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One of the most, I don’t know, magical?, parts of writing for me is the characters who just show up to come and play. I was trained as an engineer. I don’t believe in magic. I’m not superstitious. But damned if characters don’t show up unbidden.

I’ll be writing, following my outline, knowing happens next, then a voice enters. A wholly new point of view, a new ...


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Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Rob Kelley (Monday), Matt Cost (Tuesday), Allison Keeton (Thursday), and Kait Carson (Friday). There will also be an interview with MCW alum Bruce Robert Coffin on Wednesday.

In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at Maine Crime Writers:

Kathy Lynn...


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Vaughn

Vaughn C. Hardacker here: Sixty-three years ago, I was sixteen and confused (but then weren’t all teenage boys- having never been a girl, I can’t speak for you, ladies). One foot was still a kid (although I wouldn’t admit it), and the other was staring adulthood square in the eye. Truthfully, I stayed that way until...


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By the time this appears, the word will be out, so I think it’s safe to write about in advance. Anne and I have sold our house in Cape Elizabeth and are moving on to the next (smaller) residence of our lives. We will miss our grand backyard and the sun porch, which has been the scene of many great get-together.

One of the great memories of this house that we will take ...


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Set up for the Book and Print Fair

Kate Flora: I just spent two days in a park in Waterville, sitting in a hot tent, trying to sell books. The big plus of this endeavor was that I spent it with my friend Maureen Milliken, which meant we did some talking about writing. I told her tha...


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