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Writing Is a Solitary Gig. Yes! Road Show! Maybe Give It A Bit More ‘Gas’
Sandra Neily here: About Library Presentations … I am busy getting ready to do a library presentation. I haven’t done one in a while and need to get reactivated after pandemic sloth. Writing is a solitary gig and being … Continue reading →
Fiction and Truth. Together? Not An Oxymoron.
Sandra Neily here: “Since we cannot expect truth from our institutions, we must expect it from our writers.” Edward Abbey, quoted in my 2018 post, reprinted below. (OK. Here goes. Trump is the only president to have removed more protections … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Deadly Trespass, deadly turn, East Boothbay, fiction, forest, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, murder, mystery writers, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sandra Neily, Sandy Neily, truth
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“It’s Never Too Late … “
Sandra Neily here Hello Maine Crime Writers community, I posted this in 2018! (Wow, years ago, but I think post-pandemic and then all of us getting older, I’d like to bring it back…. a bit revised. I found it still … Continue reading →
Whence Ideas, That’s the Question
“Where do you get your ideas?” That’s the question writers most often hear from readers—and even from friends who aren’t readers. Every writer answers it a different way, but here’s a general overview. Ideas pop up everywhere. For example, a … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Maine Crime Writers, Susan Vaughan
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WHY MAINE?
I’ve posted a version of this article before, but I’ve updated it. So here goes. I’ve set eight of my published novels in Maine and the state is also the setting of my work in progress, a blend of romantic … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mysteries, mystery writers, mystery writing, Susan Vaughan
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“Lizzie Borden Took An Axe…”
Vaughn Hardacker here: Do you have a famous or infamous ancestor in your family tree? A few years back, I set out to do my family’s genealogy. I had always told people that the only thing that kept my family … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ancestors, crime stories, Lizzie Borden, murders. Fall River, Vaughn Hardacker
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The Mystery of Christmas
From Matt Cost and family, I’d like to say happy holidays to all out there. It’s a time of joy and family. Relish in it. That said, I’d also like to take a glance at the mystery of Christmas. There … Continue reading →
Forgery or Genuine Fake?
The plot of my new release Genuine Fake involves art forgery. One of the main characters is an artist. She manages the legacy of her famous grandfather, whose art works are being forged. I needed information on many aspects of … Continue reading →
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Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Genuine Fake, Maine Crime Writers, mysteries, mystery writers, Susan Vaughan
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It’s Win a Book Wednesday!
Susan Vaughan here with a book to give away. Two lucky readers who comment will win a copy of Always a Suspect. June is the 20th anniversary of this, my first published book. In 2001, this romantic suspense/mystery was titled … Continue reading →
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 →
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Tagged Barbara Ross, crime stories, Kate Flora, Maggie Robinson, mystery writing, Susan Vaughan, writing
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