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Maggie Findlay

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Writer of comedic mysteries and rom-coms. Professional fiction editor by day. Here to engage with others about writing and keep inspired.

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I’ll be participating in my first write-in with #Sistersincrimetoronto tomorrow. I’ve let my brain breathe a bit. Time to put the final polish on this mystery #MYTRUECRIMEGOODTIME #mystery #amwriting

04.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#MarkCarney certainly is the right leader at the right time. Thanks, Mr. Prime Minister, for the steady hand and cool head. 🍁 #OCanada

21.01.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a fabulous photo, though!

29.12.2025 00:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My protagonist in MY TRUE CRIME GOOD TIME disapproves of covered bridges, as they are generally too secluded and far too much like tunnels, making the risk to romance ratio unacceptable. #WIP #mystery #amwriting #booksky

29.12.2025 00:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m at that perfect place in the holidays where I don’t know what day it is. Do NOT tell me.

28.12.2025 04:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

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a woman stands in front of a wall of monitors with the nbc logo on the bottom Alt: a woman stands in front of a wall of surveillance monitors

Today in googling suspicious questions, I’ve asked which countries do not extradite to Canada and what percentage of serial killers are female. #mysterywriter #NoReally #amwriting #writersofbluesky

17.12.2025 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi, American friends, I’m at a loss for words and my words wouldn’t matter because it’s not my country (I’m Canadian), and no one who can seems willing to do anything, so I guess I just, what? Witness? I’m witnessing.

08.12.2025 02:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cats being #adorable. #sweet #cats

30.11.2025 00:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

6 wks ago, a young woman rang our bell late at night looking for her sister in our neighborhood. She suspected she was in danger. She asked my husband to call the police. This week, a man rang our bell looking for a 29yo of a certain name. We don’t know him. I’ve already written the book in my head

26.11.2025 19:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2/2 #AlexMurdaugh β€˜s secret financial crimes and drug addiction might well have ended in family annihilation even on their own. It’s a classic scenario. #truecrime #murder

31.10.2025 13:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#PatriciaArquette is brilliant at showing what must have been Maggie Murdaugh’s growing desperation in #Murdaugh:DeathintheFamily. The whole cast is πŸ”₯ 1/2

31.10.2025 13:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My newsfeed is 1/3 articles about women who wore sheer dresses to events. One third, and I don’t even click on them. This isn’t news. It’s not even entertainment news! #whocares

12.09.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I get some emails from my editing website and from my writing website that just say: Get back to me please.

😢😢😢

29.08.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today in my news feed, more evidence that women LOVE #Dateline. This headline is from Newsweek: β€œHow β€˜Dateline’ prepared Helen Mirren for Netflix's β€˜Thursday Murder Club.’” #truecrime

28.08.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!!

19.07.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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While CLUELESS was a sleeper hit in the summer of 1995, one thing that primed the pump in my anticipation for the film was a series of short sketch commercials that aired on MTV that summer. Here’s one with Julie Brown that premiered during the 1995 MTV Movie Awards.

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Thanks so much!

19.07.2025 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s great! I need to brush up with a new tutorial. I know I’m not using it to its fullest.

19.07.2025 04:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not only am I doing a Patreon (link in bio), I’m also doing an Etsy β€” in which I intend to sell notecards, greeting cards, art prints, and more. What I currently have available are sympathy cards (for grief, chaos, stress) and signed/personalized copies of my books. rafinleyenterprises.etsy.com

19.07.2025 04:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Scrivener makes you feel like you’re accomplishing something even when you’re not writing words lol. Another folder…

18.07.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

18.07.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m almost at 65K halfway through my second draft of MY TRUE CRIME GOOD TIME. Shooting for 70K plus. My happy face, my happy place! #amateursleuth #mystery #booksky #writingcimmunity

17.07.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man in a suit and tie looking at the camera . Alt: The actor Christian Bale in the movie American Psycho, sweating and looking around him as if nervous.

I love thinking of all the murderers and rapists looking over their shoulders now that genetic genealogy is finding them so easily. Tick tock! #truecrime #murder #DNA #geneticgenealogy #crime

10.07.2025 01:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In #truecrime when we see video of the murderer buying all the body disposal items, I always think, β€œStores should call the police when it’s that obvious!” My husband says, β€œBut those items could be for anything!” Today I bought a tarp, a hatchet, gloves, a branch cutter…I’m hedge trimming, honest!

06.07.2025 03:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great interview, thanks! I hope he lets her study him.

03.07.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bryan Kohberger admits to killing 4 Idaho students but motive remains unclear Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022 that stunned and terrified the campus and set off a nationwide search, whi...

He studied crime and thought he wouldnt get caught. I wonder whether he studied crime because he wanted to kill, or whether the bigheadedness came afterward. #kohberger www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

03.07.2025 00:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#28YearsLater was so intense and immersive I kept SHUSHING the characters for talking too loudly in case they alerted any #infected #movies #zombies πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

28.06.2025 22:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finally!!! β€”>Husband rearrested in the death of Suzanne Morphew, whose remains were found after 3-year search - The Canadian Press

20.06.2025 23:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😞 Penguins, I only ever associated you with crisp, clean Antarctic breezes.

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