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A First Timer’s Take on the Crime Bake
John Clark here: It’s easy to rationalize not going to conferences: The dog needs someone to let him out, it’s too far/expensive, I won’t know anyone, everyone’s more successful. Fact is, none of these excuses help one become a better … Continue reading
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Tagged John Clark, Level Best Books, murder, mystery, New England Crime Bake
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Darkness First: A Random Excerpt.
James Hayman: My third McCabe/Savage thriller, Darkness First has been out since October 1st, a little over a month now. As I’ve mentioned in a previous blog, it’s currently available only as an ebook and seems to be doing pretty … Continue reading
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Visiting My Characters … in the Graveyard
Lea Wait here, admitting that, OK, maybe I was born to be a mystery writer. One of my earliest memories is visiting the Mt. Auburn cemetery near Boston with my grandmother. I was just old enough to run a little ways away … Continue reading
OCTOBER FAVORITES
Susan Vaughan here. All through September I resist the advancing seasons, still hoping for more summer. But by October, I find I enjoy many things about fall. So many other people will write about Halloween, I’m giving it a pass. … Continue reading
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So Thrilled! My latest news…
The world of writing can be fraught with disappointment. The agent who doesn’t want to take on new clients. The editor who isn’t totally pleased with your series. The less-than-favorable review in just about anything from the local rag to … Continue reading
The Importance of Staying Safer Online
Jayne Hitchcock here – I can’t stress enough the importance of being careful of what you “say” and do online. It can and will come back to haunt you later. Maybe even costing you a job, a relationship, or even … Continue reading
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And then I was …
Jobs are in the news. Young people can’t get jobs, or at least the jobs they’d like. People who assume they have jobs with the government aren’t being paid .. at least right now. Unemployment numbers are going down, but … Continue reading
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Tagged AT&T, Bell System, Boothbay Playhouse, Boothbay Register, children's theater, library page
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Why Antiques?
Lea Wait, posting. Yesterday I attended a symposium on Maine antiques run by the Maine Antique Dealers Association, of which I’m a former board member, and The Kennebunkport Historical Society. (No, I’m not a member of the KPHDS, but I am … Continue reading
