Tag Archives: crime writing

A Moving Experience

Posted on January 23, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: Last week my wife Jeanne and I sold our house on Peaks Island and simultaneously bought another house in the Back Cove area of Portland. The closing on the Peaks house was at 11 AM on Tuesday. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, James Hayman, Moving, Peak's Island, Portland, The Chill of Night, The Cutting | 15 Comments

Devil in the Details

Posted on January 16, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all, Gerry Boyle here, just back from having a cup of tea in a local cafe, where I read emails from my literary agent and an editor (the business end of the book business), and wrote out plot notes … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged book research, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, how to research a crime novel, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Maine Crime Writers, Port City Black and White | 3 Comments

Wind chill and other writing devices

Posted on January 2, 2014 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, wishing you a happy 2014. The year is off to a chilly, snowy start in my neck of the Maine woods. Temps way below zero every night, remnants of the pre-Christmas ice storm glistening and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, maine mysteries, Maine winter, mystery writers, Port City Black and White | 9 Comments

Imagining Ayla Reynolds–If Only

Posted on December 17, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here. And I had an entirely different post planned for today (good news on the book front) until I read Amy Calder’s story in the Waterville Morning Sentinel marking the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of Maine … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Ayla Reynolds, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, missing persons, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown | 8 Comments

When One Book Leads to Another

Posted on December 2, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here, lifting my nose out of a a couple of books. That I’m reading, I mean, flipping back and forth like the two works were one. I don’t know how you read (feel free to fill … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged All Standing, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Kate Manning, Kathryn Miles, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, My Notorious Life, mysteries, mystery writers, Port City Black and White | 6 Comments

My Interview on 207.

Posted on November 20, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: Rather than write my blog today I’m going to provide a link to my interview with Rob Caldwell on the WCSH6 talk show “207” in which I discuss the launch of my third thriller Darkness First as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged 207, crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, Eastport, ebook first, interview, James Hayman, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mysteries, mystery writers, Rob Caldwell, The Chill of Night, The Cutting | 1 Comment

Cover Story

Posted on November 1, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here. Trying to get some work done in between the Red Sox (Oh, yeah!), and Halloween. And the work I’ve been doing is about covers. Namely potential e-book covers for the new McMorrow novel (ONCE BURNED), … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged book cover design, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Lea Wait, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mysteries, Port City Black and White | 2 Comments

The Last Days of Autumn in Maine

Posted on October 22, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey, all. Gerry Boyle here, and I had this whole post written in my head (composed while I was driving today) about how this blog reaches interesting people, including a couple of publishers who read my last installment about digital … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, maine autumn, maine mysteries, Maine scenes, maine scenic photos, mysteries, mystery writers, mystery writing, Port City Black and White | 4 Comments

Roxana Robinson’s Sparta: A Brilliantly Told Tale of the Costs of War.

Posted on October 14, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: I just finished reading Sparta, a novel by a writer named Roxana Robinson that initially attracted me because I’d been so impressed by her previous novel, Cost. Cost told the story of a mother’s struggle to save the … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, Iraq, James Hayman, Maine Crime Writers, mystery writers, PTSD, Sparta, The Chill of Night, The Cutting, Veteran's Administration, war | 4 Comments

The Mystery of Paper vs. Digital: Where Are We Headed?

Posted on October 7, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all, Gerry Boyle here. Today’s post is a continuation from something I posted yesterday on my blog over at gerryboyle.com. In that post I talked about finishing a new crime novel called THE DEAD SAMARITAN, which I wrote with … Continue reading →