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Tag Archives: Barbara Ross
What’s the best writing advice you ever got?
As part of our Writing Tips Wednesday, we are resharing this post from waayy back in 2012, offering some of the writing advice we’ve gotten over the years. Kate Flora here, starting a discussion with my fellow writers about the … Continue reading →
Crime Bake Preview: Honoring Barb Ross and Launching Snakeberry
The New England Crime Bake will take place this weekend, and I can’t wait. The ‘Bake is the annual gathering of crime writers and readers from across the region held each November outside of Boston. This year’s Guest of Honor … Continue reading →
Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized
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Tagged Barbara Ross, New England Crime Bake, Snakeberry
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Never Start a Book with the Weather
The Maine Crime Writers blog was born in the summer of 2011, when Kate Flora decided it would be fun to get a group of Maine writers together to talk about what we do and why we choose to live … Continue reading →
Winter’s Joys (Really).
It’s March, and there’s only so much complaining you can do about the sleet, the slush and the potholes, so today I’m going to talk about the joys of winter. The snow’s piling up outside my window as I write … Continue reading →
Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized
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Tagged Barbara Ross, Cheryl Head, maine clambake mysteries, mittens, Perked Up, soup, spring, Time's Undoing, winter
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Best Reads of 2022
As the year rolls toward its close—and with holiday shopping season in high gear—there are many Best Books of 2022 lists being written by book reviewers across the nation. One annual list I find to be particularly well done is … Continue reading →
Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized
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Tagged Alex Segura, Barbara Ross, BOLO Books, C. Michele Dorsey, Chris Holm, Dervla McTiernan, Edwin Hill, Gerry Boyle, Kate Flora, Kelly J. Ford, Kellye Garrett, Kent Krueger, Kristopher Zgorski, Louise Penny, Matt Cost, Paul Doiron, Richard Cass, Robyn Gigl, Sanford Emerson, Val McDermid, Vaughn Hardacker, Wanda Morris
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The Hero’s Journey (conclusion)
Vaughn Hardacker here. In my last couple of blog posts, I discussed the 17 steps of Campbell’s Monomyth and how they can develop into that vital thing that we call plot (also known as a story). In this post, I will … Continue reading →
Posted in Uncategorized, Vaughn's Posts
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Tagged Barbara Ross, Lord of the Rings, mystery writing, Thriller writing, Tolkien
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Putting Food on the Page
When writing my own stories and reading those written by others, I’m always keen to know what the characters are eating. This has nothing to do with the fact that like many of us in the culinary paradise that is … Continue reading →
Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized
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Tagged Barbara Ross, food, Joe Gale, Louise Penny, Maine, maine clambake mysteries, Neva Pierce, Robert B. Parker, Three Pines
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6 Comments
Mystery or Suspense?
Although my mystery author friends here accept me into their ranks, I write romantic suspense and have been published in that genre for a long time. When I tell non-romance readers what I write, they look at me blankly. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Susan's posts
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Tagged Barbara Ross, crime stories, Kate Flora, Maggie Robinson, mystery writing, Susan Vaughan, writing
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Weekend Update: August 17-18, 2019
Next week at Maine Crime Writers, there will be posts by Barb Ross (Monday), Sandra Neily (Tuesday), Maureen Milliken (Thursday) and Dorothy Cannell (Friday). On Monday, August 19th, Kate Flora and MCW alum Gerry Boyle will be at the Kennebunk Free Library at … Continue reading →
Weekend Update: June 15-16, 2019
Next week at Maine Crime Writers, there will be posts by Vaughn Hardacker (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), Susan Vaughan (Wednesday), Kate Flora (Thursday), and Sandra Neily (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us … Continue reading →
