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Tag Archives: Maine Crime Writers
Grouches, Crabs, & Pooches
Today is Presidents Day. I noted in checking through my past posts that my assigned date last year fell also on Presidents Day. In 2020, I wrote about presidential trivia. So rather than repeat, I’ll mention it briefly and move … Continue reading
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Tagged holidays, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, presidents day, Susan Vaughan
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COOPED-UP BLUES?
Feeling blue? The you-know-what that starts with p got you down? You aren’t alone. Liquor sales are up. Many people report insomnia, lack of interest in activities they previously did daily or weekly, and downright depression. I know at least … Continue reading
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Tagged dark winter, holidays, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, mystery writers, Pandemic, Susan Vaughan
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Messiah. Nutcracker. Blizzards. Butter. And Gratitude.
Up to my waist in broken ice, snowshoes scrambling for good footing in the melting marsh, I struggled for breath as freezing water saturated clothing and skin. I wasn’t too busy to miss Pock sinking into a happy crouch. My dog was a Lab. Water—any water— was heaven-sent.
I learned to respect March outings by keeping close to shore where it’s only ankle deep. Or taking a nap.
“Nooooooo,” I yelled. “No, don’t jump! Not fun in here. Not FUN! Continue reading
Book Research Challenges
Book research can mean travel or contacting primary sources or searching online or a combination. Whatever form it takes, I find research always interesting and often fascinating. I have to hold myself back from oversharing in my novels. For Primal … Continue reading
Who Knew? Of Salamanders and Their Service. Well. All Services.
Sandra Neily here: this article was first published in my 2005 “Valuing Nature” column in the Moosehead Messenger. We’re all likely to have a hibernating winter ahead of us. Like salamanders. Sometime in the spring we can crawl out to … Continue reading
New Season. Same Pandemic. But New Get-Out-There Strategies
Sandra Neily here: Here comes a new season so I’ve got two new goals to get more use out of things I’ve taken for granted. Goal One: Get out on the first snow, even if it’s only a few inches, … Continue reading
It’s Really Ok to Call Something Stupid
Sandra Neily here: With apologies for crashing into this lovely fall weather with anything sobering (this is not about covid), but maybe after the hottest summer on record in Maine, we can shake loose our brains for something we can … Continue reading
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Tagged crime writing, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, mystery writers, Sandra Neily
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Adventure or Misadventure?
Susan Vaughan here. I’ve written about this misadventure before, but readers and other writers have encouraged me to share it again. I think they need a chuckle or two. Several years ago when the Romance Writers of America conference was … Continue reading
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Tagged crime writing, Maine Crime Writers, museum, mystery writing, research, Ring of Truth, Susan Vaughan
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Of Course I Should Have Done It … Sooner
Sandra Neily here: I should have done it sooner. Well, that’s perhaps an endless list for most of us. (Including my missed Crime Writers posting date last week. Apologies to the team.) But I should have done this sooner. My … Continue reading
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Tagged author Sandra Neily, crime writing, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, Sandra Neily
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Location, Location, Location
No, I’m not writing about real estate, or maybe I am, but I’m not trying to sell you any property, I promise. This is about fiction settings—region, country, state, city, bodies of water, even food and drink. Realistic or real … Continue reading
