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Justin L. Murphy

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in Dothan, Alabama, The United States

November 26, 1985

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Crime, Mystery, Nonfiction

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Born November 26, 1985 in Dothan, Alabama.

Whether it be Fiction or Non-Fiction, Justin Murphy has always tried to explore many themes in his work. One is probing into the darkness of pure evil with The Original Night Stalker: Portrait of A Killer, a fictional story based on a real life murderer. After the killer was caught, he wrote Joseph James DeAngelo: His Reign of Terror Is Over. Starting from the killer’s troubled childhood to the terrible burglaries, rapes, and murder he committed. The latter is more centered on the true facts of the case.

He also enjoys exploring obscure figures often forgotten in entertainment. Such as with his most recent success Gene L. Coon: The Unsung Hero of Star Trek. It profiles the ex-Marine, pharmacist, and ...more

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Justin L. Murphy Can't think of anything consciously from my own life at the moment. What's deep in one's brain or one's heart. I've always been intrigued by such thin…moreCan't think of anything consciously from my own life at the moment. What's deep in one's brain or one's heart. I've always been intrigued by such things. I don't know if that would make a good book. But there's a lot iof mystery in those areas. How can a brain be so mentally ill or disabled yet also be so brilliant? Conversely, how can a heart be so ill physically yet be so full of love or hate emotionally?(less)

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Justin L. Murphy Try everything you can and start as early as you can! Surround yourself with more experienced published authors who can be there for you, even if they…moreTry everything you can and start as early as you can! Surround yourself with more experienced published authors who can be there for you, even if they rip your writing to shreds and you disagree with them! They could be right or they could be wrong....

Also, try to make as many Film/TV contacts as you can -- actors, writers, producers, directors etc. Working in Film/TV might be a long shot compared publishing your books through, but who knows? You may learn a lot from this other side of the industry and might even get an opportunity as a result!

Experiment with any genre, format, and medium you can for as long as possible! You may write better or be marketable at Southern Crime Fiction and Non-Fiction Entertainment vs. Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Or you might do better with short fiction better than with full length novels or Film/TV Scripts, but you never know until you discover this for yourself...

Also, your writing process will constantly evolve over the years. Sometimes it can be a very smooth transition, or it can be the hardest thing you ever had to go through in regards to learn something new. For example, in the aforementioned restructuring of both my writing process and publishing my books overall, said writing process currently consists of a couple steps I learned from my failed screenwriting attempts.

I outlining my story scene by scene on index cards followed by a 10 page treatment before into a 100 page notebook draft before typing and proofreading a 50 page rewrite on my word processor before uploading it to Kindle and setting the book's price before its release. I was inspired to do this a few friends felt my writing process was getting lazy and indeed they were. This process has changed many times over the years and will no doubt change again at some point.(less)

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	Gene L. Coon: The Unsung Hero of Star Trek (Unsung Heroes of Entertainment Book 1) 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joseph James DeAngelo: His Reign of Terror is Over liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond The Master of Suspense: How True Crime Influenced The Films of Alfred Hitchcock 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fan's Guide to Alfred Hitchcock it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Original Night Stalker: Portrait of a Killer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect Child, Imperfect really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horror in Burbank liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Web Series: The Wave of the Future? it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journey Back from Mars did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everyone Loves a Scandal 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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