Tag Archives: Brandon Blake

A Writer’s Perks

Hey, all. Gerry Boyle here, on a sultry July evening in Maine. Thunderstorms headed our way. Lightning on the horizon. Life is good. I’m here to tell you about the perks we get as writers, because I recently cashed in. … Continue reading

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Pondering Aaron Hernandez

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, in Maine, AKA Patriots country. And it hasn’t been a good couple of weeks. I’m talking, of course, about Aaron Hernandez, the former Patriots tight end and future of the franchise (well, at least a … Continue reading

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Maine, the Way Life Is

Okay. We have this post coming about our favorite Maine places. And I confess. I lied. Well, not really. I just talked about the Maine that my family loves, the beautiful reaches of East Penobscot Bay. I love that Maine, … Continue reading

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Maine Visitors Ask: What, No Cabot Cove??

(Our Guest Blogger today is Paula Keeney, from Mainely Murders Bookstore in Kennebunk) It’s (almost) summer in Maine. That means the tourists are back and many are looking for some good summer/beach reads. How do you spell m-y-s-t-e-r-i-e-s? At Mainely … Continue reading

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A Writer’s Day Off

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here to tell you what you may already know. The writer’s day off? There isn’t one. I say this having been in a holding pattern for some time with two completed books (ONCE BURNED, McMorrow No. … Continue reading

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Mystery Writing: a Matter of Style

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, fresh off finishing, with my collaboration (and daughter) Emily Westbrooks, a stand-alone crime novel called THE DEAD SAMARITAN. SAMARITAN is still a few months from publication as an e-book but moving from this book to … Continue reading

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When We Were All Writers

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, with my other hat on this morning. When I’m not writing my mystery novels I’m the editor of the Colby College magazine. (My alma mater; bit of a labor of love). As a former journalist, … Continue reading

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Out with the old?

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, taking a break from some spring cleaning. Clearing stuff out.  Digging through cartons. Figuring out what stays and what goes. Books. Papers. Manuscripts. Notes. Yes, in the back corner of a closet I came upon … Continue reading

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If Hemingway Could Do It …

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, and yes, he did. Hemingway, I mean. And so did Fitzgerald. Edith Wharton. Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie. They sat down at the keyboard and pounded the keys. I’m talking about writing at a typewriter, … Continue reading

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No Two Books Alike

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here. A quick post this week because I’m headed for the finish line on THE DEAD SAMARITAN, a crime novel set in Ireland. This is the collaboration I’ve mentioned before. I’m here in America (most of … Continue reading

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