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Tag Archives: thrillers
Have I Been Looking At Things Backwards?
Vaughn Hardacker here: In 2002 I realized that there was more to writing than just sitting down and putting words onto a page. I had to learn the craft. One of the first things I learned was that every story, … Continue reading
Posted in Vaughn's Posts
Tagged antagonist, Dramitica, mysteries, mystery writers, mystery writing, protagonist, thrillers, Vaughn Hardacker, writing
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An Unexpected Surprise
Vaughn Hardacker here: The one of the negatives of living up here in the COUNTY is the lack of bookstores. It has been a couple of years since Mr. Paperback closed both of its county stores, leaving us with Walmart (a limited … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Vaughn's Posts
Tagged books, Joel Dicker, thrillers, Vaughn Hardacker, writing
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Cooks For Books
Jim Hayman: I don’t know whether it’s something in the air or in the water or whether, as is more likely, it grows out of the general culture of the place. But, for a state with just over a million … Continue reading
Posted in Jim's Posts
Tagged authors, Cooks For Books, crime, Darkness First, James Hayman, Maggie Savage, Mike McCabe, mystery, Portland Public Library, thrillers, writers
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Maine Literary Awards To Include Awards for Crime and Sci Fi.
Jim Hayman: Last week Josh Bodwell, the talented and energetic young Executive Director of the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, sent out a press release announcing that nominations for MWPA’s 2012 Maine Literary Awards were open and that submissions will … Continue reading
Posted in Jim's Posts
Tagged crime fiction, Literary vs. Genre, Maine Literary Awards, MWPA, mysteries, thrillers
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“In the beginning…” A Compilation of Some of My Favorite Opening Lines.
By James Hayman You can’t beat a great first line or maybe first paragraph. Do it right and you’ll sell a zillion books and maybe even get quoted in a blog. Do it wrong and it won’t matter because, most … Continue reading
Casting Aspersions: Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher???? Yikes.
By James Hayman Before I started writing novels, I wrote, produced and cast about a zillion TV commercials for clients like Ford, the US Army, Merrill Lynch and a bunch of other less glamorous clients including Tide detergent. I always … Continue reading
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Tagged Jack Reacher, Lee Child, Mike McCabe, thrillers, Tom Cruise
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