Tag Archives: Maine Crime Writers

Twelve Years in the Making, Teach Her a Lesson Finally Arrives!

Posted on May 24, 2023 by mainecrimewriters

Infatuation, threats, and lies are all on the menu in this thriller from Kate Flora. When high school teacher Alexis Jordan becomes the focus of a disturbed teen things quickly spiral out of control. And as the danger intensifies Alexis … Continue reading →

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Advice from ‘Butt In The Chair’ Experts

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily Here; I needed someone wise in my ear this month and a few words of inspiration. Found some! From Joe Fassler’s interviewing 150 writers: First Sentence “The first line must convince me that it somehow embodies the entire … Continue reading →

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Success: Ruin Meals. Write 5th Grade Prose.

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here: This post is about simple food and simple writing. Both, easily digestible. Author Louise Penny has ruined me for any restaurant or pub memories I used to cherish. What’s more, she may have ruined every attempt to … Continue reading →

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Pithy. Pithy. Pithy! (am so eager for more of it …)

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Sandra Neily

  Sandra Neily here: Are you, like me, pining for the world to get a bit more … Pithy? A pithy phrase or statement is brief but full of substance and meaning. It often feels like a shot of truth. (I don’t … Continue reading →

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Writing Advice from the Trenches

Posted on January 31, 2023 by mainecrimewriters

In our MCW group post this month we will be sharing a piece of writing advice that we have found helpful. Or a piece of advice that we’ve learned from experience. Or a piece of advice from a favorite writing … Continue reading →

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On Ignoring Private Property Signs … and More

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here: With a bit of everything: recent lines from book #3, some great Maine winter events to join that fit into the spirit emerging in my novel, and a repeat, by request. ********* (In novel #3, “Deadly Assault,” … Continue reading →

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Never, Ever … Buy or Eat the Big, Tasteless Ones

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here. My family and friends have given me a reputation for quick or novel fixes to create strategies that add “yum!” to food. My sisters still call me in the middle of gravy-making as that’s always a daunting … Continue reading →

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Tree Stands. Rotting Donuts. Lynx Poop. Environmental Grief.  

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Sandra Neily

After two major surgeries in less than a year (a new heart valve and knee replacement) I was surprised to realize how much I missed the characters and dog I’d created. Next to my daughter and her grandgirls of course. … Continue reading →

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Whence Ideas, That’s the Question

Posted on September 13, 2022 by susanvaughan

“Where do you get your ideas?” That’s the question writers most often hear from readers—and even from friends who aren’t readers. Every writer answers it a different way, but here’s a general overview. Ideas pop up everywhere. For example, a … Continue reading →

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My First: Nothing Racy. But It is Crafty.

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Brenda Buchanan

In 2017, Brenda Buchanan invited me to send in a guest post. I am grateful to her and all our team over the years and, still getting better after some knee surgery, have been reading lots of our past work. … Continue reading →

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