Tag Archives: William Faulkner

Must We Kill Our Darlings?

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Sandra Neily

Sandra Neily here, with more on murder. William Faulkner had this advice: “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.” Stephen King drove the knife deeper: “Kill your darlings, kill your darlings,” he wrote. “even when it breaks your egocentric little … Continue reading →

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Is Sennebec, Maine, a Real Place?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— One of the questions I get asked most often is about the locations in my books. Readers want to know if there really is a Bad Little Falls (yes, it’s in downtown Machias) or an actual Square … Continue reading →