Category Archives: Event Recap

Overheard at Crime Bake

Posted on November 17, 2014 by

Our annual Crime Bake conference was just over a week ago, and we’re missing it already. We thought it would be fun to share a few highlights from the conversations, for those of you who missed it. And, so we can relive the … Continue reading →

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SinC New England Mystery Photo of the Week!

Posted on March 10, 2014 by

Thanks to Maureen “Mo” Walsh, Sisters in Crime New England has a stash of photos — some of which have become true mysteries with time! Here’s one from Mo’s collection; can you name the event, guess the date, or name … Continue reading →

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Takeaways from YA panel at Crime Bake

Posted on November 20, 2013 by

During the New England Crime Bake conference a couple of weeks ago, I sat in on the panel titled “High School Murder: Writing the Young Adult Mystery.” Our own Julie Hennrikus moderated the panel that consisted of: Peter Abrahams (aka … Continue reading →

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Pacing – a Crime Bake master class with Paul Doiron

Posted on November 13, 2013 by

The New England Crime Bake mystery conference for 2013 may be over, but the lessons learned can still be shared. I took Paul Doiron‘s (dwohr-ohn’s) master class “The Art of Pacing: And Then What Happened?” on Friday night. The other … Continue reading →

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Steering Action Through Scene and Sequel

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Lately I’ve been struggling to figure out how to improve the pacing of my scenes.  Enter the SinCNE-sponsored online class taught by Mary Buckham. The class covers much more than scene pacing, but scene pacing has stymied me for a … Continue reading →

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NE Crime Bake Report: Sleepless in New England

Posted on January 4, 2013 by

by Kathryn Gandek-Tighe Julie Hennrikus moderated this panel on how to use setting to its most chilling effect.  The panel’s three authors have books set in very different locations around New England.  Kaitlyn Dunnett uses a location in rural Maine … Continue reading →

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Week 10 of a citizen’s police academy

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

Alas, the time has come. (I don’t use “alas” very often, so am taking advantage of this opportunity.) Citizen’s police academy has come to an end. The 10 weeks flew by, and I gained a lot of great insight and … Continue reading →

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Week 9 of a citizen’s police academy

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Ah, wonderful Week 9 of citizen’s police academy. I and my fellow students got to learn about drugs and many items related to drugs. There was a lot of show-and-tell of confiscated items. Such as the digital scale to measure … Continue reading →

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Week 8 of a citizen’s police academy

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

Week 8 of the local citizen’s police academy covered Motor Vehicle Crashes and DWI. Have you ever heard of fatal vision goggles? I hadn’t until this class.  Here’s a description from fatalvision.com: The internationally popular hands-on prevention tool used to educate people … Continue reading →

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Week 7 of a citizen’s police academy

Posted on November 20, 2012 by

The citizen’s police academy is winding down.  Week 7 (of 10) focused on motor vehicle law, traffic stops, and the mountain bike officers. Discussion focused on reasons people were pulled over. They included: Speed Defective equipment Crossing any solid lines … Continue reading →

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