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Weekend Update: July12-13, 2025
Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Vaughn Hardacker (Monday), Gabi Stiteler (Tuesday), Rob Kelley (Thursday), and Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly … Continue reading
Cover Copy—Can You Help?
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today asking for some feedback from those who read the Maine Crime Writers’ blog. I’ve written twice before about the 1993 historical romance I’ve been completely rewriting to shift the focus to the heroine’s journey. … Continue reading
Weekend Update: June 28-29, 2025
Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by special guest Sharon Kitchens (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/ Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), and Kate Flora (Thursday), and Friday we are taking the day off to celebrate the 4th of July. … Continue reading
The “No Kings” Movement in 1775
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today sharing a lesser-known bit of Revolutionary War history. Almost 250 years ago, in August 1775, a group of Nova Scotia men asked General George Washington to send 1000 men, four armed vessels, and eight … Continue reading
Weekend Update: June 14-15, 2025
Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Rob Kelley (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), Kate Flora (Thursday), and Matt Cost (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday Updates
Tagged Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Maine Crime Writers news, Matt Cost, Rob Kelley
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Weekend Update: June 7-8, 2025
Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Jule Selbo (Monday), Joe Souza (Tuesday), Vaughn Hardacker (Thursday), and Gabi Stiteler (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine … Continue reading
But What Were They DOING?
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today thinking about a problem I always encountered between my rough drafts and my finished manuscripts. My earliest versions of many scenes were often straight dialogue—I put my characters on the page and let them … Continue reading
Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts
Tagged character traits, dialogue tags, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, writing tips
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Weekend Update: May 31-June 1, 2025
Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Monday), Kate Flora (Tuesday), Brenda Buchanan (Thursday), and John Clark (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday Updates
Tagged Brenda Buchanan, John Clark, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Maine Crime Writers news
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Decoration Day
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, thinking about Memorial Day, which is just a week away. Actually, I’m thinking about Decoration Day, which was the old name for Memorial Day, still in use in some places as late as 1967. To … Continue reading
Weekend Update: May 17-18, 2025
Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Monday), Kate Flora (Tuesday), Maureen Milliken (Thursday) and Sandra Neily (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly … Continue reading
