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Searching the Past for Stories
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
Lea Wait's Wiscasset
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
Writing What I Know … My Home's History
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
Cold Days
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
Visiting My Characters … in the Graveyard
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
Wiscasset: That Town Across the Sheepscot River
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
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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
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Author Visits: From the Mouths of Children
I’m Lea Wait, and, as many of you know, I write for children as well as adults. Part of writing for children is visiting schools, classrooms, and being part of children’s literature festivals: venues where I get to talk with young readers, share information … Continue reading
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Tagged author visit, Danielle Steele, Lea Wait, Rick Riordan, school visit, Seaward Born, Wintering Well
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Cooking (From)The Books
Lea Wait, here. As many of you know, so far I’ve been published in two genres: historical fiction for young people, and contemporary mysteries for adults. But besides my name on the cover, my books have other characteristics in common. Of my … Continue reading
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Tagged anadama bread, blueberry cake, Boothbay Harbor, cod chowder, cooking in books, diet cola, Finest Kind, food in books, lasagna, Lea Wait, Seaward Born, Shadows at the Spring Show, Shadows of a Down East Summer, Shadows on the Ivy, shrimp pie, Stopping to Home, Wintering Well
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