Wicked New England: Summertime Memories
In New England, unlike much of the rest of the country, lots of schools and colleges don’t start until after Labor Day. But if you’ve ever camped out or spent…
Author: Barbara Ross
Barbara Ross is the author of twelve Maine Clambake Mystery novels and six novellas. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. She lives in Portland, Maine. Readers can visit her website at www.maineclambakemysteries.com
Wicked Wednesday: Mythbusters V–Write What You Know
All young writers get the advice to “write what you know,” but let’s face it, if we all did that, there’d be way too many books about sitting on your…
Wicked Wednesday: Mythbusters IV–You Can’t Learn Voice
All writers have heard this–that voice in fiction is the one thing you can’t teach or coach or learn. Authors either have it or they don’t. But is that true?…
Wicked Wednesday: Practical Beauty
We’re continuing our celebration of Julianne Holmes’ Clock and Dagger with our thoughts about clocks. Civilization wouldn’t be what it is if they hadn’t been invented. Imagine the chaos if…
Welcome Back, Maureen Milliken!
Hi. Barb here. Maine author Maureen Milliken visited us last year on the publication of her first mystery, Cold Hard News. Now she’s here to talk about the next book…
Just Enjoy the Pretty
by Barb on the chilly Maine coast Hi Gang. I’m off to Monhegan Island overnight. (Don’t worry. I’ll take plenty of pictures and tell you all about it.) Like most…
Wicked Wednesday: Memories of the Wicked Retreat
Last weekend, the Wickeds held our 5th annual retreat. Tell us, Wickeds, what is your best memory of the weekend? Liz: Jeez, how can we pick just one? This retreat is…
On Retreat
Barb here. It’s that time of year again, when the Wickeds scamper off to Old Orchard Beach for our annual retreat. Hard to believe it is our fifth one! Each…
The Wickeds 