Tag Archives: Al Lamanda

Weekend Update: May 30-31, 2015

Posted on May 30, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by special guest Mary Lawrence (Monday), Kate Flora (Tuesday), Brenda Buchanan (Wednesday), Al Lamanda (Thursday) and Susan Vaughan (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Al Lamanda, Barb Ross, Brenda Buchanan, Kate Flora, Maine Crime Writers news, Maine Literary Award, Mary Lawrence, Musseled Out audiobook, Susan Vaughan | 2 Comments

Weekend Update: May 16-17, 2015

Posted on May 16, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Susan Vaughan (Monday), Al Lamanda (Tuesday), a guest interview with Gayle Lynds (Wednesday), Dorothy Cannell (Thursday) and John Clark (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Al Lamanda, Bob Thomas, D.A. Keeley, Dorothy Cannell, Gail Lynds, John Clark, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Writers news, Paul Doiron, Susan Vaughan, Vaughn Hardacker | Leave a comment

Weekend Update: April 18-19, 2015

Posted on April 18, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Susan Vaughan (Monday), John Clark (Tuesday), Sarah Graves (Wednesday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Thursday), and Al Lamanda (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Al Lamanda, Barb Ross, giveaway, Graveyard Shift, John Clark, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Level Best Books, Maine Crime Writers news, Malice Domestic, Sarah Graves, SCBWI, Susan Vaughan | 3 Comments

Support Your Local Library

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

In honor of National Library Week, here’s a post we did as a group way back when MCW was young. The sentiment still holds–writers love libraries. We love our local libraries, we love the libraries we visit, and we love … Continue reading →

Tagged Al Lamanda, Ann Collette, Barbara Kelly, Barbara Ross, Brooklin Maine, Camden Public Library, Chris Holm, Eastport Maine, Friendship Memorial Library, Gayle Lynds, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, Hartland Library, James Hayman, John Clark, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Wave, Maine Crime Writers, Maine libraries, Paul Doiron, Peavey Library, Portland Public Library, Salmon Falls Library, Sarah Graves, Skidompha Library, The Mystery of Hilliard's Castle, Vose Library, Wilton Free Public Library, Winslow Public Library, Wiscasset Library | 21 Comments

Sometimes S#&T Just Happens or When I Knew I Would Become A Writer

Posted on March 24, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Al Lamanda here. Sometimes in life, s#&t just happens all by itself and seemingly for no good reason. Trust me; there is a reason, and a cause and an outcome. Most of the time, we’re too busy leading our lives to recognize … Continue reading →

Posted in Al's Posts | Tagged Al Lamanda, Around the World in Eighty Days, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bonanza, Bram Stoker, Gunsmoke, H.G. Wells, Have Gun Will Travel, Jules Verne, ladybugs, Twenty thousand Leagues under the Sea | 7 Comments

Weekend Update: March 21-22, 2015

Posted on March 21, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Lea Wait (Monday), Al Lamanda (Tuesday), Barb Ross (Wednesday), Dorothy Cannell (Thursday), and Katherine Hall Page (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Al Lamanda, Barb Ross, Dorothy Cannell, Katherine Hall Page, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Wave, Maine Crime Writers news, Two Minutes in the Slammer | 3 Comments

Weekend Update: January 10-11, 2015

Posted on January 10, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Lea Wait (Monday), Barb Ross (Tuesday), Al Lamanda (Wednesday), Jayne Hitchcock (Thursday), and John Clark (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Al Lamanda, Barbara Ross, Freeport Community Library, giveaway, Jayne Hitchcock, John Clark, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Wave, Maine Crime Writers news, Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe, Neerdy Authors Night, Twisted Threads | Leave a comment

Breaking News: New for 2015! Books, Books, Books!

Posted on December 31, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Happy New Year from Maine Crime Writers Here’s what will be coming your way from us in 2015: Sarah Graves: New in 2015, WINTER AT THE DOOR, due out January 6, 2015. Ex-Boston homicide cop Lizzie Snow hunts her long-missing niece … Continue reading →

Tagged Al Lamanda, Barbara Ross, Death Warmed Over, Group Post, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, Maine Clambake Mystery series, Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe, Musseled Out, On Deadly Ground, Sarah Graves, Susan Vaughan, The Fisherman, The Scottie Barked at Midnight, Threads of Evidence, Twisted Threads, Vaughn Hardacker, Winter at the Door | 9 Comments

The Dreaded Synopsis

Posted on December 11, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

It has been my recent pleasure to speak with young writers who all want to be the next somebody, and who all seem to be plagued with the same common problem; How to write a good @*^%*#@ SYNOPSIS. Wanting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Al's Posts | Tagged Al Lamanda | 4 Comments

Weekend Update: December 6-7, 2014

Posted on December 6, 2014 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Susan Vaughan (Monday), Lea Wait (Tuesday), Barb Ross (Wednesday), Al Lamanda (Thursday), and John Clark (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog … Continue reading →