Murphy Writes Blog

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Writing Tips

The social life of paper

Most of the creative people I know – writers, artists, designers, musicians — are what could be called “pilers” instead of “filers.” I am a piler. My desk has at least 4 distinct piles...

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Book Publishing / Work

Ghostwriting – not as scary as it seems

With Halloween just around the corner, it seems to me that Ghostwriting might be just the thing to blog about this week, especially since I recently completed ghostwriting a book on nutrition and sports...

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Work / Writing Tips

Do you make time to write?

How often does our writing take the back seat to other pressing needs in our lives? Of late, I’ve noticed that I’ve had a bit of a struggle getting to my writing because of...

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Work / Writing Tips

The Magic of Journaling

  “The habit of writing for my eye only is good practice, It loosens the ligaments.”  ~ Virginia Woolf  Not only does journaling loosen the ligaments, but it also loosens the brain cells, the...

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Inspire / Work / Writing Tips

25 quotes to inspire the writer in you

Writing can be difficult business. It is usually a solitary endeavor that requires us to pull our creative energy from our own mind, heart and spirit. There have been times when I have sat...

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Work / Writing Tips

10 things for freelance writers to ponder

  In 2005, I left the world of regular paychecks, corner offices and difficult bosses to become my own boss. I opened my own public relations agency and at the same time began taking...

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Work / Writing Tips

Letting dialogue tell a story

Recently I’ve written some historical pieces for magazines. For these articles, I spent uncountable hours conducting in-depth interviews with people who were involved in the story or who could provide me with background, a...