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The River. Thoreau. The Dam … and the River
(Sandra Neily writes) In September I lived at the Penobscot River for a week. For 35 years I’ve camped by its rapids and under its pines. My husband and I caught landlocked salmon and brook trout, releasing them to shove … Continue reading →
Thanks, Mom
Yes, I know Mother’s Day was last Sunday but this is my day so I’m having my say. I have my mother to thank for introducing me to mystery novels. We seldom agreed on much, but shared the love of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Carolyn Keene, crime stories, Hercule Poirot, Mary Stewart, mystery writers, Nancy Drew, Susan Vaughan
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Do We Wait ‘Til It Dies? Caddis Scrabble
“Do we have to wait until it dies?” asked my husband, watching a struggling caddis fly cover the Scrabble square he wanted to use. “I don’t think so,” I said. “They’re landing and taking off again.” Lured by lantern light … Continue reading →
Are Maine Winters Murder? Try Some Of This Stuff!
Sandy Neily sharing here. (And there will be more good winter stuff; look for a special Maine Crime Writers “Cabin Fever” post, January 30th.) It was late. The snow was still falling furiously and I was still typing furiously, finally … Continue reading →
Romance, Suspense, Mystery, Anyone?
When I first joined the Maine Romance Writers, Kathy Lynn Emerson aka Kaitlyn Dunnett and Tess Gerritsen were then writing romantic suspense for Harlequin, which also published some of my romantic suspense novels. Kaitlyn’s move to mystery and Tess’s to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Ross, crime stories, crime writing, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mystery writing, Susan Vaughan
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“It’s Never Too Late To Be What You Might Have Been”
Mary Anne Evans once wrote “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” And she did become what she should have been. She became the novelist George Eliot, choosing a man’s pen name to ensure … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Mystery in Maine, crime stories, Deadly Trespass, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mystery writing, Sandra Neily
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Fiction and Truth. Not an Oxymoron
Fiction and Truth Sandra Neily here, encouraging readers and authors to feel good about fiction and truth. It’s a mystery to me why essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote these lines: “Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures.” I’m just grateful that … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Deadly Trespass, East Boothbay, fiction, forest, Maine, murder, mystery writers, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sandra Neily, truth
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