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If You Could Write Like Anyone, Who Would It Be?
Kate Flora: Many years ago, at an author event, someone in the audience asked me, “If you could write like anyone, who would it be?” At the time, I had finally clawed my way out of the unpublished writer’s corner … Continue reading
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Tagged All the King's Men, Elmore Leonard, James Lee Burke, Robert Penn Warren, writing
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Maine summer: It’s hot, so I’ll keep it short. Or not.
Actually, it’s Maine, so while I was writing the title, it suddenly wasn’t hot any more. Once when I was a kid we were at Mass and it was a sweltering humid summer day (St. Patrick’s in Elmira, N.Y., for … Continue reading
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Tagged library talks, local food, Maine Fourth of July, writing
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New Beginnings
Bruce Robert Coffin here, hoping that you’re enjoying the warmth of summer. This month I thought I might chat a bit about new beginnings. Having finished the latest Detective Byron manuscript, at least until my editor slashes through it with … Continue reading
SELF-EDITING: P. O. V.
If there is a part of writing that gives me fits it’s POV, aka point of view. I can’t count the times that an editor or first reader has returned a manuscript with the notation POV!! written across several pages. … Continue reading
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Tagged POV, self-editing, Self-editing for Fiction Writers, writing
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The joy of the Maine write-cation
As you read this, and as I write it, I’m in a cabin in Piscataquis County. Wifi is spotty so I’ll keep it short. Not that I have to make excuses — I’m on a write-cation, and if you get … Continue reading
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Tagged Bowerbank, Lakeview, Piscataquis County, Sebec, setting, writing, writing process
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Consistency & Continuity: The ARCs That Define A Series
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: In my last blog I discussed the importance of characters in writing a series. I ended that blog introducing the concepts of consistency and continuity and will make them the primary subject of this blog. In … Continue reading
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Tagged crime writing, series writing, Vaughn Hardacker, writing
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Character and Consistency: Most Important Aspects Of Writing A Series.
Vaughn Hardacker here. I’m sitting at my word processor and reflecting on my published work. One thing I noted is that I have the beginnings of multiple series going on. The first is my Bouchard and Houston books, Sniper (2014, … Continue reading
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Tagged characters, consistency, Creative writing, mystery writing, series writing, Vaughn Hardacker, writing
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Writing, Maine, leaves and things, and the new sheriff in town
Last time I was here, I mentioned that a reader noted, with some irritation, how much “describing leaves and things” I do in my books. Like many Maine writers, crime or not, I figure if you’re going to write about … Continue reading
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Tagged Fly Rod Crosby, Franklin County, governor, Janet Mills, Maine, Mainen setting, writing
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Taking Stock
Happy New Year, everyone. Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, starting 2019 the way I always do, by going back over the records I’ve kept during the previous year. Yesterday, I set up a tray table in the living room and … Continue reading
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Tagged Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, new year rituals, writing
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A Lifetime of Achievement
Last month I attended my fifth New England Crime Bake Mystery Conference in Woburn, Massachusetts. One of this year’s highlights was watching Kate Flora receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the Crime Bake and the mystery community. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Robert Coffin, Kate Flora, New England Crime Bake, writing
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