Tag Archives: Jack McMorrow

An Obituary for the JT

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Brenda Buchanan

A particularly sad story came out of York County this week. The Journal Tribune will publish its last edition on October 12, putting an end to 135 years of local newsgathering in Biddeford, Saco and surrounding towns. As soon as … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie O'Dea, Jack McMorrow, Joe Gale, Journal Tribune, newspapers, reporters | 6 Comments

Feel the Mystery Burn

Posted on May 6, 2015 by mainecrimewriters

Hello, friends: Gerry Boyle here. My friend Kate Flora graciously invited me to write something to coincide with the launch of ONCE BURNED, the new and 10th Jack McMorrow novel, to be released by Islandport Press next week. The book is … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime stories, crime writing, Gerry Boyle, Islandport Press, Jack McMorrow, Maine writers, Once Burned, Port City Black and White, Robert B. Parker, WCSH 207 | 6 Comments

Writing While You Work

Posted on November 18, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all, Gerry Boyle here. A little stiff from an afternoon mulling mystery ideas. Lower back. Biceps. It’s hard work, as you can tell from the photo at right. The mulling was done as I moved some of the five … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts | Tagged Borderline, Brandon Blake, crime stories, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, maine mysteries, mystery writing tips, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, Where book ideas come from | 6 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

Maine Visitors Ask: What, No Cabot Cove??

Posted on June 16, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

(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 →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged Brandon Blake, Cabot Cove, Claire Fergusson, Deadline, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, James Hayman, Jessica Fletcher, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kate Flora, Maine Murders Bookstore, Mike McCabe, mystery bookstores, Playing God, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, Redemption, Rizzoli and Isles, Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, The Angel of Knowlton Park, The Chill of Night, The Cutting | 2 Comments

Me and Travis McGee

Posted on January 17, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Hey all. Gerry Boyle here. The other day I’m chatting with the good people at the library in Scarborough, Maine, when I get the question, “Who are your influences?” I cut to the chase and tell them: “John D. MacDonald … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, Colby College, crime stories, crime writing, Dick Cass, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, John D. MacDonald, Maine Crime Writers, Port City Black and White, Travis McGee | 5 Comments

Maine, Where Your Neighbor Can Be a Mystery

Posted on August 9, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Gerry Boyle here. Just back from a 30-mile bike ride. The miles fly by on the back roads in my part of Maine—woods, farms, cows, dogs (hopefully on chains), last week a near collision with a tractor pulling a load … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Brandon Blake, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, fiction writing, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, Jack McMorrow Mysteries, mystery writing, Port City Black and White, writing | 10 Comments

How We Keep Our Series Characters Interesting

Posted on July 29, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Note: Kate and Vicki will be at the Camden Public library this Tuesday, July 31st at 6:30 p.m., joined by Janis Bolster for a Sisters in Crime Beach Read event. We’d love to see you there. Kate Flora here, starting a … Continue reading →

Tagged Bad Little Falls, Barbara Ross, Brandon Blake, character sheets, Darby Farr, Diana Spaulding 1888 Quartet, Evernote, Face Down Mysteries, Gerry Boyle, Group Post, Jack McMorrow, Joe Burgess, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, Lea Wait, Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, Mike Bowditch, Paul Doiron, Shadows of a Downeast Summer, Thea Kozak series, Vicki Doudera, writing series characters | 2 Comments

Feed Your Head: Use Your Library

Posted on April 12, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Gerry Boyle here, and I was just thinking about my formative years, when maybe I should have been writing stories, penning plays, scribbling poems, like kids are supposed to do if they want to be writers. But I wasn’t writing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gerry's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Albert Church Brown Memorial Library, Brandon Blake, crime writing, Damaged Goods, Down East Books, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, Maine Crime Writers, Maine Library Association, North Gorham Public Library, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, Portland Public Library, South Portland Public Library, Stockton Springs Community Library, Tenants Harbor Public Library, Wiliam Hall Library | 7 Comments

That’s ME in Your Book, isn’t it?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Earl Smith, our guest today, talks about the dangers of setting your story in a small Maine town when you LIVE in a small Maine town. Any number of fiction writers could have warned me, but I never thought to … Continue reading →