Tag Archives: Joe Burgess

The Use of Force Continuum

Posted on August 22, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, writing today about the use of force continuum, which will be explained, a bit, in the Wikipedia excerpts below. Before I became a crime writer, I thought that what writers did was to sit at their desks, exercise … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Citizen's Police Academy, crime writing, Ferguson, Joe Burgess, Kate Flora, Thea Kozak, Use of Force Continuum, Use of Force Wheel | 10 Comments

Growing New Ideas

Posted on April 25, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, bookending the week with another post. Lately, life has felt like I’m impelled forward by some unseen hand that is shoving and nudging me along from one task to another. My to-do list seems endless. I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged And Grant You Peace, Death Dealer, Death Warmed Over, Grub Street, Joe Burgess, New England Crime Bake, New Horizon Press Books, Thea Kozak mysteries | 4 Comments

Sunday Update: October 13, 2013

Posted on October 13, 2013 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers we’ll be featuring posts from Jim Hayman (Monday), Jayne Hitchcock (Tuesday), Barb Ross (Wednesday), John Clark (Thursday), and Kate Flora (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, And Grant You Peace, Barb Ross, Death Dealer, Good Man with a Dog, Jayne Hitchcock, Jim Hayman, Joe Burgess, John Clark, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Level Best Books, Linda Landrigan, Maine game wardens, Maine Warden Service, Stable Gallery, Stone Cold, true crime, Wiscasset | Leave a comment

The Scents and Sounds of Summer

Posted on August 7, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora, amazed that suddenly it is August and there is already an unwanted nip in morning air. As I’m sinking into a new book, and feeling like I need a tune-up, I’ve been trying to do some of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Baba Ram Das, Bailey Island, Beyond Your Doorstep, Hal Borland, Joe Burgess, Thea Kozak, Union Maine | 6 Comments

Sunday Update: August 4, 2013

Posted on August 4, 2013 by kaitlynkathy

Coming up this week: Barb Ross (Monday), John Clark (Tuesday), Kate Flora (Wednesday), Gerry Boyle (Thursday), Kaitlyn Dunnett (Friday), and on Saturday, special guest Laurie Meunier Graves from the A Good Eater blog. Laurie was a founder and editor of Wolf Moon Journal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Barb Ross, clammed up, Crime Fiction 101, Gerry Boyle, Harry Rinker, Joe Burgess, John Clark, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Laurie Graves, Maine Crime Writers schedule, Orrs Island Yacht Club, Playing God, reviews, Shadows on a Cape Cod Wedding, Whatcha Got? | 1 Comment

Learning to Juggle

Posted on July 18, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora, here, reporting in from my desk, where I’m trying to set priorities and get my homework done. I will start out by stating that this is grossly unfair. It is summer in Maine. The air is too hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Books in Boothbay, Death Dealer, Finding Amy, Joe Burgess, Kathleen Valentine, Kim Drain, Maine Literary Awards, Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, New England Crime Bake, Playing God, Redemption, Thomaston Library, Thumbtack Design, Valentine Design, Westbrook Library, Wiscasset Library | 7 Comments

Inside my head. Outside my head.

Posted on March 5, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, checking in from sunny Florida. It’s still sweater weather down here, maybe even sweater and windbreaker weather. But the sun is shining and I’m not out shoveling the front steps or battling the persistent icicle that dumps water … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged And Grant You Peace, crime writing, Joe Burgess, Joe Burgess series, Kate Flora, maine mysteries, Portland Maine, spring peepers, the writer' process, writing | 3 Comments

In My Little Black Book – Seeing Like a Writer

Posted on February 8, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora, here, continuing the discussion of your writerly tune-up. When last we were together, I was talking about the value of notebooks to the working writer to help capture observations about the world. Using notebooks helps us tune up … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Francine Prose, Joe Burgess, Reading like a Writer, Seeing like a Writer, Thea Kozak | 2 Comments

When Distraction is a Good Thing

Posted on January 3, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, on January 2nd, so happily back at my desk with no crowds to cook for, no shopping to do, no beds to change and no sheets to wash. I love my family and all the rituals of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged autopsy, Fourth Joe Burgess mystery, Joe Burgess, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kate Flora, One Was a Soldier, police procedurals, Rebecca McClanahan, Word Painting, writing descriptions | 6 Comments

A Psych Visit Along The Trail

Posted on October 6, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Hi, it’s Kate Flora, busily heading into fall, and a huge list of demanding tasks, including the necessity of producing a new Joe Burgess mystery, And Grant You Peace, by May. I’m teaching. We’re renovating our house. Family is coming … Continue reading →