Tag Archives: Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Cozy

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

by Barb, in Key West, where it’s a brisk 63 degrees today and the natives are shivering and moaning and wearing parkas Yesterday was Edgar Allan Poe’s 207th birthday, and over at Wicked Cozy Authors we marked the day by … Continue reading →

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Small Plates

Posted on May 31, 2014 by

Our guest today is Maine writer and MCW favorite Katherine Hall Page, describing a great new treat for her mystery fans, a short story collection. Katherine: Small Plates is my first collection of short fiction. It includes several stories that … Continue reading →

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Edgar Allan Poe Explains it All

Posted on May 16, 2014 by

Early on, I admired the work of  Edgar Allan Poe, thanks mostly to my mother who read out loud to me his very creepy short story The Gold Bug. It was about a man obsessed with searching for treasure after … Continue reading →

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For Halloween – Our Scariest Books Ever

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

Lea Wait: I’m not a big fan of scary stories for the sake of scary .. although I love many contemporary suspense books, I don’t stay up all night to avoid nightmares. (Although I may stay up close to all … Continue reading →

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How Do I Kill Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.

Posted on August 14, 2013 by

James Hayman:  It’s pretty much a given that in mysteries and suspense thrillers that there’s got to be a victim. Somebody or, in some books, a whole bunch of somebodies have got to be done in. One of the interesting … Continue reading →

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This is My Life — and My Study

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

Lea Wait here.  People often ask writers what their writing habits or schedules are. My schedule isn’t as set as those of many writers …  research, plotting, marketing, and taking time to be with family and friends all take hours and days away … Continue reading →

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