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Hayman to Participate in Literary Barn Raising for Cynthia Thayer

By seashorewrite on May 29, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

“Maine has an unusually strong, tightly-woven writing community, and when tragedy happens to one of us, it impacts us all.” (writer Shonna Milliken Humphrey in Portland Press Herald) When novelist Cynthia Thayer […]

Jacqueline Sheehan Offers “Creating Memorable Characters” Workshop

By seashorewrite on May 14, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Almost two years ago, I sat down with Jacqueline Sheehan at fellow-author Eleanor Morse‘s house to discuss Jacqueline’s growing list of books, including Lost and Found a New York Times Bestseller that […]

Laima Vince: “The Ghost in Hannah’s Parlor”

By seashorewrite on April 11, 2012 • ( 3 Comments )

Islands pull on people. Ferociously sometimes. People are compelled to live on them; sometimes they convince themselves that they can leave, yet the island draws them back again. I know this because […]

Empowering from Within: Julie Fisher Melton

By seashorewrite on January 23, 2012 • ( 3 Comments )

Chatting with Julie Fisher Melton is like taking a virtual round-the-world tour, so don’t do it unless you’re ready to either go where her professional travels have taken her or strap on […]

Twain Braden: Ghosts of the Pioneers

By seashorewrite on November 17, 2011 • ( 3 Comments )

When it comes to journeys, Twain Braden knows how to take them – and how to write about them. Professional mariner, lawyer, camp director, and writer, this renaissance man has returned to […]

Island Authors Featured at Bangor Book Festival

By seashorewrite on October 2, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

One of the advantages of living on an island is that we all funnel onto our sturdy ferry and cross the harbor together for a full twenty minutes (each way), a period […]

Writing through Pain

By seashorewrite on August 24, 2011 • ( 7 Comments )

Those of you who know me have probably noticed that my blogging has slowed down lately. I write two blogs – this “Peaks Island Press” and “Heritage in Maine.” Virtually every printed […]

Stalking the Ghost Bird with Michael Steinberg

By seashorewrite on August 21, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

Ancient forests, ghost birds, and intrepid scientists. This might sound like a blurb for Rollins’ sci-fi Amazonia, but instead it describes the non-fiction content of Michael Steinberg’s “Stalking the Ghost Bird: The […]

“Tickle Your Toes in Tidepools”: Book Launch Beach Party

By seashorewrite on June 14, 2011 • ( 2 Comments )

“Tuesday is for tea parties and tickling your toes in tidepools…” – Seven Days of Daisy Book events often involve readings, author signings, and sales, but it’s rare that they entail book […]

Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay: Peaks Island Authors Hang Out

By seashorewrite on June 12, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

You know it’s summer in Casco Bay when Peaks Fest rolls around! This coming weekend – June 17-19 – islanders converge at a number of key locations around the island for the […]

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