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Maine in winter: cold, darkness and, hopefully, some writing
Happy Boxing Day! This is the day that people in countries under the British crown give gifts to their servants. I know this from a lifetime of reading English mysteries and careful watching of “Upstairs, Downstairs” as a child, and … Continue reading
A great Christmas movie that’s not on any list but mine
So, Thanksgiving, right? I feel under some pressure to do a “what I’m thankful for” post, so here it goes… Ha ha! I almost had you, didn’t I? I think you guys know me better than that. ‘Tis the season … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie O'Dea mystery series, Desk Set, Forensic Files, No News is Bad News, Thanksgiving
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In praise of writers using the F-word. I’m F-wording serious.
Someone wrote to Dear Annie, an advice column in my local newspaper, complaining about writers who use the “f-word” in their novels. The letter was signed “Love to Read.” Annie agreed, responding, “Anything said with the F-word could be better … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad News Travels Fast, Bernie O'Dea mystery series, Dear Annie, F-bombs, F-word, writing
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Who needs a vacation when you live in Vacationland?
If I’m repeating myself, forgive me. I love Maine, you know I do. But don’t ask me what I did on my summer vacation, because I haven’t had one. That hasn’t stopped everyone else. One of the issues with living … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie O'Dea mystery series, Maine, summer, Vacationland, working from home
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Scene 1, Chapter 1, Bad News Travels Fast.
I know, I know. You’ve heard it all before. Authors say it all the time. “I’m finishing up my book on a deadline so I can’t blah blah blah.” But it’s true! It happens. These babies don’t write themselves. So, … Continue reading
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Tagged am writing, Bad News Travels Fast, Bernie O'Dea mystery series, new book
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There’s no such thing as the right write space
In the last Boston Sunday Globe, there was a feature on the writer Elin Hilderbrand. Seems she likes to write at the beach. There she is yucking it up in a bikini, pad and pen in hand, sun beating down. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie O'Dea mystery series, comfort while writing, Milliken, writing craft
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A Taste of Things to Come
A Maine Crime Writers compilation of opening lines (or paragraphs) from works coming your way in 2018: Kate Flora: From the opening of Schooled in Death, the 9th Thea Kozak mystery It was Monday. Always the worst day of the week … Continue reading
There’s no research like being there
Late Friday afternoon I was piddling around, trying to get some writing and other stuff done, when a realization struck me: It was a gloomy, cold and rainy Friday of Memorial Day weekend. Yeah, I know, when isn’t it? But … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadia, Bernie O'Dea mystery series, Popham, Reid, writer's research
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The TV cops shows of our childhood made us writers. Solid.
Well, the weather outside is frightful, but the TV is so delightful… That’s right, folks. As the snow and wind howl outside, those of us who don’t have the luxury of jetting off to the tropics to escape the Maine … Continue reading
Okay, okay. I do like lighthouses, but never lobster.
We Maine Crime Writers are frequently asked about setting. Maine, famously, is a mystery and crime writing hot spot, though actual murders in the state average between 20-25 a year. So the topic of Maine as setting for our books … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie O'Dea mystery series, Maine, Milliken, mystery novels, Portland Head Light
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