Tag Archives: Stopping to Home

Searching the Past for Stories

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Lea Wait

Historical research is done by authors, librarians, historians, genealogists, doctoral candidates, homeowners wondering about the history of their homes, and grade school students reluctantly fulfilling classroom assignments. I’ve done all of the above, at various points in my life. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Contrary Winds, Finest Kind, For freedom Alone, Justice & Mercy, Lea Wait, Seaward Born, Stopping to Home, Uncertain Glory, Wintering Well | 3 Comments

Weekend Update: March 31-April 1, 2018

Posted on March 31, 2018 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers, there will posts by Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Monday) Bruce Coffin (Tuesday), Brenda Buchanan (Wednesday), Sandra Neily (Thursday), and Richard Cass (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Brenda Buchanan, Bruce Coffin, Dick Cass, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Kensington cozy author-palooza, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Writers news, Sandra Neily, Stopping to Home | Leave a comment

Lea Wait's Wiscasset

Posted on July 21, 2016 by mainecrimewriters

No; I don’t live in Wiscasset, Maine, the harbor village twelve miles from the Atlantic, on the Sheepscot River, about an hour north of Portland. But when I decided to write a series of books set in one typical northern … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Finest Kind, History of Wiscasset, Lea Wait's Wiscasset, Maine, Old Jail, Red's Eats, Seaward Born, Stopping to Home, Uncertain Glory, Wintering Well, Wiscasset | 8 Comments

Writing What I Know … My Home's History

Posted on April 21, 2016 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait, here. Stories of the past speak to me. Historical novels have always been among my favorites, and I write books set in nineteenth century Maine for ages eight and up in addition to my two mystery series, many … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts | Tagged Lea Wait, Marie Antoinette House, Shadows on the Coast of Maine, Stephen Clough, Stopping to Home, Thread and Gone, Wintering Well, write what you know | 4 Comments

When Days Are Dark

Posted on May 28, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

In April I attended three writers/fans conferences, one for people who write or illustrate books for children, and two for mystery readers and writers. I also spoke at one library, visited one school in person, and visited another school via Skype. Since then … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Agatha award, Lea Wait, Shadows at the Fair, Shadows at the Spring Show, Stopping to Home, Twisted Threads, Uncertain Glory | 37 Comments

Cold Days

Posted on December 20, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait, here. If you’re reading this blog, you My Home,Showing House, Ell & Barn (1938 Photo) probably know I live on the coast of Maine. You may not know I live in a house built in 1774. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged 18th century homes, Cold temperatures, colonial fireplace, Lea Wait, Maine, Shadows on the Coast of Maine, Stopping to Home, Wintering Well, Wiscasset | 9 Comments

Visiting My Characters … in the Graveyard

Posted on November 6, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait here, admitting that, OK, maybe I was born to be a mystery writer. One of my earliest memories is visiting the Mt. Auburn cemetery near Boston with my grandmother. I was just old enough to run a little ways away … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Dr. Theobold, Edwin Smith, Jonathan Bowman, old graveyards, Seaward Born, St. Michael's Church, Stopping to Home, Trinity Church, Uncertain Glory, Wintering Well, Wiscasset | 7 Comments

Wiscasset: That Town Across the Sheepscot River

Posted on July 21, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Lea Wait, here, thinking it’s time for me to write about Wiscasset. Sarah Graves lives in Eastport and writes about it. Several authors on this list set their books in Portland. Most people I meet assume I live in Wiscasset. Why? Because … Continue reading →

Posted in Lea's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Castle Tucker, Finest Kind, Fort Edgecomb, Lea Wait, Nickels-Sortwell, Red's Eats, Sarah's, Seaward Born, Stopping to Home, Treats, Wintering Well, Wiscasset | 6 Comments

Memorial Acts

Posted on April 1, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, sharing something I’ve been musing about this morning: memorial acts. I still wear my mother, writer A. Carman Clark’s wedding ring. Struggle to keep her plants alive five years after her death, even though she had a green … Continue reading →

Tagged A.Carman Clark, Barbara Ross, Darby Farr, Fred Gorton, Group Post, Joe Burgess, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Lea Wait, Life of a Plodder, O Magazine, Oprah Winfrey, Peter Walsh, Seaward Born, shrines, Stopping to Home, Thea Kozak, Vicki Doudera | 6 Comments

“So, Lea, How Many Books Have You Written?”

Posted on February 27, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

My name is Lea Wait, and I’m a writer. That’s the way I sometimes feel I should start the talks I often give at libraries, schools, and organizations. Because, as we all shared on a group blog recently, writers get a … Continue reading →