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A Good Story is Hard to Find by Guest Blogger, CL Malone
A Good Story is Hard to Find by Guest Blogger, CL Malone What Can a 20th Century Short Story Writer Tell Us Today? By CL Malone Welcome to my first guest blog with the Maine Crime Writers. Thank you, Allison … Continue reading →
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Tagged cl malone, flannery O'Connor, guest blogger, mysteries, short stories
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There Is No Defense Against Styrofoam Gerbils
John Clark, gearing up for the Maine Crime Wave. I’m part of two round tables (God forbid that they end up square!). One relates to short stories, the other to young adult mysteries. These are areas where I have some … Continue reading →
Short Stories, Big Inspiration
Like my colleagues on this blog, I believe it’s vital to give our work time and space to breathe before undertaking the last-last-last-absolute-last draft. I might think the story’s done, convince myself I’ve married strong characters to a clever plot … Continue reading →
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Tagged Carolyn Marie Wilkins, Gabriela Stiteler, Joseph S. Walker, short stories
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Update on the Face Downs
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today writing as Kathy. Face Down Under the Wych Elm released a week ago, meaning the first five books in the Face Down series are now available in newly edited, print-on-demand, trade paperback editions. The … Continue reading →
I Came, I Saw, I Wrote
John Clark checking in after having survived January, albeit barely. Unlike Florida, or Southern California (although that’s changing pretty quickly thanks to that fake-news climate stuff), we have distinctive seasons, even, at times, distinctive months. That is one of many … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ditch mining, John R. Clark, Kate Burke, lottery tickets, Maine people and places, short stories
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Let’s have more fun
John Clark: Sometime back, I posted a blog with ten story starts and invited readers to tell me which they thought would make good writing projects. Oddly enough, two of them turned into complete books last year, albeit unpublished as … Continue reading →
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Tagged Creative writing, Dark Maine, John R. Clark, Roll your own, short stories, writing prompts
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Win A Book Wednesday: May 4, 2022
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson is giving away a print copy of The Valentine Veilleux Mysteries (three short stories and a novella featuring a calendar and pet photographer as the amateur sleuth). To enter, leave a comment after reading Kaitlyn/Kathy’s last … Continue reading →
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Tagged cozy mysteries, giveaway, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, novella, short stories, Valentine Veilleux Mysteries
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In the Beginning
John Clark playing with beginnings. I’m aware that many writers I know, or follow through online blogs are feeling the funk of an extended pandemic. I have no such problem, at least in terms of short stories. I’m particularly pleased … Continue reading →
To Revise or Not To Revise
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, today pondering a question that arose while working on one of the projects I mentioned in our last group post. When it comes to a new story or novel, there’s no question. You revise and … Continue reading →
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend John Clark on the topic of short stories. Years ago, I was invested in writing full length books when my sister Kate suggested I might be good at writing short stories. She was one of … Continue reading →
