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Location, Location, Location
No, I’m not writing about real estate, or maybe I am, but I’m not trying to sell you any property, I promise. This is about fiction settings—region, country, state, city, bodies of water, even food and drink. Realistic or real … Continue reading
Welcome to my daily briefing: Writing, book store stats, cat trees, leaf blowers…
We are now in the locked-in era of the daily briefing — they’re ubiquitous and they’re not going away soon. At least there’s a little something for everyone. I like the calm and rational updates by Maine’s Dr. Nirav Shah, … Continue reading
Posted in Maureen's Posts
Tagged bookstores, essential workers, Mad magazine, Maine, writing
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English Can Be Weird
Being sequestered during this coronavirus crisis is difficult for us all, and will become more so as the weather warms and spring growth explodes. Although I’m working on a new book (set in summer, so maybe this is getting to … Continue reading
Posted in Susan's posts
Tagged English language, language changes, Maine Crime Writers, mystery writing, Susan Vaughan, writing
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I LOVE RESEARCH
Winter has me thinking about getting away to somewhere warm. Since I can’t do that right away, I thought I’d revisit a previous trip that yielded both warmth and a research bonanza. I wrote a bit about this in an … Continue reading
Posted in Susan's posts
Tagged book research, Coba, crime writing, hands-on research, Maine Crime Writers, Mayan, Mexico, Susan Vaughan, writing, Yucatan
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Whose Story Is It?
Does the title ring a bell with you? The one thing that I battle is Point of View! Yes that thing editors watch closely and the trap many authors fall into–POV. First we must define what POV is. In his … Continue reading
Where Did You Get THAT Idea?
UPDATE: 1/10/2020 the winners have been chosen and notified in the drawing for advance reading copies of A View to a Kilt. Thanks to all who commented. Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, with more ARCs to give away. See the … Continue reading
The Creation of Lea Wait’s THREAD AND BURIED, Part Two
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. This is the second of two posts taken from emails I received from Lea during the time she was working on Thread and Buried, the ninth Mainely Needlepoint mystery. At the same time, she was … Continue reading
Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts, Lea's Posts
Tagged email diary, Lea Wait, Thread and Buried, writing
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The Creation of Lea Wait’s THREAD AND BURIED, Part One
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here. Today and tomorrow I’ll be sharing some gently edited excerpts from emails I received from Lea during the time she was working on Thread and Buried, the ninth Mainely Needlepoint mystery. She received a diagnosis … Continue reading
If Music Be the Food of Love, Cook On
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
Posted in Susan's posts
Tagged crime writing, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, mystery writers, mystery writing, Susan Vaughan, writing
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