Tag Archives: Mystery Writers of America

Stockpiling Inspiration like Acorns to Carry Us Through the Winter

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Brenda Buchanan

How is it mid-November already? I’m writing this on Veteran’s Day, eleven days into the eleventh month. It was full-on dark outside my window at 4:30 this afternoon, which was just as well because it was spitting snow. We all … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Ann Cleeves, Hallie Ephron, Jesup Memorial Library, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Lori Rader-Day, Murder by the Book, Mystery Writers of America, New England Crime Bake, Sisters in Crime, The Long Call | 5 Comments

Shooting guns in Holliston, Massachusetts? A BLAST!

Posted on April 10, 2014 by mcwarchives

A few weeks ago, I attended a meeting of the Mystery Writers of America’s New England Chapter in Holliston, Massachusetts, for the express purpose of learning about guns. I’m a member of MWA NE, but hardly ever get to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Vicki's Posts | Tagged guns, Mass Firearms School, Mystery Writers of America, Vicki Doudera | 13 Comments

Role Models?

Posted on February 14, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, watching the snow come down. For lunch today, I was eating a bowl of lentil soup and reading about Diana Nyad in the New Yorker. When I was growing up on a farm in Union, Maine, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged A.Carman Clark, Bert Greene, Fourth Quarter Dividends, James Shannon, julie hennrikus, Kate Flora, Mystery Writers of America, Paulette Long, Peggy Northrop, Shebooks, The Grains Cookbook, Union Maine, Vaughn Hardacker | 6 Comments

An Interview with Vaughn Hardacker, author of Sniper

Posted on February 12, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

(Kate Flora: As MCW readers know, one of our favorite things here at the blog is introducing new Maine crime writers. Today’s interview is with a writer I have known for years, a terrific writer who has demonstrated the importance … Continue reading →

Tagged Group Post, Marines, Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, Science Fiction Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, Sniper, Snipers, The County, Vaughn Hardacker | 13 Comments

So Thrilled! My latest news…

Posted on October 24, 2013 by mcwarchives

The world of writing can be fraught with disappointment. The agent who doesn’t want to take on new clients. The editor who isn’t totally pleased with your series. The less-than-favorable review in just about anything from the local rag to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cold war, Darby Farr, Gayle Lynds, J.A. Jance, Jeffery Deaver, John Lescroart, Joseph Finder, Katherine Neville, Laura Lippman, Mystery Writers of America, Raymond Benson, Sara Paretsky, T. Jefferson Parker, Vicki Doudera | 22 Comments

Murder and Mayhem, Dr. Doug Lyle’s Treasure Trove of Medically Murderous Information

Posted on June 29, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: Lainie Goff, the beautiful young attorney who is murdered in my second thriller The Chill of Night is the victim of something called pithing. The villain placed the tip of a thin bladed knife (an ice pick would … Continue reading →