Tag Archives: Paul Doiron

Should You Self Publish?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— Earlier this week an author named Jessica Park wrote an essay on IndieReader recounting the trouble she’d experienced finding a publisher for a young adult novel she had written. She had previously published five YA books with traditional … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Paul Doiron, self-publishing | 17 Comments

The Perfect Place for a Murder

Posted on June 7, 2012 by mcwarchives

I don’t write cozies, but like many mystery writers, I grew up reading Agatha Christie. The first time I ever heard of the Orient Express was when I accompanied Hercule Poirot on his snowy ride aboard the wagon-lit. Later, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Agatha Christie, Knife's Edge, Otter Cliff, Paul Doiron, popham beach, Quoddy Head, Rockland Quarries | 8 Comments

Writing a Crime Novel is Like . . .

Posted on June 3, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

To what do you compare writing a crime novel? Lea Wait: One of your analogies is also mine, Kaitlyn : the enormous picture puzzle. In my case I say the author has to make up all the pieces: the characters, the time, the … Continue reading →

Tagged Barbara Ross, detective novels, Doctorow, Group Post, Jonah Lehrer, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, mysteries, Paul Doiron, Vicki Doudera, writing craft, Yo-Yo Ma | Leave a comment

Deadly Animals

Posted on May 29, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— Before heading to Monhegan this past weekend—a fog-bound island off the Maine coast where you will always find yourself in need of a good book—I went looking for one to bring with me. I have a teetering … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged armadillo leprosy, Bear Grylls, Champawatt tigress, cobra deaths, cobras, dangerous animals, Gordon Grice, hyena deduction, Longfellow Books, Maine, mastiffs in combat, Monhegan, most dangerous predator, orcas, Paul Doiron, prairie dog plague, Rate of dog attacks in U.S., Sarah Graves, shamu, The Book of Deadly Animals, whitetip sharks, wolf attacks | 3 Comments

My Desert Island Mystery Bookshelf

Posted on May 6, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, on a rainy day, thinking about weeding my bookshelves, which are double-shelved and groaning. I got distracted, thinking about all the books I can never let go of, and that led me to the question, for my … Continue reading →

Tagged An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Andrew Pyper, Charlaine Harris, Charlotte MacLeod, China Trade, Dracula, Edmund Crispin, Elizabeth Peters, Group Post, In Cold Blood, James Ellroy, James Lee Burke, John Ajvide Lindqvist, John LeCarre, Jonathan Carroll, Josh Bazell, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kate Flora, Kate Ross, Lindsay Davis, Margaret Maron, Minette Walters, P.D. James, Paul Doiron, Robert B. Parker, Rose Macaulay, S.J. Rozan, Steve Hockensmith, Susan Hill, The Executioner's Song, The Glimpses of the Moon, The Godwulf Manuscript, The Ice House, The Maltese Falcon, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Thomas Pynchon, Tony Hillerman, Walter Mosley | 6 Comments

The Soundtrack of a Book

Posted on April 20, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— If you are a reader of my personal blog, this won’t qualify as breaking news, but something very cool has happened in my life as a writer, and I’d like to share it. The Maine-based folk-rock group, The … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Bob Ludwig, Gateway Studios, Heavy Fire, Paul Doiron, Pete Kilpatrick, Song, Soundtrack, The Poacher's Son, Trespasser | 7 Comments

The Libraries of Our Lives

Posted on April 9, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— This is National Library Week and a fitting moment to honor our endangered community treasures. Like most people who become authors, I spent a great deal of my childhood in libraries. For great swatches of my life, … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Bailey Public Library, Maine libraries, National Library Week, Paul Doiron, Portland Public Library, Rockport Public Library, Scarborough Public Library, South Portland Library, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale | 9 Comments

Readers of the Lost ARC

Posted on March 28, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— First, I’d like to apologize for the title of this post. Apologies also to John Dryden who accurately observed that puns are “the lowest and most groveling kind of wit.” Writers know a thing or two about groveling. … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged ARCs, Bad Little Falls, Lea Wait, Maine Festival of the Book, Paul Doiron | 2 Comments

Where Do I Get My Ideas? I Read The Paper

Posted on March 25, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora: Part of the fun of being on vacation with good friends is the breakfast table conversation. It floats from politics to what we’re reading to the latest news, good and bad. This morning, we discussed a recent article in … Continue reading →

Tagged A Wee Christmas Homicide, Beanie Babies, Bethel Citizen, Courier-Gazette, Ellsworth American, Group Post, Journall-Tribune, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Liss MacCrimmon, Paul Doiron, Quoddy Tides, The Poacher's Son | 2 Comments

North Woods Lawmen

Posted on March 16, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

[iframe]http://static.discoverymedia.com/videos/components/apl/5251eed15e3822bc594a8423fa4079f9232a591d/snag-it-player.html?auto=no[/iframe] Paul Doiron here with a sneak peek at a new reality show on the Animal Planet television channel. For reasons that should be obvious, this one is near and dear to my heart. I’m going to be the unabashed … Continue reading →