Tag Archives: Jack McMorrow Mysteries

On J.K. Rowling: a Confession

Posted on July 29, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

It’s like I told Jo. Well, I call her Jo. Most of you know her as J.K. Rowling, creator of Harry Potter and a couple of other novels, including a mystery that she tried to foist upon the gullible reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Brandon Blake, Damaged Goods, Gerry Boyle, J.K. Rowling, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, John Galbraith, Port City Black and White, The Cuckoo's Calling | 8 Comments

A Writer’s Perks

Posted on July 19, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

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 →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Emily Westbrooks, fromchinavillage.com, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Maine coast, maine mysteries, mysteries, mystery writers, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, Swan's Island | 9 Comments

Pondering Aaron Hernandez

Posted on July 8, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

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 →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Aaron Hernandez, Aaron Hernandez homicide, Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, new england patriots, Port City Black and White | 3 Comments

Maine, the Way Life Is

Posted on June 26, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

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 →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Maine, Maine Crime Writers, Maine life, maine mysteries, mysteries, mystery writers, mystery writing, Port City Black and White, rural maine scenes | 6 Comments

A Writer’s Day Off

Posted on June 14, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

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 →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, digital publishing, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, New England Crime Bake, Port City Black and White | 7 Comments

Mystery Writing: a Matter of Style

Posted on May 25, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

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 →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Dublin mystery writers, Emily Westbrooks, Gerry Boyle, gerryboyle.com, Irish mysteries, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, mysteries, mystery writers, mystery writing, Port City Black and White | 3 Comments

When We Were All Writers

Posted on May 4, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

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 →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, Damaged Goods, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Letters from the front, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, World War I | 4 Comments

Out with the old?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

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 →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, Port City Black and White | 7 Comments

Getting Inside Their Heads

Posted on April 12, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: As crime writers we commit murder all the time. Sometimes we do it in almost unimaginably brutal ways. For example, in my first book, The Cutting, I killed three of my victims by having their beating hearts cut … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged Adam Lanza, crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, James Hayman, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, murder, mystery writers, mystery writing, Newtown, Sandy Hook, school shootings, The Chill of Night, The Cutting | 4 Comments

If Hemingway Could Do It …

Posted on April 9, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

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 →