Tag Archives: mystery writing

When a Writer’s Not Engaged in Her Employment

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

Kate Flora: You may recall that a post or two ago, I declared that I was going to spend my summer exploring indolence. At that time, I had visions of sitting in a white rocking chair on my porch, devouring novels … Continue reading →

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Is a MacGuffin Something? Or Nothing?

Posted on April 17, 2017 by

Susan Vaughan here. In fiction, a MacGuffin, sometimes written McGuffin or maguffin, is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or other motivator that the protagonist and often others pursue. For storytellers as far back as ancient … Continue reading →

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Writers: Make audio one of the tools in the marketing chest

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

It’s no secret that authors these days have to be multi-taskers. No rest for the weary writer once the book is written. Even the authors who have the best publishing deals have to be on social media, know how to … Continue reading →

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Meet Maine Literary Award Winner Brendan Rielly

Posted on July 1, 2016 by

Today we’re pleased to introduce Brendan Rielly, who is the winner of the 2016 Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction, to discuss his debut work, An Unbeaten Man. Q. Tell us about The Unbeaten Man. The Unbeaten Man features a Bowdoin … Continue reading →

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Mystery writers: truly a community, and the best kind

Posted on May 18, 2016 by

OK, Maine Crime Writers fans, the mystery of the missing blog post has been solved. Because here it is. Sorry it’s a little late today. OK, a lot late. But you know what I DID do today? I signed up … Continue reading →

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Have I Been Looking At Things Backwards?

Posted on April 25, 2016 by

Vaughn Hardacker here: In 2002 I realized that there was more to writing than just sitting down and putting words onto a page. I had to learn the craft. One of the first things I learned was that every story, … Continue reading →

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How to read a mystery novel

Posted on March 24, 2016 by

By Maureen Milliken One of the surprising things I’ve found since my first mystery novel was published last year is that there are people who don’t read mysteries. I guess it shouldn’t surprise me. There are genres I don’t read. But … Continue reading →

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