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IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE, COOK ON

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

Yes, I know Shakespeare didn’t write it that way in Twelfth Night. But I’m definitely not the first to make the connection between food and love. In crime fiction as well as in romance fiction, people’s relationships are at the … Continue reading →

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SUMMERTIME AND I HAVEN”T WRITTEN SQUAT!!!

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

I’m sitting here listening to Eddie Cochran sing his 1958 hit SUMMERTIME BLUES Paul’s video jukebox (http://www.1959bhsmustangs.com/VideoJukebox.htm#) on my PC and when I hear the lyric “You can’t have the car because you didn’t work a lick” I realize that I … Continue reading →

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HANDS UP! GIMME ALL YOUR…

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

Not a holdup, but hands up and shoulders back and keep moving! I posted this a year ago, but it received such interest and more people have asked me about it, so here we go. Because of years of back … Continue reading →

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Summer’s short, and Vacationland beckons

Posted on July 18, 2017 by

Is it summer that does it? Is it the warm breezes, the intoxicating smell of flowers, the promise of ice cream? I don’t know, but something makes it hard to knuckle down and do what’s has to be done. One … Continue reading →

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MAKING STORY CHARACTERS REAL

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

Susan Vaughan here. I recently spoke to a group at the Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor, Maine, about the “anatomy” of a novel. The talk was aimed at readers, not writers. So often readers ask how writers come up … Continue reading →

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There are so many ways to tell a good story

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

I spend a lot of time scrolling through the offerings on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc. looking for just the right thing to watch. I’m often in the mood for true crime documentary, and I feel sometimes like I’ve watched … Continue reading →

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Sick of winter and like mysteries? It’s time to catch the Maine wave

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

We’ve said it over and over again. In fact, it’s the whole point of this blog — Maine and it’s rich load of mystery writers are a great mix. And April is the coolest month for fans of mysteries, writing, … Continue reading →

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