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“Writing Tip Wednesday”
Welcome to Writing Tip Wednesday! I’m still on a grammar kick. I was beginning to think I was “old-fashioned” in being a stickler for where the period or the comma went when using quotation marks, especially in seeing modern pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Allison's Posts, Uncategorized
Tagged grammar, Maine writer, mystery writer, quotation marks
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Using the Feelings of a Memory
Last month, when I saw photographer April Morrison’s beautiful photograph of milkweed pods in snow, I was instantly brought back to my childhood. One fall, my mother, along with my sisters and me, collected dozens of dried out pods. She … Continue reading
Writing Tip Wednesday: Comp Titles? What’s that?
Ok, so Comp Titles, also known as Comparison Titles, are officially used in query letters once you’ve written your book and are seeking a literary agent or a small press. They are needed for the sales pitch, but I hope … Continue reading
The Life of a Bookmark
First, thank you to the Maine Crime Writers blog for inviting me into the fold. I have been reading this blog from the moment I learned of it at the New England Crime Bake conference, many years ago. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Allison's Posts
Tagged Allison Keeton, author, book blog, bookmark, debut novel, imposter syndrome, Maine Crime Writers, Maine Crime Writers news, Maine mystery, Maine writer, midcoast maine, mystery series, mystery writer, mystery writers, New England Crime Bake, writer, writing
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But Where’s the Dead Body?
Today we have a very special guest at Maine Crime Writers. I’m especially pleased to have Shelley Burbank visit us because, way back in the dark ages before there was an Internet, she was a student in a section of … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Blog
Tagged Final Draft, guest post, Maine writer, Olivia Lively Mysteries, Shelley Burbank
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The Road to Maine was Paved with . . . Words
Please welcome our special guest, Kait Carson, to Maine Crime Writers. Thank you, Maine Crime Writers, for inviting me to blog with you today. I’m an avid reader of this blog. The topics are diverse, and always interesting. I’d also … Continue reading
The Reformation/Rehabilitation/Regeneration of a Romance Writer
Today please welcome special guest Maggie Robinson to Maine Crime Writers. Maggie is a former teacher, library clerk and mother of four who woke up in the middle of the night, absolutely compelled to create the perfect man and use … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Blog
Tagged Ghosts, historical mystery, Maggie Robinson, Maine writer, Nobody's Sweetheart Now
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Layering Images … and Words
Lea Wait here. Visitors to art galleries will usually see a piece of paper near each artist’s work called an “Artist’s Statement;” an explanation in words of what the artist hopes to have said in his paintings, photographs, or sculptures. … Continue reading
Time To Write …. Lea Wait
“If only I had the time, I’d write a book, too …” How many times has every author heard that? And smiled. Because … no one ever has enough time. I wrote my first book (my first mystery – Shadows … Continue reading
