Tag Archives: writing

Big Talent

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

A fantastic celebration took place in Portland on the evening of May 22. It was Big Night, the annual showcase of work by students at the Telling Room, Maine’s nonprofit writing center for high school, middle school and elementary school … Continue reading →

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HANDS UP! GIMME ALL YOUR…

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

Not a holdup, but hands up and shoulders back and keep moving! I posted this previously, but a new development of my own has prompted me to revisit and add a bit. Because of years of back problems (and now … Continue reading →

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Maine winter love: There are no words

Posted on February 16, 2018 by

We love to grouse about winter in Maine. That’s when we aren’t saying, in the middle of a blizzard or a minus 20 snap, “Hey, it’s winter in Maine, what are you going to do?” We love it. We know … Continue reading →

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Dame Agatha and Her Orient Express

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

Susan Vaughan here. Seeing Kenneth Branagh’s new film version of Murder on the Orient Express prompted me to reread Agatha Christie’s original 1934 novel. For the uninitiated, the story as written and the 2017 film are both set aboard the … Continue reading →

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HERE I GO AGAIN!

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

Vaughn Hardacker here: In January of every year I make a resolution that this year I’m going to keep a Journal–Riiight. I do okay for a week or two, but then wonder why I journal mundane stuff (my life is … Continue reading →

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MY FIVE REASONS TO KEEP WRITING

Posted on November 24, 2017 by

As a writer of romantic suspense, I’m a member of the Maine Romance Writers. Our newsletter has a feature called “My Five,” in which members list five items about anything—favorite children’s books, crazy Christmas gifts, a spouse’s foibles, writing challenges/successes/ … Continue reading →

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The ideal writing trip — quiet, long roads, Reese’s cups and the great state of Maine

Posted on November 17, 2017 by

The last week of October/first week of November, I took a writing vacation to Lubec. And to forestall the inevitable question, NO, I did NOT go to Campobello. Well, first I went to Murder by the Book at the Jesup … Continue reading →

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