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The Best Gift, Revisited … and Humans Together
Sandy Neily here. It’s December 26th and I am thinking of what might feel joyously human (now that we are headed into some Covid hibernation again) and also a Christmas family moment to revisit, written as an assignment to “go … Continue reading
You Can’t Always Get What You Want, But …”
Sandra Neily here: If I had to pick a time to avoid open heart surgery like the plague (oops; useless expression these days), I would avoid it now when Maine Medical Center is packed with more Covid patients than any … Continue reading
Haunted or History
I once lived in a haunted house. No, this isn’t a Halloween post, but a history one. It’s partly my history and that of the farmhouse where I lived for a year as a child. My husband and I recently … Continue reading
Posted in Susan's posts
Tagged Civil War, Ghosts, history, Maine Crime Writers, Susan Vaughan, West Virginia
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OCTOBER FAVORITES
You probably expected a post about Columbus or Indigenous Peoples Day. So many other people will write about those subjects so I’m giving them a pass. I’d rather share the varied aspects of autumn I enjoy, even relish. So… autumn … Continue reading
Cowboys Are My Weakness & Other Recommendations
Sandra Neily here: What if nature-based fiction or passages work better to bring us close to the richness and power of the physical world than any science course we might take? What if they deliver more magic, more empathy, … Continue reading
MEETING THE CHALLENGE – FIRST CHAPTERS
Did you ever wonder how the author of that great mystery or suspense you just finished grabbed you from the very beginning? Creating that hook is something authors of genre fiction, whether mystery or thriller or romance or sci fi … Continue reading
A Good Cry & the Do-It-Yourself MFA
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
Honeymoon Revisited
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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Tagged anniversary, camping, honeymoon, Maine Crime Writers, Maine Crime Writers news, Susan Vaughan, travel
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Maine Crime Writers enter the Blogosphere
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
Posted in Kate's Posts
Tagged Brunswick Maine, Camden Public Library, crime writing, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, James Hayman, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Lea Wait, Leslie Wheeler, Maine Crime Writers, mysteries, mystery writing, New England Crime Bake, Sisters in Crime, social media, Tess Gerritsen, Thea Kozak mysteries, Union Maine, Vicki Doudera
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