Tag Archives: Paul Doiron

The White Mittens

Posted on December 6, 2011 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— My wife and I were having lunch at Morse’s Sauerkraut in Waldoboro recently when we overheard two couples talking in the next booth. The conversation turned to hunting, and inevitably one of the wives brought up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged deaths, deer, Hermon, hunting, Karen Wood, Maine, Megan Ripley, Paul Doiron | 14 Comments

Writers and Readers Just Wanna Have Fun…

Posted on November 11, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

We’re going to let you in on a little secret–writers like to have fun! We spend hours, months, sometimes years at our desks, toiling over draft after draft. We brave the cold blue-eye stares of detectives, the chilly humor of … Continue reading →

Tagged Barbara Ross, Barry Eisler, Charlaine Harris, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, Harlen Coben, James Hayman, Janet Evanovich, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, Lee Child, Lisa Scottoline, mystery conferences, Nancy Picard, New England Crime Bake, Paul Doiron, Robert Parker, Sarah Graves, Tess Gerritsen, Vicki Doudera | 6 Comments

A Writer’s Weather Report

Posted on October 16, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Kate: Many years ago, when my first book came out, I was at Malice Domestic, one of the big national writers’ conferences, and I was assigned to a panel about weather. It sounded like a dull topic, just the kind … Continue reading →

Tagged A Fatal Inversion, Barbara Ross, Bulwer-Lytton, Dead Level, Elmore Leonard, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, Hooptedoodle, James Hayman, Kate Flora, Paul Doiron, Raymond Chandler, Red Wind, Rodale's Synonym Finder, Sarah Graves, Ten Rules for Writers, The Angel of Knowlton Park, The Big Sleep, The Chill of Night, The Death of an Ambitious Woman, Trespasser, weather in fiction | 2 Comments

On to Bouchercon

Posted on September 13, 2011 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here — In two days I will be headed to St. Louis to attend the 2011 Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. This will be my third Bouchercon (following Indianapolis and San Francisco), but the first in which my name will … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Bouchercon, Bouchercon2011, Chelsea Cain, Daniel Woodrell, Paul Doiron, St. Louis, Winter's Bone | 7 Comments

Happy Labor Day!

Posted on September 3, 2011 by mcwarchives

Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, after the notorious Pullman Strike. The idea was to show the strength and spirit of U.S. workers, and not incidentally also to appease them after 6 were killed and 17 wounded by … Continue reading →

Tagged Barbara Ross, blueberry pie, brunswick, Camden, crime stories, crime writing, fried dough, Group Post, James Hayman, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, labor day, Lea Wait, lobsters, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, maine holiday, maine mysteries, old orchard beach, Paul Doiron, popham beach, rockport, rockport harbor, south harpswell, Vicki Doudera | 1 Comment

A Writer’s Electronic Toolbox

Posted on August 22, 2011 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— One question every novelist seems to get asked is: “Do you use a computer or write longhand?” I would like to answer that I scratch out my game warden mysteries on birchbark using a porcupine quill dipped … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged Evernote, Paul Doiron, Scrivener, The Poacher's Son, Things, Trespasser | 11 Comments

A Time to Kill

Posted on August 12, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Hi there. Gerry here. Just want to let you know that plummeting stock markets, reckless politicians, crazed rioters in England—all this bad news makes me want to kill somebody. So I did. No, don’t call the cops. But I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Ross, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, James Hayman, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Lea Wait, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, mystery writers, mystery writing, New England Crime Bake, Paul Doiron, Robert B. Parker, Sarah Graves, Vicki Doudera | 5 Comments

Profound Duplicity

Posted on July 28, 2011 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— As a reader, I am always curious to learn about authors and their literary influences. I’d be interested to hear from my fellow Maine Crime Writers about novels that had a profound impact on their own writing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Paul's Posts | Tagged crime writing, Influences, mysteries, Paul Doiron | 4 Comments

Fans

Posted on July 16, 2011 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— One of the more surprising occurrences during my book tour in June was the appearance of four of my young fans at a Barnes & Noble reading. I say surprising because, prior to that evening, I was … Continue reading →