Tag Archives: editing

In Praise of a Perceptive Editor

Posted on August 3, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: At the moment, I’m in the middle of making final revisions to my third McCabe/Savage thriller. Titled Darkness First the book is due out in the UK in June 2013 and, hopefully, around the same time in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, Eastport, editing, James Hayman, Machias, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, oxycontin, Revsing your book, smuggling, The Chill of Night, The Cutting, The writing process | 6 Comments

The Truth About Editors

Posted on October 31, 2011 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— There’s an advertisement I see in magazines for Breitling watches that always cracks me up. It shows a picture of John Travolta wearing a bomber jacket and staring manfully out at the reader. The tagline reads: PROFESSION: … Continue reading →

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Time To Write …. Lea Wait

Posted on September 9, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

“If only I had the time, I’d write a book, too …” How many times has every author heard that? And smiled. Because … no one ever has enough time. I wrote my first book (my first mystery – Shadows … Continue reading →