Bouchercon Reflections
Bouchercon may be over for one more year but we are still thinking about it. Here’s the final wrap-up. Jessie: I hope our readers all have some place in their…
Tag: mystery
Wicked Wednesday: Pen or Keyboard? Paper or Screen?
Edith, North of Boston We’re talking analog versus digital today. How do you work when you write? Would you rather take a finely crafted pen to a tablet of smooth…
Long, Long Ago, Off the Coast of Maine . . .
By Julie Writing in Somerville Alright, not so long ago. Only fourteen years. But a lifetime in so many ways. Fourteen years ago I rented a house on Campobello Island…
Wicked Good Reads- Maine Writers
In celebration of the release of Barb’s first book in her Maine Clambake Mysteries series we are chiming in with favorite Maine authors this week. Julie: The Dead Cat Bounce by…
Putting My House in Order
by Julie Hennrikus Overlooking Boston Today is my last day of a much needed vacation. This spring was a crazy one. Conferences, both for work and for writing. A difficult…
Wicked Wednesday – We Scream for Ice Cream!
It’s summer. It’s hot. A writer’s thoughts turn to ice cream. Don’t yours? Even the most calorie-counting among us, or the lactose intolerant, or the head-down working-hard — we all…
Wicked Wednesday–Introvert or Extrovert
Wicked Wednesdays is when we all chime in on the question of the week. This week: Are You an Introvert or an Extrovert? Liz: This is such an interesting question for…
Setting as Character: Location, Location
By Edith North of Boston They say that a setting can be a character in a book. I tried for that in Speaking of Murder (Barking Rain Press, September 2012,…