Public speaking is a necessary evil for many authors. Although there are authors who love being in front of audiences, and who are good at it, I’m betting there are many more who absolutely dread it. Whose stomachs churn and … Continue reading →

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Library Card (Redux)

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

Bruce Robert Coffin here, manning the helm of the Maine Crime Writer’s Blog, albeit a bit behind my time. This month I thought I would revisit one of my blogs from two years ago. I was curious to see how … Continue reading →

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