Tag Archives: ebooks

A Shout-Out and Thoughts on a New Trend

Posted on May 17, 2017 by bereksennebec

John Clark congratulating Brian Katcher on his new book Deacon Locke Went To Prom. This is his fifth book and combines funny with emotional. In addition to writing, Brian is a school librarian in Missouri. Here’s a brief description” “Promposals … Continue reading →

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Print vs E, Either-Or or And?

Posted on March 15, 2017 by susanvaughan

Susan Vaughan here. I posted this a few years ago, and am wondering if there’s still a debate. I bought my Kindle several years ago because it was the only way I could read some authors’ books. But I was quickly … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Literary Coward

Posted on September 25, 2015 by bereksennebec

John Clark being completely honest about my fear of publishing today. I’ve been writing for at least twenty years, covering numerous categories and styles. I’ve written for professional publications in the library and social sciences field, contributed to a book … Continue reading →

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Don’t Blame the Author

Posted on November 5, 2014 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Since several of us have new books out just now, it occurred to me that talking about some of the things that are beyond our control might be a timely topic. There’s no reason to … Continue reading →

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Will Novels Survive?

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi Barb here. I’m in Key West where the temperature is hovering at 66 degrees and everyone is complaining about the cold. (Don’t hate me.) * * * * * Constitutionally, I have to say I hate all conversations that … Continue reading →

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Sunday Update: August 25, 2013

Posted on August 25, 2013 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers: On Tuesday, Kaitlyn Dunnett blogs, this time writing as her “evil twin,” historical novelist Kate Emerson. Then look for Vicki Doudera on Wednesday, Lea Wait on Thursday, and James Hayman on Friday. In the news department, … Continue reading →

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Baby, Meet Bathwater

Posted on June 27, 2012 by mcwarchives

Hello again from Sarah Graves, thinking today about this morning’s headline: “Richard Russo boycotts e-books.” Well, of course he is doing no such thing. He’s simply decided to publish one book, a collaboration with his daughter and son-in-law called Interventions, … Continue reading →

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Purloined Prose: Stolen “tales of lust, incest, violence, and straight-up kink…”

Posted on March 26, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Jim Hayman:  A month or so ago I wrote a blog for this site about the growing problem of the wholesale theft and subsequent sale of intellectual property by Internet pirates.  Just this weekend, I came across a related article … Continue reading →

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The Year of the EBook?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Paul Doiron here to kick off the holidays with Topic A in the book world today: Ebooks. This weekend, thousands of people will be unwrapping presents to discover devices they’ve never used or thought they needed. Kindles and iPads and … Continue reading →

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