Tag Archives: Vose Library

The power of your voice

Posted on March 9, 2020 by bereksennebec

John Clark talking about a power we all have, but might not think is one, reading aloud. Kate and I were extremely lucky to have parents who read to us on a regular basis from infancy until we were able … Continue reading →

Tagged boothbay harbor memorial library, Family literacy Reading to children, Hartland-Saint Albans Lions Club, John Clark, Mary Pinkham, Saint Albans School, Somerset Middle School, volunteering, Vose Library | 4 Comments

She Wrote a Book Once

Posted on August 1, 2019 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora: As many of you have read, if you’ve followed this blog for a while, my late mother, A. Carman Clark, published her first mystery, The Maine Mulch Murder, featuring 60-something freelance editor and gardener Amy Creighton, when she was 83. https://amzn.to/2KcJsSI She … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged A.Carman Clark, Mainely Murders bookstore, The Corpse in the Compost, The Maine Mulch Murder, Union Maine, Vose Library | 16 Comments

Weekend Update: August 8-9, 2015

Posted on August 8, 2015 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Kate Flora (Monday), Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson (Tuesday), Brenda Buchanan (Wednesday), Jen Blood (Thursday) and Jayne Hitchcock (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Barb Ross, Boiled Over, Brenda Buchanan, Jayne Hitchcock, Jen Blood, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Maine Crime Writers news, short story, Vose Library | 1 Comment

Spending a Maine Summer in the Library

Posted on June 23, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, probably making you wonder why on earth, if summer has finally come to Maine, anyone would want to be in the library. Well, there are many surprising reasons. First, of course, is because Maine libraries are where … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Books in Boothbay, Jesup Library, Orrs Island Library, Raymond Village Library, Vose Library | 2 Comments

Support Your Local Library

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

In honor of National Library Week, here’s a post we did as a group way back when MCW was young. The sentiment still holds–writers love libraries. We love our local libraries, we love the libraries we visit, and we love … Continue reading →

Tagged Al Lamanda, Ann Collette, Barbara Kelly, Barbara Ross, Brooklin Maine, Camden Public Library, Chris Holm, Eastport Maine, Friendship Memorial Library, Gayle Lynds, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, Hartland Library, James Hayman, John Clark, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Wave, Maine Crime Writers, Maine libraries, Paul Doiron, Peavey Library, Portland Public Library, Salmon Falls Library, Sarah Graves, Skidompha Library, The Mystery of Hilliard's Castle, Vose Library, Wilton Free Public Library, Winslow Public Library, Wiscasset Library | 21 Comments

NaNoWriMo — Part One

Posted on November 5, 2013 by mcwarchives

Two years ago I first heard about the program called National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. The idea is to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November, with support from others who are doing the same. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Vicki's Posts | Tagged Boston Red Sox, nanowrimo, Vicki Doudera, Vose Library, writing decisions | 10 Comments

Dreaming

Posted on May 24, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

When I was growing up on a chicken farm in a small Maine town, money was often tight. Bill collectors really did knock on the door, sometimes the phone got turned off, and there was a large hole in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged 4-H, Chosen for Death, Deputy Chief Joseph K. Loughlin, Edgar Awards, Finding Amy, Grub Street, Kate Flora, Katherine Hall Page, Lea Wait, Maine Literary Awards, Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, Paul Doiron, Redemption, Sears and Roebuck, Thea Kozak, Union Maine, Vose Library | 7 Comments

Soup and Suspense? Death and Dessert? Tips for Successful Library Events

Posted on April 18, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora: Last year, I jokingly said that it was my goal to visit every library in Maine. I failed, but that just means there are many more libraries to discover and librarians to meet. It’s a happy part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Ross, Death and Chocolate, Death and Dessert, Death of an Ambitious Woman, Group Post, John Clark, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Level Best Books, Lithgow Library, Maine Crime Writers, Mystery month, National Library Week, Soup and Suspense, successful library events, Vose Library | 2 Comments

What’s In A Name? We Ask Some Maine Libraries. . .

Posted on April 11, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, celebrating National Library Week by looking at some of the interesting names that our libraries have, and the stories behind those names. I suppose my fascination with this is two-fold: first, because like the other writers here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged Abel J. Morneault Library, Damariscotta, Dorothy L. Quimby Library, Edythe Dyer, Hampden Maine, Lithgow Library, Llewellyn Lithgow, Louis B. Goodall Library, Nancy Troeger, National Library Week, Sanford MAine, Skidompha Library, Union Maine, Van Buren Maine, Vose Library | 3 Comments

Never mind what mother told you. . .

Posted on August 11, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

It’s Kate, and I’m talking today about teaching. A writer has to listen. That’s what I tell my writing students. As they sit there around the table, pens poised for the wisdom that a 28-year writer might have to impart, … Continue reading →