Tag Archives: Elmore Leonard

Some of my Favorite Quotes to do with Writers and Writing

Posted on July 15, 2022 by kaitlynkathy

Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. This time around I was drawing a blank for a blog topic until it occurred to me that it has been a while since I offered anything in the way of writing advice. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts | Tagged Billy Crystal, Charlaine Harris, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Elmore Leonard, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, writing quotes | 7 Comments

If You Could Write Like Anyone, Who Would It Be?

Posted on September 23, 2019 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora: Many years ago, at an author event, someone in the audience asked me, “If you could write like anyone, who would it be?” At the time, I had finally clawed my way out of the unpublished writer’s corner … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged All the King's Men, Elmore Leonard, James Lee Burke, Robert Penn Warren, writing | 3 Comments

2016: A Literary Look Back

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin here, feeling nostalgic. 2016 was a whirlwind year. Pausing to reflect, as it draws to an end, I realize how much I have to be thankful for. So many writing and publishing firsts, where do I start? … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce's Posts | Tagged Among the Shadows, Art Taylor, C.J. Box, Detective Byron Mysteries, Elmore Leonard, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Harlan Coben, Kate Flora, Lee Child, Megan Abbott, Otto Penzler, Paula Munier, Reed Farrell Coleman, Stephen King, William Kent Krueger | 12 Comments

So You Think You Want to Be a Crime Writer?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Warning: This is a blog about process. If a writer’s process bores you, go bake brownies or something. Kate Flora here, watching the snow come down, trying to remind myself that winter is a great season for writing. Not that … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged blood spatter, Bob Seger, Brian Thiem, Bruce Coffin, Elmore Leonard, Practical Homicide Investigation | 6 Comments

Meet Al Lamanda

Posted on December 13, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

From time to time, we relish the chance to introduce you to mystery writers you might not have already discovered. This week, it’s Al Lamanda, formerly of New York City and now nestled along Little Sebago Lake. If you haven’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged 2012 Edgar Award, Al Lamanda, Dunston Falls, Elmore Leonard, First Light, Fryeburg Fair, Jockey Cap, John Bekker, Little Sebago Lake, Running Homeless, Sunrise, Sunset, Walking Homeless | 3 Comments

Farewell, Elmore Leonard. And thanks.

Posted on August 22, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, taking a few minutes to pay tribute to one of the crime writers who had a profound influence on the genre, and on me. Elmore Leonard passed this week, and writers and critics paid homage … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Be Cool, Brandon Blake, crime stories, Damaged Goods, Elmore Leonard, Gerry Boyle, Get Shorty, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, John Travolta, mystery writers, Port City Black and White | 1 Comment

Do You Follow The Rules?

Posted on August 12, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

It’s Sunday, the day when we chat among ourselves, and with you, about topics of interest to writers, readers, and those who love Maine. Kate Flora here, starting a new conversation. This week, I happened upon an essay in the New … Continue reading →

Tagged Barbara Ross, Colson Whitehead, Colson Whitehead's Rules for Writers, Elmore Leonard, Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules for Writers, Group Post, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, Sarah Graves, Vicki Doudera, writer's block, writer's rules | 12 Comments

Fifty Shades of Distraction

Posted on May 23, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, just back from eight days in London and Amsterdam, and scrambling to catch up, get the laundry done, and sink back into a novel that needs major tweaking before it can go to the agent who has … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged A Reliable Wife, A Visit from the Goon Squard, Cracking the Code of the Twentieth Century's Biggest Bestsellers, Donald Maass, Elmore Leonard, James W. Hall, Jennifer Egan, Robert Goolrick, Selling the Breakout Novel, Stephen King | 12 Comments

A Writer’s Weather Report

Posted on October 16, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Kate: Many years ago, when my first book came out, I was at Malice Domestic, one of the big national writers’ conferences, and I was assigned to a panel about weather. It sounded like a dull topic, just the kind … Continue reading →