Tag Archives: crime stories

Mystery or Suspense?

Posted on January 18, 2021 by susanvaughan

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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HOOKED ON READING DURING THE PANDEMIC

Posted on May 19, 2020 by susanvaughan

Like everyone, I’ve been practicing social distancing and mostly staying home, but that’s par for an introvert and a writer, both of which I am. I’m a voracious reader normally, and now is no different. I wish I could say … Continue reading →

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And I Thought I knew What NOIR Was

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Vaughn C. Hardacker

Back in 2002, I attended New England CrimeBake, the initial one. Jerry Healy was the keynote speaker of the single day event held at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, Massachusetts. During the conference I was asked what I wrote … Continue reading →

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The River. Thoreau. The Dam … and the River

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Sandra Neily

(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 →

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Thanks, Mom

Posted on May 17, 2019 by susanvaughan

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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Do We Wait ‘Til It Dies? Caddis Scrabble

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Sandra Neily

“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 →

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Are Maine Winters Murder? Try Some Of This Stuff!

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Sandra Neily

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 →

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Romance, Suspense, Mystery, Anyone?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by susanvaughan

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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“It’s Never Too Late To Be What You Might Have Been”

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Sandra Neily

  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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Fiction and Truth. Not an Oxymoron

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Sandra Neily

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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