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Jermaine R. Morton is a visionary storyteller whose ideas come to him like scenes on a movie screen. Every story he writes begins as a vivid picture—a full cinematic experience he can see, hear, and feel long before it ever hits the page. This natural ability to “watch” his stories unfold in his mind is what fuels his unique niche as both a writer and a future filmmaker.

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Born and raised in Newark, NJ, Jermaine didn’t draw inspiration from the streets—he drew it from people, conversations, life happening around him, and the TV shows and films he studied like a true craftsman. A simple moment, a glance, a mood, even a conversation with a stranger could spark a storyline. He has always watched cinema with a critical eye—dialogue, actors’ gestures, camera angles, lighting, close-ups, background blur, editing, sets, wardrobe, and mood. Every detail mattered. And every detail taught him how to build worlds of his own.

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Jermaine’s first published book, The Rock N Roll Singers, was inspired by his love for old-school music. After watching Elvis movies in high school, he envisioned a similar story—with a Black cast—and transformed that idea into a full series. His second book, Blackstreet, came after watching a miniseries about a young basketball star. Jermaine took the concept of “making it big at 18” and reshaped it into his own story centered on choices and consequences.

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He continued building his catalog with Being Too Much Into Yourself, originally written as a play in 2005. Inspired by his teenage daughter’s real-life struggles with friendships, family, and growing up, Jermaine created a dramatic and heartfelt story about a 16-year-old girl overwhelmed by her own world.

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His newest release, Lies, Cheating, and Betrayal, was written in 2008 following his divorce. Rather than write about his own marriage, Jermaine used the emotions he felt at that time—frustration, disappointment, and reflection—to create a fictional couple dealing with two decades of secrets, deception, infidelity, and the explosive truth that follows. The story is not about his life, but the raw feelings helped shape its intensity.

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Jermaine’s creativity also extends into sitcom-style storytelling. After a visit to a Jamaican hair salon in Irvington, NJ, he imagined how the daily life of the mother-and-daughter team running it would look on TV. What he saw sparked a ten-episode comedic book series filled with personality, drama, and the spirit of a weekly television show.

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A true storyteller at heart, Jermaine has written far more than he has published—including poetry that captures whatever he was feeling in life’s most personal moments. Every project begins with a vision, and every vision becomes a story only he can tell.

Jermaine writes not just to entertain, but to create worlds that readers can step into—stories that feel real, characters who live and breathe, and scenes that play like a film in the mind.