Tag Archives: Michael Connolly

My First Bouchercon

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Happy October, all! Bruce Robert Coffin here, sharing my latest travel news. Well it’s over, my very first Bouchercon Mystery Writer’s conference. And what a conference it was! Over two thousand like minded individuals, comprised of writers, agents, publishers, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruce's Posts | Tagged Anthony Award, Bouchercon 2016, Brian Thiem, C.J. Box, Chris Holm, Dana Cameron, Harlan Coben, Kwei Quartey, Lee Child, Mary Anna Evans, Michael Connolly, Otto Penzler, Reed Farrell Coleman, Susan Shea | 13 Comments

My Favorite First Line(s)

Posted on December 2, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait: The first line of a book or short story is usually the hardest to write. The best lines encapsulate the tone of the book, capture the reader, and hook him or her into the plot and main character. All in one … Continue reading →

Tagged A Christmas Carol, A Farewell to Arms, A Tale of Two Cities, Ann Tyler, Back When We Were Grownups, Charles Dickens, Charlotte's Web, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams, EB White, Ethan Frome, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Frankenstein, Gone with the Wind, Grace Metallious, Group Post, Ken Follett, Louisa Alcott, Margaret Mitchell, Mary Shelley, Michael Connolly, Patricia MacLachlan, Peyton Place, Sarah Plain and Tall, Scarlett O'Hara, The Key to Rebecca, The Poet, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Tootle, Tough Guys Don't Dance | 6 Comments

Prepare to be lassoed: A meditation on branding

Posted on December 12, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

It’s a dangerous thing, when my fellow writers are talking about Santa and cookies and pajama shopping, to go and get all serious instead of writing about chocolate bark, but this is what is on my mind today. So if … Continue reading →