Tag Archives: mystery writing

The Best Gift, Revisited … and Humans Together

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Sandra Neily

Sandy Neily here.  It’s December 26th and I am thinking of what might feel joyously human (now that we are headed into some Covid hibernation again) and also a Christmas family moment to revisit, written as an assignment to “go … Continue reading →

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Cowboys Are My Weakness & Other Recommendations

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Sandra Neily

  Sandra Neily here: What if nature-based fiction or passages work better to bring us close to the richness and power of the physical world than any science course we might take? What if they deliver more magic, more empathy, … Continue reading →

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MEETING THE CHALLENGE – FIRST CHAPTERS

Posted on September 17, 2021 by susanvaughan

Did you ever wonder how the author of that great mystery or suspense you just finished grabbed you from the very beginning? Creating that hook is something authors of genre fiction, whether mystery or thriller or romance or sci fi … Continue reading →

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A Good Cry & the Do-It-Yourself MFA

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here (also sharing a selection of disparate pics that may wander away a bit) At a library author talk this past week, I was asked how I wrote a novel when I’d only written non-fiction for work. I … Continue reading →

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Maine Crime Writers enter the Blogosphere

Posted on July 6, 2021 by mainecrimewriters

Today, July 6th, we celebrate ten years of blogging as Maine Crime Writers. The cast of characters is ever changing but the mission remains the same: to make readers aware of the talents and diversity of crime writers in Maine, … Continue reading →

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Cucumbers and Trout. (Bit of Salamanders, too.)

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here. Before we get to cucumbers and trout …. For the past few years, I’ve weighed in on garden issues. Here’s a blog from the past: “Weird Gardening. Ticks. Slugs, Beetles.” Here’s this year’s veggie drama. What’s eating … Continue reading →

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It’s Win a Book Wednesday!

Posted on June 16, 2021 by susanvaughan

Susan Vaughan here with a book to give away. Two lucky readers who comment will win a copy of Always a Suspect. June is the 20th anniversary of this, my first published book. In 2001, this romantic suspense/mystery was titled … Continue reading →

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Kamikaze Gardening. Antler Camp. Black Flies.

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Sandra Neily

(Join me at the Thompson Free Library this Thursday 5/27!) At my Moosehead Lake home (camp) I’ve been Kamikaze Gardening. Kamikaze Gardening is my term for intensely swooping down to remorselessly attack every garden job before black flies drive me … Continue reading →

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“THE END”—THEN WHAT?

Posted on April 13, 2021 by susanvaughan

At a social event in the distant past when it was possible to attend such things as social events, the woman I was conversing with over our plates of snacks asked excitedly when my next book would be released. I … Continue reading →

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My Five Reasons…

Posted on March 11, 2021 by susanvaughan

As a writer of romantic suspense, along with being a member of Maine Crime Writers and Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, I’m also a member of the Maine Romance Writers. MRW’s newsletter occasionally has a feature called “My Five,” in … Continue reading →

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