Tag Archives: Maine Crime Writers

A Good Cry & the Do-It-Yourself MFA

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here (also sharing a selection of disparate pics that may wander away a bit) At a library author talk this past week, I was asked how I wrote a novel when I’d only written non-fiction for work. I … Continue reading →

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Honeymoon Revisited

Posted on July 15, 2021 by susanvaughan

Today is my wedding anniversary. On July 15, 1972, my husband Warner and I said our vows in the church I attended as a child in West Virginia. Yes, 49 years ago. On July 24, we set out on our … Continue reading →

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Maine Crime Writers enter the Blogosphere

Posted on July 6, 2021 by mainecrimewriters

Today, July 6th, we celebrate ten years of blogging as Maine Crime Writers. The cast of characters is ever changing but the mission remains the same: to make readers aware of the talents and diversity of crime writers in Maine, … Continue reading →

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Cucumbers and Trout. (Bit of Salamanders, too.)

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here. Before we get to cucumbers and trout …. For the past few years, I’ve weighed in on garden issues. Here’s a blog from the past: “Weird Gardening. Ticks. Slugs, Beetles.” Here’s this year’s veggie drama. What’s eating … Continue reading →

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It’s Win a Book Wednesday!

Posted on June 16, 2021 by susanvaughan

Susan Vaughan here with a book to give away. Two lucky readers who comment will win a copy of Always a Suspect. June is the 20th anniversary of this, my first published book. In 2001, this romantic suspense/mystery was titled … Continue reading →

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CASTLES ALONG THE RHINE

Posted on June 11, 2021 by susanvaughan

Or is it Castles in the Air? After that homebound year of 2020, I’m wishing for a trip to somewhere scenic and abroad. But even though my husband and I are both vaccinated, traveling is still a problematic proposition. So … Continue reading →

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Kamikaze Gardening. Antler Camp. Black Flies.

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Sandra Neily

(Join me at the Thompson Free Library this Thursday 5/27!) At my Moosehead Lake home (camp) I’ve been Kamikaze Gardening. Kamikaze Gardening is my term for intensely swooping down to remorselessly attack every garden job before black flies drive me … Continue reading →

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Smart Fish. Tiny Home.

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here:  First the important stuff. As if there weren’t enough barriers writing a novel in a small camper trailer, this morning I mistakenly took the dog’s Benadryl tablets instead of my meds. The fog descended. I have yet to … Continue reading →

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Mud Month. Big Night! (Not What You Think…)

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here: It’s mud month in much of the northeast. I’m washing off my snowshoes and waxing my X-skies to rest them for a while. What to DO when it finally does melt off the high-up slopes? Distancing is … Continue reading →

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My Five Reasons…

Posted on March 11, 2021 by susanvaughan

As a writer of romantic suspense, along with being a member of Maine Crime Writers and Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, I’m also a member of the Maine Romance Writers. MRW’s newsletter occasionally has a feature called “My Five,” in … Continue reading →

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