Tag Archives: mystery writing

Joyful Even After …. The Facts

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Sandra Neily

  Sandra Neily here: On Earth Day, do we have enough residual hope to celebrate success, even as the future often looks really tough? Today, we hear from my good friend, Sally Stockwell, Maine Audubon’s Director of Conservation. In the … Continue reading →

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Actually Useful Writing Books

Posted on March 29, 2024 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora: Over the years, I accumulated quite a library of reference books related to writing, to crime writing in particular, and to crime investigations of all sorts. I never stop acquiring books that someone I regard as credible has … Continue reading →

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“It’s Never Too Late … “

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here Hello Maine Crime Writers community, I posted this in 2018! (Wow, years ago, but I think post-pandemic and then all of us getting older, I’d like to bring it back…. a bit revised.  I found it still … Continue reading →

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Fitness: Squats. Scat. Owl Pellets … And Some “Fit” Newsletter Advice

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Sandra Neily

There’s Author News and Updates, too. Winter Fitness Class. (I never made it back to the gym after Covid shut down) AM Class: Squats to put snowshoes on. Snowshoe Raven the dog up through new snow into the woods for … Continue reading →

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“Goldenrod Whispering Goodbye” & Squirrels Eating Pumpkins

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here: It’s late fall and while I’ve written this season into my novels, today I’m inviting (virtually) two other supremely talented writers to share “fall” in inspired words. Song for Autumn In the deep fall don’t you imagine … Continue reading →

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Paying Attention To Flowers And Stones, And …

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here:  Sharing a wildflower fiesta with readers. I’m sharing many (but not all) of the flowers I found in a one hour walk in uncut fields at the ski area north of Greenville.       The last … Continue reading →

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“Lumpy, Aged, and Wrinkled Bodies”

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Sandra Neily

“They did not know that lumpy, aged, and wrinkled bodies were as needy as their own young, firm ones, that love was not to be tossed away carelessly . . .” Sandra Neily here: Today, I want to explore (just … 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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A Dog Vacation (It’s Mud Season)

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily : Raven’s vaca post is all ready to share.  She (my dog) is partial mostly to pictures. Below, I comment on “Middlemarch,” C.J. Box and hot moments, and confess an edit.  Raven here:           … 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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