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Now The Work Begins!
Vaughn Hardacker here: Recently I completed a novel that I’ve tentatively titled The Exchange. The plot is a crime thriller in which my protagonist (named Dylan Thomas–his mother was a fan of the poet) is a former state police detective … Continue reading
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Tagged crime writing, Dick Cass, Kate Flora, Maine Literary Awards, maine mysteries, Sandra Neily, writing
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Big Talent
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
HANDS UP! GIMME ALL YOUR…
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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Tagged exercises, keyboards, Maine Crime Writers, stretching, Susan Vaughan, writing
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Maine winter love: There are no words
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
Dame Agatha and Her Orient Express
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
HERE I GO AGAIN!
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
MY FIVE REASONS TO KEEP WRITING
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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Tagged crime writing, Maine Crime Writers, publishing, romantic suspense, Susan Vaughan, writing
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The ideal writing trip — quiet, long roads, Reese’s cups and the great state of Maine
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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Tagged Lubec, Maine, Murder by the Book, New Sweden, Route 1, writing
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SUMMERTIME AND I HAVEN”T WRITTEN SQUAT!!!
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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Tagged Maine, Maine Crime Writers, procrastination, summer, Vaughn Hardacker, writing
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