Tag Archives: New England Crime Bake

Crime Bake Preview: Honoring Barb Ross and Launching Snakeberry

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Brenda Buchanan

The New England Crime Bake will take place this weekend, and I can’t wait. The ‘Bake is the annual gathering of crime writers and readers from across the region held each November outside of Boston. This year’s Guest of Honor … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Ross, New England Crime Bake, Snakeberry | 9 Comments

Weekend Update: November 1-2, 2025

Posted on November 1, 2025 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Monday), Kait Flora (Tuesday), Brenda Buchanan (Thursday), and John Clark (Friday), with a Writing Tip post on Wednesday. In the news department, here’s what’s happening … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Bookmark

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Allison Keeton

First, thank you to the Maine Crime Writers blog for inviting me into the fold. I have been reading this blog from the moment I learned of it at the New England Crime Bake conference, many years ago. It is … Continue reading →

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Summer and Fall Opportunities

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Brenda Buchanan

Summer is here, the season of long days, beautiful sunsets, strawberries with breakfast, lunch and dinner and blueberry season ahead. I’m doing my best to ignore the heat dome, the humidity index and all of the rainy Saturdays. Soon we’ll … Continue reading →

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Here Comes Autumn, and Crime Bake

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Brenda Buchanan

Brenda here, a bit freaked out that it’s October 4. How did we get here so fast? No two ways about it, the big seasonal shift is upon us. Apples are being picked, fall festivals are in full swing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, beauty, Gabino Iglesias, House of Bone and Rain, New England Crime Bake, sixteen counties | 1 Comment

New England Crime Bake 2022 – History is Mystery

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Brenda Buchanan

I’m just back from the New England Crime Bake, a three-day conference of crime writers from across the region, and have some highlights and photos to share. This year’s Guest of Honor was William Martin, the master of the historical … Continue reading →

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New England Crime Bake should be on every writer’s calendar

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Maureen Milliken

Like all writers, I’m often asked by aspiring writers about how to get started, as well as many other “how to” things (get published, get an agent, punctuate a clause… you name it). The number one thing I always suggest, … Continue reading →

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New England Crime Bake Update

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

The ongoing pandemic is forcing us to ask the same plaintive question we’ve been asking since March, 2020— is whatever it is we’ve been yearning for actually going to happen? Is there a suitable outdoor venue so our favorite concert series … 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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How a Post-Pandemic Road Trip is like Writing a Book

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Brenda Buchanan

This past weekend my spouse and I set doubt and fear aside and took a road trip. Like many others who live distant from kin, it had been a too long since we’d seen our families in person. We kept … Continue reading →