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Exploring the Language of Fall
Kate Flora: Sometimes to create a mood, sometimes looking for a theme for a character, and sometimes searching for the perfect epigraph for a chapter, I dive into one of the many books of poetry on my shelves. Often at … Continue reading
Henry David Slept Here: Maine’s Wild Economy
Because my post was published a day or two before the Christmas holiday, I thought I’d offer it again in January when we might have more time to relax, read, and reconsider Henry David. ********************* (In 2006 I wrote … Continue reading
Main Character, Protaganist, and Antagonist … who drives the Action In Your Plot?
In 2002, I realized there was more to writing than just sitting down and putting words onto a page. I had to learn the craft. One of the first things I learned was that every story, whether it a … Continue reading
Parker-izing. Saying A Lot, With Not Much
Sandra Neily here: I’ve been camping by a river for a while. No cell or wifi (heaven!) but did some Robert Parker searches for this post before I prepped and packed 10 days of food for my husband and me … Continue reading
What Spreads Beyond the Place Where It Started?
Sandy Neily here: Cancer and rampant real estate development. Both are driven by relentless metastasis, a word usually reserved for the spread of cancer. Here’s the medical definition: metastasis is when the cancer spreads beyond the place where it … Continue reading
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Pandemic Perspectives
Today, we are delighted to welcome Katherine Hall Page back to blog to talk about her new book, and writing during the pandemic. Katherine Hall Page: My new book, The Body in the Web is not about being in Maine. It’s … Continue reading
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Twelve Years in the Making, Teach Her a Lesson Finally Arrives!
Infatuation, threats, and lies are all on the menu in this thriller from Kate Flora. When high school teacher Alexis Jordan becomes the focus of a disturbed teen things quickly spiral out of control. And as the danger intensifies Alexis … Continue reading
A Dog Vacation (It’s Mud Season)
Sandra Neily : Raven’s vaca post is all ready to share. She (my dog) is partial mostly to pictures. Below, I comment on “Middlemarch,” C.J. Box and hot moments, and confess an edit. Raven here: … Continue reading
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