Tag Archives: Sandra Neily

Seduced to the Natural World

Posted on June 8, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here. We need nature writing. We need it now more than ever: need to be seduced into the natural world: need to savor what remains or take direction toward finding new landscapes and experiences. We need to manage … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: June 3-4, 2023

Posted on June 3, 2023 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Joe Souza (Monday), John Clark (Tuesday), Maggie Robinson (Thursday), and Sandra Neily (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine … Continue reading →

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Advice from ‘Butt In The Chair’ Experts

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily Here; I needed someone wise in my ear this month and a few words of inspiration. Found some! From Joe Fassler’s interviewing 150 writers: First Sentence “The first line must convince me that it somehow embodies the entire … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: May 13-14, 2023

Posted on May 13, 2023 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Monday), Kate Flora (Tuesday), Sandra Neily (Thursday), and Dick Cass (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly … Continue reading →

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A Dog Vacation (It’s Mud Season)

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily : Raven’s vaca post is all ready to share.  She (my dog) is partial mostly to pictures. Below, I comment on “Middlemarch,” C.J. Box and hot moments, and confess an edit.  Raven here:           … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: April 15-16, 2023

Posted on April 15, 2023 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Monday), Kate Flora (Tuesday), Sandra Neily (Thursday), and Dick Cass (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly … Continue reading →

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Success: Ruin Meals. Write 5th Grade Prose.

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here: This post is about simple food and simple writing. Both, easily digestible. Author Louise Penny has ruined me for any restaurant or pub memories I used to cherish. What’s more, she may have ruined every attempt to … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: March 11-12, 2023

Posted on March 11, 2023 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by John Clark (Monday), Vaughn Hardacker (Tuesday), Maggie Robinson (Thursday), and Sandra Neily (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine … Continue reading →

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Pithy. Pithy. Pithy! (am so eager for more of it …)

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Sandra Neily

  Sandra Neily here: Are you, like me, pining for the world to get a bit more … Pithy? A pithy phrase or statement is brief but full of substance and meaning. It often feels like a shot of truth. (I don’t … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: February 11-12, 2023

Posted on February 11, 2023 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Vaughn Hardacker (Monday), Maggie Robinson (Tuesday), Sandra Neily (Thursday), and Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly … Continue reading →

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